2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season

2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season

Name	Novak Djokovic
Country	Serbia
Calendar prize money	$12,619,803
Singles
Season record	70–6 (92.1%)
Calendar titles	10
Year-end ranking	No. 1
Ranking change from previous year	2
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	W
French Open	SF
Wimbledon	W
US Open	W
Doubles
Season record	3–5 (37,5%)
Calendar titles	0
Year-end ranking	240
Ranking change from previous year	77
Davis Cup
Davis Cup	SF
Injuries
Injuries	7–21 February (shoulder injury)[1] 11–25 April (knee injury)[2] 6–20 June (patellar tendinitis)[3] 16 September – 20 October (ruptured back muscle)[4]
Last updated on: 26 November 2011.

The 2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season is widely regarded as one of the greatest seasons ever in men's tennis.^[5] He ended the year with 10-1 record against Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. He remained undefeated until the French Open semifinals in June, compiling a 41-match winning streak. Djokovic won ten tournaments, three of them Grand Slam events: the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships and the US Open.^[5] He won a then record five Masters Series 1000 titles: Indian Wells, Miami and Canada, played on hard courts, and Madrid and Rome, on clay.^[6] Djokovic also won in Dubai and at the Serbia Open.

Djokovic won seventy matches and lost only six (including two where he had to retire due to injury). He beat Nadal in six finals during the season and reached the World number 1 ranking for the first time on 4 July, keeping this ranking for the rest of the season.^[7] Among the six finals he defeated Nadal, two were in Masters tournaments on clay: a notable reversal due to the fact that he had lost all 9 matches he had played against Nadal on clay prior to this season. He also set a new season record by winning 12.6 million dollars of prize money on the ATP World Tour.^[8]

Year summary

Early Hardcourt events

Australian Open

Djokovic hoisting the trophy

In the last week of January, Djokovic took on the four-time and reigning champion Roger Federer. The first set was won in a tiebreaker, which went to Djokovic in seven-points-to-three. In the second set, Djokovic took an early break of serve, when Federer overhit his backhand shot. But Djokovic let Federer to gain control, and Federer broke twice to take a four-games-to-two lead. In a pivotal ninth game, Federer was serving for the set, but hit an ineffective drop shot that allowed Djokovic back into the set. In the eleventh game, Federer again lost serve, paving the way for Djokovic to go up two-sets-to-none. Federer broke Djokovic in the eight game of the third set to level it at four-games all, but Djokovic broke again in the ninth game. This allowed Djokovic to serve out the match.^[9]

In the final, Djokovic took on Andy Murray, with Murray coming under serious duress in the second game, when he had to survive a 14-minute service game. Murray held serve at this key juncture, and the first set stayed on serve until the tenth game. During that crucial game, they were embroiled in a 39-shot tussle, which gave the relieved Serb a break point. Djokovic took the break of serve on the subsequent point, and captured the first set in a hard-fought 59 minutes. Djokovic quickly overcame the Briton in the second set to take a five-games-to-none advantage, which allowed him to take the set, only losing two games. Djokovic went on to win the third set, which allowed him to capture his second Australian Open title.^[10]

Dubai

In February in the Dubai final, Federer was unable to hold serve in the third game, allowing Djokovic to get the upper hand in the first set. In the second set Federer was first to break, but he could not hold on to the advantage. Djokovic won the match.^[11]

Indian Wells Masters

In the first half of March Djokovic met Federer in the semifinals of Indian Wells, and they split the opening two sets of the match. Djokovic quickly broke Federer's service in the third set, but had to stave off two break points on his own serve to go up two-games-to-love. The players traded breaks until Djokovic won the final four games to take the set and match. With this win Djokovic moved up to Number 2 in the ATP World Tour Rankings.^[12]

Djokovic played Rafael Nadal in the final, for their first encounter of the season. The first set went to Nadal via two breaks of Djokovic's serve. In the second set, Djokovic was up five-games-to-three, and faced five deuces before taking the set. In the third set Djokovic took command and lost only two games to take victory.^[13]

Miami Masters

In the second half of March Djokovic met Nadal for the second time of the season in the finals yet again. Nadal quickly took a three-games-to-one advantage, and saved breakpoints to advance to five-games-to-one. Djokovic recovered a break but couldn't avoid losing the set. Djokovic started well in the second set, going up four-games-to-love. Djokovic won the second set to force a deciding third set. The final set was decided in a tiebreak. Djokovic got down early in the tiebreak, but recovered to win the match.^[14]

Clay court events

Serbia Open

In April in his hometown tournament Djokovic met Spaniard Feliciano López in the final of the Serbia Open in Belgrade. The first set went to a tiebreaker, which was won by Djokovic. Djokovic went on to the victory in the match, only losing two games in the second set.^[15][16]

Madrid Masters

In May in the final of the Madrid Masters, Djokovic took a four-games-to-love lead over Rafael Nadal, but Nadal came back to five-games-all. Djokovic was able to break again and took the opening set. Djokovic got broken in the opening service game of the second set, but came back to win the set and the match.^[17]

Rome Masters

Djokovic met Andy Murray in the semifinals of the Rome Masters. Djokovic went to a one set lead. Murray took the second set with just one break of serve in the sixth game of the set. In the third set, Murray was serving for the match at five-games-to-four, but Djokovic broke back. The match was decided in a tiebreak, with Djokovic winning it.^[18]

Djokovic played Nadal in the finals. Djokovic failed to serve for the set after getting a break in the eight game, but took the set after getting another break. The second set was very close, with Djokovic converting his fourth matchpoint to win the title, his second Masters title on clay courts this year.^[19]

With this victory Djokovic was the first player to qualify for the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals.^[20]

French Open

Djokovic met Roger Federer in the semifinals. It was the first time the two rivals met at Roland Garros. Federer went into the match with a 13–9 lead in their head to head matchup as well as a 2–1 lead in their head-to-head on clay.^[21] The first set featured an exchange of breaks, with Federer taking the tiebreak when Djokovic hit a forehand into the net at 5–6. In the second set Federer capitalized on an early break to take a two sets lead. Djokovic came back by winning the third set. The fourth set was close with both players holding serve through the first eight games. In the ninth game Djokovic finally managed to break and prepared to serve to level the match. Federer broke back. Djokovic had another break opportunity in the eleventh service game, but the set went into a tiebreak. Roger Federer finally sealed the match with an ace on his first matchpoint.^[22] The loss marked Djokovic's first defeat of the season (with Federer also being the last man to defeat Djokovic in 2010), ending a 43-match win streak and his chance to win the Calendar Year Grand Slam. ^[23]

Grass court events

Wimbledon Championships

Djokovic at Wimbledon

In June Djokovic took on Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semifinals of Wimbledon. The match started out in an inauspicious way for Djokovic, as he was broken in his opening service game. Djokovic broke back in tenth game, and went on to win the first set in a tiebreak. Djokovic also took the second set. The third set was an up-and-down affair with several breaks of serve, but also ended in a tiebreak. Tsonga took this third set. Next Djokovic won the fourth set and the match. This win allowed Djokovic to take over the World Number 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal.^[24][25]

Djokovic met Nadal for their first meeting in a Wimbledon final. Djokovic took the first set with his first break in the match. The second and third sets were quite lopsided affairs. Djokovic took the second set, but Nadal hit back in the third set. At four-games-to-three in the fourth set, Djokovic managed to get the needed break of serve. Next he served out the match to take his first Wimbledon title.^[26]

US Open Series events

Canada Masters

In the August US Open Series Djokovic played Mardy Fish in the final of the Canada Masters. Djokovic got off to a good start by winning the first set while losing only two games. In the fifth game of the second set, Djokovic lost his serve to Fish, who went on to take the set. In the third set, Djokovic was serving for the match at five-games-to-three, and took the match on his fourth match point. This was Djokovic's fifth Masters Series victory for the season, a record.^[27]

Cincinnati Masters

Djokovic faced Andy Murray in the finals. The match stayed on serve until the seventh game, when Murray got a break, allowing him to take the opening set. After Murray won the first three games in the second set, Djokovic retired from the match with a shoulder injury.^[28][29]

US Open

Djokovic met Federer in the US Open for the fifth year in a row, this time in the semi-finals. Federer took the first two sets, and Djokovic won the next two sets. In the decisive fifth set, Djokovic dropped his serve in the eighth game, allowing Federer to serve for the match. Federer got two match points, but Djokovic was able to save them and break back. With another break of serve Djokovic won the match and reached his third Major final of the season.^[30]

Djokovic played Nadal in the final, their second successive Major final, and their sixth encounter in a final for the season. The first two sets saw Nadal taking two-games-to-love leads. But on both occasions Djokovic recovered to take a two sets lead. Djokovic was serving for the match in the twelfth game of the third set, but was broken by Nadal. Nadal took that set in a tiebreak. Despite receiving treatment early in the fourth set, Djokovic went on to win the match in four sets, taking his first US Open title.^[31][32]

Late Hardcourt events

In October at the 2011 Swiss Indoors, Djokovic lost in the semifinals to Kei Nishikori, for only his fourth loss of the season.^[33]

In November during the Paris Masters, Djokovic withdrew against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals.^[34]

ATP World Tour Finals

Djokovic qualified for the ATP World Tour Finals for the fifth consecutive year.^[20] Novak was drawn into group A alongside Tomáš Berdych, David Ferrer and Andy Murray.^[35] He beat Berdych, lost to Ferrer in straights and then lost to replacement player Janko Tipsarević, who substituted Murray.^[36] With a 1–2 record in the round-robin stage he was eliminated from the tournament.^[37]

Davis Cup

In September Djokovic missed the first rubber of the Davis Cup tie vs Argentina. He came back to play Juan Martín del Potro in the fourth rubber, and lost the first set, before withdrawing with injury midway through the second set. Serbia lost the tie.^[38]

Hopman Cup

In January Djokovic teamed up with Ana Ivanovic to represent Serbia in the Hopman Cup. They reached the final, but had to withdraw before the match because Ivanovic sustained an injury.^[39]

Analysis

Tennis Magazine ranked it the third Greatest tennis season of the Open Era, behind Roger Federer's 2006 and Rod Laver's 1969.^[40] Pete Sampras hailed Djokovic's 2011 season as the best he has ever seen in his lifetime, calling it "one of the best achievements in all of sports."^[41] Boris Becker called Djokovic's season "one of the very best years in tennis of all time," adding that it "may not be the best statistically, but he's beaten Federer, he's beaten Nadal, he's beaten everybody that came around to challenge him in the biggest tournaments in the world."^[42] Rafael Nadal, who lost to Djokovic in six finals on three different surfaces, described Djokovic's performances as "probably the highest level of tennis that I ever saw."^[43]

Djokovic's performance improved on all grounds compared to the previous year, especially on his return games, with the efficiency of his second serve return points (overall 58%) leading him to the season best return games won statistics (39%). Justin Gimelstob attributed Djokovic's consistency to the improvement in his service game, particularly when it came to his second services, which was just one percent behind of those statistic leaders like Nadal and Federer. According to him Djokovic's strength derived from his agility, his backhand and his return of serve, which was the best on the 2011 tour.^[44]

All matches

This table lists all the matches of Djokovic this year, including walkovers W/O (they are marked ND for non-decision)

Singles matches

Tournament	#	Round	Opponent	Rank	Result	Score
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor January 16, 2011
	1	1R	Marcel Granollers	42	Win	6–1, 6–3, 6–1
	2	2R	Ivan Dodig	81	Win	7–5, 6–7(8–10), 6–0, 6–2
	3	3R	Viktor Troicki	27	Win	6–2, Ret.
	4	4R	Nicolás Almagro	14	Win	6–3, 6–4, 6–0
	5	QF	Tomáš Berdych	6	Win	6–1, 7–6(7–5), 6–1
	6	SF	Roger Federer	2	Win	7–6(7–3), 7–5, 6–4
	7	F	Andy Murray	5	Win (1)	6–4, 6–2, 6–3
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP World Tour 500 Hard, outdoor February 21, 2011
	8	1R	Michaël Llodra	27	Win	6–3, 6–3
	9	2R	Feliciano López	41	Win	6–3, 2–6, 6–4
	10	QF	Florian Mayer	38	Win	7–5, 6–1
	11	SF	Tomáš Berdych	7	Win	6–7(5–7), 6–2, 4–2 Ret.
	12	F	Roger Federer	2	Win (2)	6–3, 6–3
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 8, 2011
		1R	Bye
	13	2R	Andrey Golubev	39	Win	6–0, 6–4
	14	3R	Ernests Gulbis	34	Win	6–0, 6–1
	15	4R	Viktor Troicki	18	Win	6–0, 6–1
	16	QF	Richard Gasquet	21	Win	6–2, 6–4
	17	SF	Roger Federer	2	Win	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
	18	F	Rafael Nadal	1	Win (3)	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 23, 2011
		1R	Bye
	19	2R	Denis Istomin	54	Win	6–0, 6–1
	20	3R	James Blake	173	Win	6–2, 6–0
	21	4R	Viktor Troicki	17	Win	6–3, 6–2
	22	QF	Kevin Anderson	40	Win	6–4, 6–2
	23	SF	Mardy Fish	15	Win	6–3, 6–1
	24	F	Rafael Nadal	1	Win (4)	4–6, 6–3 7–6(7–4)
Serbia Open Belgrade, Serbia ATP World Tour 250 Clay, outdoor April 25, 2011
		1R	Bye
	25	2R	Adrian Ungur	175	Win	6–2, 6–3
	26	QF	Blaž Kavčič	85	Win	6–3, 6–2
		SF	Janko Tipsarević	36	W/O	N/A
	27	F	Feliciano López	37	Win (5)	7–6(7–4), 6–2
Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor May 1, 2011
		1R	Bye
	28	2R	Kevin Anderson	35	Win	6–3, 6–4
	29	3R	Guillermo García-López	29	Win	6–1, 6–2
	30	QF	David Ferrer	6	Win	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
	31	SF	Thomaz Bellucci	36	Win	4–6, 6–4, 6–1
	32	F	Rafael Nadal	1	Win (6)	7–5, 6–4
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor May 8, 2011
		1R	Bye
	33	2R	Łukasz Kubot	141	Win	6–0, 6–3
	34	3R	Stanislas Wawrinka	14	Win	6–4, 6–1
	35	QF	Robin Söderling	5	Win	6–3, 6–0
	36	SF	Andy Murray	4	Win	6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
	37	F	Rafael Nadal	1	Win (7)	6–4, 6–4
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor May 17, 2011	38	1R	Thiemo de Bakker	71	Win	6–2, 6–1, 6–3
	39	2R	Victor Hănescu	60	Win	6–4, 6–1, 2–3 Ret.
	40	3R	Juan Martín del Potro	26	Win	6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
	41	4R	Richard Gasquet	16	Win	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
		QF	Fabio Fognini	49	W/O	N/A
	42	SF	Roger Federer	3	Loss	6–7(5–7), 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor June 20, 2011
	43	1R	Jérémy Chardy	54	Win	6–4, 6–1, 6–1
	44	2R	Kevin Anderson	36	Win	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
	45	3R	Marcos Baghdatis	30	Win	6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
	46	4R	Michaël Llodra	35	Win	6–3, 6–3, 6–3
	47	QF	Bernard Tomic	158	Win	6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
	48	SF	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	19	Win	7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–7(9–11), 6–3
	49	F	Rafael Nadal	1	Win (8)	6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 8, 2011		1R	Bye
	50	2R	Nikolay Davydenko	30	Win	7–5, 6–1
	51	3R	Marin Čilić	29	Win	7–5, 6–2
	52	QF	Gaël Monfils	7	Win	6–2, 6–1
	53	SF	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	16	Win	6–4, 3–0 Ret.
	54	F	Mardy Fish	8	Win (9)	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 15, 2011		1R	Bye
	55	2R	Ryan Harrison	78	Win	6–2, 6–3
	56	3R	Radek Štěpánek	29	Win	6–3, 6–3
	57	QF	Gaël Monfils	8	Win	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
	58	SF	Tomáš Berdych	9	Win	7–5 Ret.
	59	F	Andy Murray	4	Loss (1)	4–6, 0–3 Ret.
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor August 29, 2011
	60	1R	Conor Niland	197	Win	6–0, 5–1 Ret.
	61	2R	Carlos Berlocq	74	Win	6–0, 6–0, 6–2
	62	3R	Nikolay Davydenko	39	Win	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
	63	4R	Alexandr Dolgopolov	23	Win	7–6(16–14), 6–4, 6–2
	64	QF	Janko Tipsarević	20	Win	7–6(7–2), 6–7(3–7), 6–0, 3–0 Ret.
	65	SF	Roger Federer	3	Win	6–7(7–9), 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
	66	F	Rafael Nadal	2	Win (10)	6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
Davis Cup World Group Semifinals: Serbia vs. Argentina Belgrade, Serbia Davis Cup Hard, indoor September 16, 2011	67	SF R4	Juan Martín del Potro	17	Loss	6–7(5–7), 0–3 Ret.
Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland ATP World Tour 500 Hard, indoor October 31, 2011
	68	1R	Xavier Malisse	47	Win	6–2, 4–6, 7–5
	69	2R	Łukasz Kubot	64	Win	6–1, 6–2
	70	QF	Marcos Baghdatis	59	Win	2–6, 6–2, 6–3
	71	SF	Kei Nishikori	32	Loss	6–2, 6–7(4–7), 0–6
BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor November 7, 2011		1R	Bye
	72	2R	Ivan Dodig	39	Win	6–4, 6–3
	73	3R	Viktor Troicki	17	Win	4–6, 6–3, 6–1
	QF	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	8	W/O	N/A
ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals (1500) Hard, indoor November 20, 2011	74	RR	Tomáš Berdych	7	Win	3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
	75	RR	David Ferrer	5	Loss	3–6, 1–6
	76	RR	Janko Tipsarević	9	Loss	6–3, 3–6, 3–6

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Doubles matches

Tournament	#	Round	Opponents	Rank	Team rank	Result	Score
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP World Tour 500 Hard, outdoor February 21, 2011 Partner: Marko Djokovic
	1	1R	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	5 7	2[46]	Loss	4–6, 1–6
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, California, USA ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 8, 2011 Partner: Victor Troicki
	2	1R	Juan Ignacio Chela Juan Mónaco	46 144	–[47]	Win	6–3, 7–5
	3	2R	Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach	15 12	9[47]	Win	6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
	4	QF	Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	19 20	15[47]	Loss	1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Sony Ericsson Open Miami, Florida, USA ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 23, 2011 Partner: Andy Murray
	5	1R	Sergiy Stakhovsky Mikhail Youzhny	37 40	15[48]	Loss	7–5, 3–6, [8–10]
Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals: Sweden vs. Serbia Halmstad, Sweden Davis Cup Hard, indoor July 9, 2011 Partner: Nenad Zimonjić	6	QF R3	Simon Aspelin Robert Lindstedt	54 14	162[49]	Loss	4–6, 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 8, 2011 Partner: Janko Tipsarević	7	1R	Mark Knowles Philipp Petzschner	30 23	–[50]	Win	5–7, 6–3, [12–10]
	8	2R	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	15 15	16[50]	Loss	6–3, 6–7(4–7), [5–10]

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Hopman Cup matches

Singles

Tournament	Tie	Round	Opponent	Result	Score
Hopman Cup Perth, Australia' Hard, indoor January 1, 2011	1	RR	Andrey Golubev	Win	4–6, 6–3, 6–1
	2	RR	Lleyton Hewitt	Win	6–2, 6–4
3	RR	Ruben Bemelmans	Win	6–3, 6–2

Mixed Doubles

Tournament	Tie	Round	Opponent woman partner	Opponent men partner	Result	Score
Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hard, indoor January 1, 2011 Partner: Ana Ivanovic	1	RR	Yaroslava Shvedova	Andrey Golubev	Win	7–6(7–2), 6–4
	2	RR	Alicia Molik	Lleyton Hewitt	Win	6–7(5–7), 7–5, [10–6]
3	RR	Justine Henin	Ruben Bemelmans	Loss	6–3, 4–6, [4–10]

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Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	City	Category	Surface	2010 result	2010 points	2011 points	Outcome
17.01.2011–30.01.2011	Australian Open	Melbourne	Grand Slam	Hard	QF	360	2000	Winner (def. Andy Murray, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3)
07.02.2011–13.02.2011	ABN AMRO Tournament	Rotterdam	ATP World Tour 500	Hard (i)	SF	180	0	Withdrew
21.02.2011–27.02.2011	Dubai Tennis Championships	Dubai	ATP World Tour 500	Hard	W	500	500	Winner (def. Roger Federer, 6–3, 6–3)
07.03.2011–20.03.2011	BNP Paribas Open	Indian Wells	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	4R	90	1000	Winner (def. Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2)
21.03.2011–03.04.2011	Sony Ericsson Open	Miami	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	2R	10	1000	Winner (def. Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4))
11.04.2011–17.04.2011	Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters	France	ATP Masters 1000	Clay	SF	360	0	Withdrew
25.04.2011–01.05.2011	Serbia Open	Belgrade	ATP World Tour 250	Clay	QF	45	250	Winner (def. Feliciano López, 7–6(7–4), 6–2)
02.05.2011–08.05.2011	Mutua Madrid Open	Madrid	ATP Masters 1000	Clay	DNS	0	1000	Winner (def. Rafael Nadal, 7–5, 6–4)
09.05.2011–15.05.2011	Internazionali BNL d'Italia	Rome	ATP Masters 1000	Clay	QF	180	1000	Winner (def. Rafael Nadal, 6–4, 6–4)
23.05.2011–05.06.2011	French Open	Paris	Grand Slam	Clay	QF	360	720	Semifinals (lost to R Federer, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7))
06.06.2011–12.06.2011	Aegon Championships	London	ATP World Tour 250	Grass	3R	20	0	Withdrew
20.06.2011–03.07.2011	Wimbledon	London	Grand Slam	Grass	SF	720	2000	Winner (def. Rafael Nadal, 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3)
08.08.2011–14.08.2011	Rogers Cup	Montreal	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	SF	360	1000	Winner (def. Mardy Fish, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4)
15.08.2011–21.08.2011	Western & Southern Open	Cincinnati	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	QF	180	600	Final (lost to Andy Murray, 4–6, 0–3 Ret.)
29.08.2011–12.09.2011	US Open	New York	Grand Slam	Hard	F	1200	2000	Winner (def. Rafael Nadal, 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1)
16.09.2011–18.09.2011	Davis Cup: Serbia vs Argentina	Belgrade	Davis Cup	Hard (i)	W	280	0	Semifinals:  Argentina def.  Serbia 3–2 (lost to Juan Martín del Potro, 6–7(5–7), 0–3 Ret.)
03.10.2011–09.10.2011	China Open	Beijing	ATP World Tour 500	Hard	F	500	0	Withdrew
10.10.2011–16.10.2011	Shanghai Rolex Masters	Shanghai	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	SF	360	0	Withdrew
30.10.2011–06.11.2011	Swiss Indoors	Basel	ATP World Tour 500	Hard (i)	F	300	180	Semifinals (lost to Kei Nishikori, 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 0–6)
07.11.2011–13.11.2011	BNP Paribas Masters	Paris	ATP Masters 1000	Hard (i)	3R	90	180	Quarterfinals (withdrew against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga)
20.11.2011–27.11.2011	ATP World Tour Finals	London	ATP World Tour Finals	Hard (i)	SF	400	200	Round Robin (def. Tomáš Berdych, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)) (lost to David Ferrer, 3–6, 1–6) (lost to Janko Tipsarević, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6)
02.12.2011–04.12.2011	Davis Cup: Spain vs Argentina	Seville	Davis Cup	Clay (i)	W	225	0	Failed to qualify and defend title Final:  Spain def.  Argentina 3–1
Total year-end points						6240	13630	7390 difference

• 2010 source
• 2011 source

NOTE: In 2010 season total year-end points from ABN AMRO Tournament and Aegon Championships were not counted, as well as those from First Round, Quarterfinals and Semifinals of Davis Cup.

Doubles schedule

Date	Tournament	City	Category	Surface	2010 result	2010 points	2011 points	Outcome
21.02.2011–27.02.2011	Dubai Tennis Championships	Dubai	ATP World Tour 500	Hard	1R	(0)	(0)	First round (lost to Bhupathi/Paes, 4–6, 1–6)
07.03.2011–20.03.2011	BNP Paribas Open	Indian Wells	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	DNS	0	180	Quarterfinals (lost to Bopanna/Qureshi, 1–6, 6–7(5–7))
21.03.2011–03.04.2011	Sony Ericsson Open	Miami	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	DNS	0	(0)	First round (lost to Stakhovsky/Youzhny, 7–5, 3–6, [8–10])
11.04.2011–17.04.2011	Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters	France	ATP Masters 1000	Clay	2R	90	0	Withdrew
06.06.2011–12.06.2011	Aegon Championships	London	ATP World Tour 250	Grass	W	250	0	Withdrew
08.06.2011–10.06.2011	Davis Cup: Sweden vs. Serbia	Halmstad	Davis Cup	Hard (i)	SF	(0)	(0)	Quarterfinals:  Serbia def.  Sweden 4–1 (lost to Aspelin/Lindstedt, 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 5–7)
08.08.2011–14.08.2011	Rogers Cup	Montreal	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	1R	(0)	90	Second round (lost to Fyrstenberg/Matkowski, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [5–10])
10.10.2011–16.10.2011	Shanghai Rolex Masters	Shanghai	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	2R	90	0	Withdrew
Total year-end points						430	270	160 difference

^[d]

Yearly records

Timeline

Novak Djokovic number one rankings timeline

Major events

↓Australian Open title
takes back YTD number one

↓US Open title

↓Indian Wells title

↓Miami title

↓Madrid title

↓Rome title

↓Loses to Federer in
  the French Open SF

  for the 1st time

in the 2011 season

↓Wimbledon title
   takes ATP number

one from Nadal

↓Rogers Cup title

↓lost in
   the Cincinnati

final due to injury

↓year-end number 1 title

↓Dubai 500 title

↓Serbia Open title

↓injures in Davis Cup rubber

Minor events

↓Serbia

   misses


   Davis

   cup

Missed events

↓Federer leads YTD

↓
Troicki

leads YTD

↓misses Monaco due to injury

↓misses Shanghai due to injury

weeks and tournaments of the 2011 tennis calendar

Head-to-Head matchups

Novak Djokovic has a 21–4 (84%) record against the top 10, 34–2 (94%) against the top 50, and 14–0 (100%) against other players.

Ordered by number of wins (Bolded number marks a top 10 player at the time of match, Italic means top 50)

Finals

Singles: 11 (10–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	19.	January 30, 2011	Australian Open, Melbourne (2)	Hard	Andy Murray	6–4, 6–2, 6–3
Winner	20.	February 26, 2011	Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai (3)	Hard	Roger Federer	6–3, 6–3
Winner	21.	March 20, 2011	BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells (2)	Hard	Rafael Nadal	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner	22.	April 3, 2011	Sony Ericsson Open, Miami (2)	Hard	Rafael Nadal	4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Winner	23.	May 1, 2011	Serbia Open, Belgrade (2)	Clay	Feliciano López	7–6(7–4), 6–2
Winner	24.	May 8, 2011	Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid	Clay	Rafael Nadal	7–5, 6–4
Winner	25.	May 15, 2011	Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome (2)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–4
Winner	26.	July 3, 2011	Wimbledon Championships, London	Grass	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Winner	27.	August 14, 2011	Rogers Cup, Montreal (2)	Hard	Mardy Fish	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up	14.	August 21, 2011	Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati (3)	Hard	Andy Murray	4–6, 0–3 Ret.
Winner	28.	September 12, 2011	US Open, New York City	Hard	Rafael Nadal	6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1

Earnings

Novak Djokovic earned a record-breaking $12.6 million throughout the season.^[8][53]

• Bold font denotes tournament win

Awards and nominations

• ATP Player of the Year
• ITF World Champion^[65]
• BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year^[66]
• United States Sports Academy Male Athlete of the Year^[67]
• AIPS Athletes of the Year^[68]
• AIPS Europe Athletes of the Year^[69]
• DSL Sport Golden Badge^[70]
• Best Sportsman by OCS^[71]
• Golden Bagel Award^[72]
• GQ ACE of the Year^[73]

See also

• 2011 Roger Federer tennis season
• 2011 Rafael Nadal tennis season
• 2011 ATP World Tour

Notes

• ^a The Australian dollar is converted to US dollar on the quotient of the numbers given in the reference for Row 1 (0.959).
• ^b The Euro is converted to US dollar on the quotient of the numbers given in the references for Row 5,6,7,8,13,14 and the bottom source.
• ^c The points and result comparison is based on the player's 2010^[74] and 2011^[53] singles activity.
• ^d The points and result comparison is based on the player's 2010^[75] and 2011^[76] doubles activity.

References

External links

• ATP World Tour: 2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season
• ATP matchfacts
• Official website: Results
• Official website: Tournaments

Novak Djokovic
Entourage	Marko Djokovic (brother) Djordje Djokovic (brother) Marián Vajda (coach) Boris Becker (coach)
Career	Achievements Statistics World No.1 Rivalry with Roger Federer Rivalry with Rafael Nadal Rivalry with Andy Murray Rivalry with Stan Wawrinka Big Four
Notable matches	2012 Australian Open final 2014 Wimbledon final 2015 Wimbledon final
Timelines	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Seasons	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Australian Open	2008 2011 2012 2013 2015 2016
French Open	2016
Wimbledon	2011 2014 2015
US Open	2011 2015
World Tour Finals	2008 2012 2013 2014 2015
Indian Wells	2008 2011 2014 2015 2016
Miami	2007 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Monte-Carlo	2013 2015
Rome	2008 2011 2014 2015
Madrid	2011 2016
Canada	2007 2011 2012 2016
Cincinnati	Finals: 2008 2009 2011 2012 2015
Shanghai	2012 2013 2015
Paris	2009 2013 2014 2015
Olympics	2008
Davis Cup	2010
Novak Djokovic Official Website