[pico]

Novak Djokovic just won by walkover on espn

[shari91]

A player retiring from the match before even stepping on court = walkover for their opponent. Fognini bailed 2 days ago so Djoko's automatically through to the next round.

[Glitch]

automatic win/loss without having to play the match. usually from injury.

[eleuropeano]

bad for djokovic. he is the type of player who needs to play to be in the best rhythm. will be a great game against federer, no doubt.

[Ced's shadow]

And in the wagering world it's generally called a loss for the player that retired, just for you to know. If a player retired within the game, it's generally a push, still, it's very wise to check these rules in with your book.

[Glitch]

a walkovers pretty much graded as a push on any book.

even the books that dont grade retirements as pushes, it has to go at least one set the vast majority of the time.

[BetaB]

i'm wondering about his winning streak? Does walk over count as a win?

[pico]

i'm wondering about his winning streak? Does walk over count as a win?

i am wondering about the same thing. no way people will count this as part of the streak

[pico]

http://thescore.thejournal.ie/forget...45955-May2011/

What does it mean for the Serb’s winning run? As Action81 explain: “Walkovers don’t count towards the streak. Djokovic can at best reach 45 in a row by end of tournament. Record is 46.”

[yisman]

And in the wagering world it's generally called a loss for the player that retired, just for you to know. If a player retired within the game, it's generally a push, still, it's very wise to check these rules in with your book.

Walkover is a push, period. Some books have the rule that a match counts as soon as the first ball is served. What this means is that retirements in game are not void, but obviously walkovers are.

[Scottish]

I wonder if this will hamper or help Novak.

[EaglesPhan36]

A walkover does not count as a win to add to the streak.