text: Players Pull Out at Wimbledon, and Calls for Reform Flood In - The New York Times
  Roger Federer, left, and Alexandr Dolgopolov, who abruptly quit midway through the second set at Wimbledon on Tuesday.CreditGlyn Kirk/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  The two high-profile withdrawals because of injuries, known in tennis as retirements, were among seven aborted matches in the first round of the men's tournament, meaning that more than 10 percent of those matches were not completed. (Steve Darcis retired from his second-round match on Thursday, bringing the total to eight.) The abbreviated matches and the void they leave have turned a spotlight on rules governing payment for players who withdraw.
  Novak Djokovic, right, leaving the court with Martin Klizan, who retired just 40 minutes into their match on Tuesday.CreditGlyn Kirk/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  After two rounds at Wimbledon, the men have had eight or more retirements for the 11th time at a Grand Slam event in the past decade. The women have never had more than six in that span of 41 tournaments.
  Steve Darcis during his match on Thursday against David Ferrer. Darcis retired after losing the first three games of their second-round match.CreditDaniel Leal-Olivas/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  Mandy Minella during her first-round match against Francesca Schiavone. Minella, who is four and a half months pregnant, lost 6-1, 6-1 in 53 minutes.CreditMatthew Childs/Reuters
  Because of an editing error, an article on Friday about the growing problem of players quitting tennis matches at Grand Slam tournaments misstated, in some editions, the number of Grand Slam events in the past 10 years in which the men's singles draw has had eight or more retirements. It is 11, not 12.
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