Why is a retire in tennis no action?

[HarryCaray]

Dumbest sports betting rule evvvvvvver.

So let me get this straight. A guy can be getting his ass kicked, and quit, and you don't win your bet against him?

I can see cancelling all totals and set handicaps, but the ML should stand.

Don't you think that almost encourages corruption? :think2:

 

[pocketrockets]

I do, I think is the crappiest rule in sports gambling.

 

[RunLeeRun]

That is the standard. If it goes two full sets you get moneyline action.

 

[HarryCaray]

That is the standard. If it goes two full sets you get moneyline action.

I know it's the standard. The point is it's a dumb standard, and the ensuing question that is begged is WHY is it the standard.

 

[JustinCruise]

runleerun must work for a sportsbook. the guy takes their side in literally every single situation

 

[HarryCaray]

Why 2 sets for action on ML? ML action should be good after the first point is completed. Or at MINIMUM make it the first set.

No one will ever convince me this is logical.

This fag Thiem retires today down a set and a break and I don't win shit for calling the match absolutely correctly.

 

[CHOPTALK]

Yes it's total bullshit.
Nothing worse then betting correctly on a +800 dog that's kicking the favs ass only for the fav to pretend like he's hurt in the final set while getting his ass handed to him.

 

[pocketrockets]

runleerun must work for a sportsbook. the guy takes their side in literally every single situation

He does, I do to; but I do think that rule should be changed. Reeks of bad beat.

 

[pocketrockets]

Yes it's total bullshit.
Nothing worse then betting correctly on a +800 dog that's kicking the favs ass only for the fav to pretend like he's hurt in the final set while getting his ass handed to him.

this, a lot of top tier players resort to retiring when they are being their asses handed to them by a hot new comer

 

[pocketrockets]

wasnt the case with Rafa yesterday cause the match was always 1-0 1-1 2-1 2-2 but... 2-0 I bet he considers it deep inside him

 

[HarryCaray]

It is the equivalent of a football team being down 35-0 and just walking back to the locker room in the 3rd quarter, being like "we quit".

And you don't settle the ML in that situation? Bullshit

 

[CHOPTALK]

this, a lot of top tier players resort to retiring when they are being their asses handed to them by a hot new comer

Yea I know.
The dog player never quits when they getting thier ass kicked but the the big time players do it all the time.

 

[CHOPTALK]

That's why I respect Fed.
He has never retired early in a match ever

 

[pocketrockets]

That's why I respect Fed.
He has never retired early in a match ever

I didn't know that. My respect for him has now increased a mile.

 

[CHOPTALK]

I didn't know that. My respect for him has now increased a mile.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/03/roger-federer-retire-match

read this
very good read

 

[thecentaur]

I rarely bet tennis but yeah it is an awful rule.

Is there another bet in sports that's comparable? I know in boxing, mma if a fighter doesn't want to continue it's a loss, whether due to injury or an ass kicking. In fantasy if your starting QB, RB, whoever gets injured or substituted for then tough luck, you're screwed.

What about in golf? If you bet a matchup whether it be for the round or the tournament, the player that withdraws because of a 10 on a par 3 still loses the matchup, right?

 

[RenoChazz]

Another awful rule. Up there with "Action" in baseball.

 

[HarryCaray]

Another awful rule. Up there with "Action" in baseball.

Action makes sense to me. If you bet action books need to give you the adjusted line or they could potentially get the shit arbed out of them on every pitching change.

This, OTOH, is ludicrous.

 

[festeringZit]

That's why I respect Fed.
He has never retired early in a match ever

Yeah, but he has retired right before a match a bunch of times, big matches. So what's better, to start a match and try to give it a go, or to keep that non-retire streak going by
not even attempting to go out there play, and pull out 20-30 minutes before the match starts?

Paris Masters 2008 QF: James Blake
Doha 2012 SF: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
WTF 2014 Finals: Djoker

 

[ML Dog]

What about in golf? If you bet a matchup whether it be for the round or the tournament, the player that withdraws because of a 10 on a par 3 still loses the matchup, right?

Thats been my Experience. I've lost a few Golf Matchup bets due to W/D (A Withdrawal Pre-Tourney on a TOURN Play = Cancelled wager).

Not sure if I've Won any on a Mid Round or Tourney W/D. Seems like a thing I should know but actually I only "investigate" the Golf Matchups I lose to see how far off I was, on a player which helps me ascertain "Form", try to see where I went wrong.

I feel like this Tennis Rule re: W/Ds stems from past "bad stuff", "unsavory dealings" and goings-on if you catch my drift.