[Nixer]

Mantilla def. Llodra 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 3-6, 2-1 RET 2001 Wimbledon R1

Reid def. Llodra 4-6, 6-3, 3-0 RET 2004 Indianapolis R1

Moya def. Llodra 6-4, 6-4, 2-1 RET 2005 US Open R1

Ancic def. Llodra 6-4, 7-6(7), 2-0 RET 2008 Wimbledon R1

Robredo def. Llodra 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-4, 2-1 RET 2010 US Open R3

[philosophicalarf]

All matches since 04 where first set is 6-x, and final set is 5-x ret:


Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Marcos Baghdatis 20/10/2012 6-4 4-6 5-2 ret.
Jurgen Zopp Andrey Kumantsov 19/09/2012 6-3 5-3 ret.
Clement Reix Ryan Sweeting 21/07/2012 6-2 5-3 ret.
Drake Bernstein Bradley Cox 14/07/2012 6-3 5-0 ret.
Gilles Simon Paul-Henri Mathieu 25/06/2012 6-3 5-4 ret.
Arnaud Clement Alex Jr. Bogomolov 28/05/2012 6-2 3-6 4-6 7-6(2) 5-4 ret.
Rik de Voest Stefano Galvani 06/03/2012 6-3 5-1 ret.
Janko Tipsarevic Tomas Berdych 03/09/2011 6-4 5-0 ret.
Novak Djokovic Conor Niland 30/08/2011 6-0 5-1 ret.
Alexandr Dolgopolov Andreas Seppi 26/03/2011 6-1 5-3 ret.
Daniel Munoz-De La Nava Olivier Sajous 08/03/2011 6-3 6-7(6) 5-0 ret.
Rafael Nadal Marcos Daniel 18/01/2011 6-0 5-0 ret.
Roger Federer Alexandr Dolgopolov 01/11/2010 6-4 5-2 ret.
Ervand Gasparyan Shalva Dzhanashia 16/10/2010 6-2 2-6 5-1 ret.
Arnaud Clement Eduardo Schwank 02/09/2010 6-3 5-5 ret.
James Ward Feliciano Lopez 15/06/2010 6-3 5-4 ret.
Rui Machado Boris Pashanski 08/02/2010 6-1 5-0 ret.
Lukasz Kubot Kamil Capkovic 03/10/2009 6-3 5-1 ret.
Martin Vassallo Arguello Thomaz Bellucci 25/05/2009 6-4 6-7(4) 5-5 ret.
Jesse Levine Woong-Sun Jun 19/07/2008 6-1 6-7(2) 5-3 ret.
Julien Benneteau Oscar Hernandez 22/05/2008 6-3 5-2 ret.
Flavio Cipolla Gilles Simon 16/04/2008 6-2 5-3 ret.
Alun Jones Jimmy Wang 29/12/2007 6-3 5-0 ret.
Johan Brunstrom Philip Stolt 07/07/2007 6-2 5-2 ret.
Werner Eschauer Alexandre Sidorenko 29/05/2007 6-3 3-6 6-3 5-4 ret.
Fabio Fognini Denis Gremelmayr 25/02/2007 6-4 5-3 ret.
Gilles Simon Florent Serra 04/01/2007 6-2 5-7 1-1 ret.
Dmitry Tursunov Nicolas Almagro 31/10/2006 6-3 5-4 ret.
Kristian Pless Stephane Bohli 24/08/2006 6-2 5-7 5-5 ret.
Dmitry Tursunov Benjamin Becker 19/07/2006 6-3 5-7 2-1 ret.
Novak Djokovic Luis Horna 30/05/2006 6-3 5-0 ret.
Albert Montanes Juan Martin Del Potro 27/02/2006 6-2 5-3 ret.
Daniel Gimeno-Traver Eric Prodon 19/02/2006 6-4 5-1 ret.
Gaston Gaudio Razvan Sabau 16/01/2006 6-2 5-0 ret.
Olivier Rochus Robin Soderling 10/08/2005 6-2 6-7(2) 5-2 ret.
Igor Andreev Razvan Sabau 03/08/2005 6-3 5-1 ret.
Stefan Koubek Christophe Rochus 27/07/2005 6-4 4-6 5-4 ret.
Florin Mergea Zack Fleishman 04/07/2005 6-3 5-4 ret.
Noam Okun Jan-Michael Gambill 16/06/2005 6-2 5-4 ret.
Roger Federer Jarkko Nieminen 21/01/2005 6-3 5-2 ret.
Marco Chiudinelli Adrian Garcia 14/06/2004 6-1 5-3 ret.
David Ferrer Nicolas Lapentti 24/02/2004 6-4 5-2 ret.

[Nixer]

Originally Posted by Freak3yman84

None of those are 3 or less games away from losing

Okay, I didn't see your post mid-thread before... anyway, I give numbers - you decide what to take into your list.

[Nixer]

Oudsema def. Dancevic 6-3, 6-7(5), 4-2 RET 2006 Tunica Resorts CH R2

[Nixer]

Pescosolido def. Stepanek 6-0, 3-0 RET 2000 Waikoloa CH R1

Pless def. Stepanek 6-4, 3-0 RET 2000 Osaka CH R1

Bjorkman def. Stepanek 6-3, 3-0 RET 2004 Doha R1

Sirianni def. Stepanek 7-6(3), 4-3 RET 2007 Adelaide R1

Chardy def. Stepanek 6-4, 3-0 RET 2009 Sydney R1

Querrey def. Stepanek 7-6(2), 5-2 RET 2009 Madrid R1

Davydenko def. Stepanek 6-3, 4-0 RET 2011 Munich SF

Monaco def. Stepanek 6-4, 6-1, 2-0 RET 2011 US Open R2

[Nixer]

Saretta def. Koellerer 6-3, 6-7(6), 3-1 RET 2006 Asuncion CH SF

Sessagesimi def. Koellerer 7-5, 5-5 RET 2007 Chiasso CH R1

Darcis def. Koellerer 6-1, 3-1 RET 2007 San Remo CH R1

Seppi def. Koellerer 6-4, 4-6, 5-2 RET 2010 Kitzbuhel CH QF

[Dougie]

Originally Posted by Nixer

Oudsema def. Dancevic 6-3, 6-7(5), 4-2 RET 2006 Tunica Resorts R2

I dont´t get the point of this thread. Obviously some players ( like Tipsy and Pashanski) have a habit of sometimes retiring when they are in a losing position even if they are not injured. But that doesn´t mean every player who retires when not leading is doing the same. Take the result above; does anyone here have any idea WHY Dancevic retired?? I don´t think so. In many of these cases the retirement is likely due to an injury, which might well be the reason the player is in a losing position in the first place. So just because Tipsy is a jerk, no need to label every retired player too.

[Nixer]

Parmar def. Kiefer 7-6(4), 4-2 RET 2002 Nottingham R2

Henman def. Kiefer 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7(4), 3-0 RET 2004 US Open R4

Gaudio def. Kiefer 7-5, 5-2 RET 2005 Monte Carlo R2

Minar def. Kiefer 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 4-1 RET 2008 US Open R1

[Nixer]

Originally Posted by Dougie

I dont´t get the point of this thread. Obviously some players ( like Tipsy and Pashanski) have a habit of sometimes retiring when they are in a losing position even if they are not injured. But that doesn´t mean every player who retires when not leading is doing the same. Take the result above; does anyone here have any idea WHY Dancevic retired?? I don´t think so. In many of these cases the retirement is likely due to an injury, which might well be the reason the player is in a losing position in the first place. So just because Tipsy is a jerk, no need to label every retired player too.

Actually Dancevic is well-known for his erratic behaviour... he retired down 3 MPs against Janowicz, for example.

[Dougie]

Originally Posted by Nixer

Lavergne def. Llodra 7-5 RET 1999 France F14 QF

Lavergne def. Llodra 6-4, 2-1 RET 1999 France F16 F

Delgado def. Llodra 6-3, 2-2 RET 2000 Bronx CH R1

Mantilla def. Llodra 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 3-6, 2-1 RET 2001 Wimbledon R1

Rochus def. Llodra 6-3, 1-2 RET 2002 Copenhagen R1

Godwin def. Llodra 3-6, 7-6(4), 2-0 RET 2003 Recanati R2

Norman def. Llodra 7-6(5) RET 2004 Andrezieux CH QF

Reid def. Llodra 4-6, 6-3, 3-0 RET 2004 Indianapolis R1

Moya def. Llodra 6-4, 6-4, 2-1 RET 2005 US Open R1

Tipsarevic def. Llodra 6-4, 2-1 RET 2006 Belgrade SF

Jeanpierre def. Llodra 6-3, 1-1 RET 2006 Cherbourg CH R2

Berrer def. Llodra 6-5 RET 2007 Heilbronn CH F

Mathieu def. Llodra 7-6(4) RET 2007 Queen's Club R2

Ascione def. Llodra 3-2 RET 2007 Andrezieux CH R2

Kiefer def. Llodra 4-0 RET 2008 Halle QF

Ancic def. Llodra 6-4, 7-6(7), 2-0 RET 2008 Wimbledon R1

Gasquet def. Llodra 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 RET 2008 Cincinnati R1

Haas def. Llodra 4-3 RET 2009 Wimbledon R2

Tsonga def. Llodra 7-6(9) RET 2010 Dubai R1

Robredo def. Llodra 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-4, 2-1 RET 2010 US Open R3

Tsonga def. Llodra 4-3 RET 2011 Queen's Club R3

Dimitrov def. Llodra 4-3 RET 2011 Washington R2

Gulbis def. Llodra 6-4, 1-0 RET 2011 Montreal R2

Tsonga def. Llodra 4-1 RET 2012 Indian Wells R2

Unless you know for a fact that the player leading in the bolded matches had a break of serve, Lodra was hardly in a losing position. And even if he was a break down, it´s very questionable to say he was losing. Also, listing futures matches from 1999 doesn´t really seem relevant.

[Dougie]

Originally Posted by Nixer

Actually Dancevic is well-known for his erratic behaviour... he retired down 3 MPs against Janowicz, for example.

Yes but do you know why he retired in the match you listed? Janowicz-match has nothing to do with it. An erratic player can still get injured. I´m just saying many of these matches deserve the benefit of doubt, unless you ( or someone else) actually has some idea what really happened in a match. The scoreline is hardly relevant by itself.

[Nixer]

Bogdanovic def. Bolelli 6-1, 3-0 RET 2006 Bergamo CH F

Sanguinetti def. Bolelli 6-4, 3-0 RET 2006 Recanati CH F

Carlsen def. Bolelli 6-4, 4-3 RET 2006 Aachen CH R1

Sluiter def. Bolelli 6-4, 4-1 RET 2010 Rotterdam Q1

Ferrer def. Bolelli 6-0, 3-0 RET 2010 Barcelona R3

Bellotti def. Bolelli 6-3, 3-1 RET 2012 Napoli CH R1

[tangerine_dream]

This thread needs to be moved to the Tipsarevic forum.

[Nixer]

Originally Posted by Dougie

Yes but do you know why he retired in the match you listed? Janowicz-match has nothing to do with it. An erratic player can still get injured. I´m just saying many of these matches deserve the benefit of doubt, unless you ( or someone else) actually has some idea what really happened in a match. The scoreline is hardly relevant by itself.

That's why I just post blind numbers, and the OP will decide what to include.

[Nixer]

Fraile def. Volandri 6-4, 4-0 RET 2001 Barcelona R1

Canas def. Volandri 6-4, 4-0 RET 2004 Indian Wells R1

Spadea def. Volandri 6-3, 4-0 RET 2004 Basel R1

Rochus def. Volandri 2-6, 6-4, 4-1 RET 2004 Paris R1

Goldstein def. Volandri 6-0, 3-1 RET 2006 Auckland R1

Roitman def. Volandri 6-4, 3-0 RET 2007 Szczecin CH SF

Monaco def. Volandri 6-1, 4-0 RET 2008 Hamburg R1

Cruciat def. Volandri 7-5, 4-0 RET 2008 Bucharest R1

Brzezicki def. Volandri 7-5, 4-0 RET 2009 Rimini CH QF

Naso def. Volandri 6-3, 3-0 RET 2010 Palermo CH R2

Naso def. Volandri 6-0, 4-1 RET 2011 Genova CH R2

Monaco def. Volandri 6-1, 3-1 RET 2012 Buenos Aires R1

Chardy def. Volandri 6-0, 6-1, 1-0 RET 2012 Wimbledon R1

Gimeno-Traver def. Volandri 6-2, 4-3 RET 2012 Cordenons CH SF

Kubler def. Volandri 7-5, 3-0 RET 2012 Todi CH R2