Retire a match: injury, blood, walkover or an unplayable court

If a player cannot continue or the court cannot be used, tap RETIRE at the top of the referee screen.

1. Choose which player is retiring.
2. Choose a reason: Injury, Illness, Walkover (No Show) or Court Unplayable.
3. If the reason is Injury, also choose a category: Self-Inflicted, Contributed, Opponent's Accidental Contact, Opponent's Dangerous/Deliberate Play, or Blood Injury.
4. Add notes if you want to record more detail, then tap Retire Match.

Retiring almost always hands the win to the other player: illness, a walkover, an unplayable court, or an injury that was self-inflicted, shared between both players, or involved blood. There are two exceptions. If the injury was the opponent's fault, by accident or by dangerous play, the retiring, injured player wins instead. And in a Total of match decided on most games, the games already won still count: the games left go to the player the retirement favours (usually the other player), so a player 3-0 up in a Total of 5 who retires in game 4 still wins 3-2, and at an even total a retirement can end in a draw. Retire Match shows who will win before you confirm.

The result screen for a retirement reads Match Abandoned even though the match has a result, a winner or, in a Total of match, possibly a draw: that title just means the match did not finish in the usual way. The reason you chose is shown underneath it.