2012_Novak_Djokovic_tennis_season

2012 Novak Djokovic tennis season

2012 Novak Djokovic tennis season

Add article description


The 2012 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially commenced on January 2 with the start of the 2012 ATP World Tour.

Quick Facts Full name, Country ...

Yearly summary

Grand Slam performances

Australian Open

In the semi-final, Djokovic beat Andy Murray in five sets (7–5 in the 5th set) after 4 hours and 50 minutes, coming back from a two sets to one deficit and fending off break points at 5-all in the 5th set.[1] In the final, Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal in five sets, coming from a break down in the final set to win 7–5. At 5 hours and 53 minutes, the match was the longest final in Open Era Grand Slam history, as well as the longest match in Australian Open history, surpassing the 5 hour and 14 minute 2009 semi-final between Nadal and Fernando Verdasco.[2]

Roland Garros

Djokovic reached his maiden French Open final by defeating Roger Federer, reaching the final of all four majors consecutively. Djokovic had the chance to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once, having won last year's Wimbledon and US Open titles as well as this year's Australian Open, but was beaten by Nadal in the final in four sets.

Wimbledon

Djokovic failed to defend his Wimbledon title, losing to Roger Federer in four sets in the semi-finals.

US Open

At the US Open, Djokovic reached his third consecutive final by beating fourth-seeded David Ferrer in a match suspended a day due to rain. He then lost the final to Murray in five sets.

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Djokovic in 2012, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

Tournament
# Round
Opponent
Rank
Result
Score
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
January 16, 2012
1 / 506
1R
Italy Paolo Lorenzi
109
Win
6–2, 6–0, 6–0
2 / 507
2R
Colombia Santiago Giraldo
56
Win
6–3, 6–2, 6–1
3 / 508
3R
France Nicolas Mahut
81
Win
6–0, 6–1, 6–1
4 / 509
4R
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
181
Win
6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
5 / 510
QF
Spain David Ferrer
5
Win
6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
6 / 511
SF
United Kingdom Andy Murray
4
Win
6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 7–5
7 / 512
W
Spain Rafael Nadal
2
Win (1) 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, UAE
ATP 500
Hard, outdoor
February 27, 2012
8 / 513
1R
Germany Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
72
Win
6–4, 6–2
9 / 514
2R
Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
74
Win
7–6(7–5), 6–3
10 / 515
QF
Serbia Janko Tipsarević
9
Win
6–1, 7–6(8–6)
11 / 516
SF
United Kingdom Andy Murray
4
Loss
2–6, 5–7
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
March 5, 2012
1R
Bye
12 / 517
2R
Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev
145
Win
6–3, 6–2
13 / 518
3R
South Africa Kevin Anderson
30
Win
6–2, 6–3
14 / 519
4R
Spain Pablo Andújar
45
Win
6–0, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
15 / 520
QF
Spain Nicolás Almagro
12
Win
6–3, 6–4
16 / 521
SF
United States John Isner
11
Loss
6–7(7–9), 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
Sony Ericsson Open
Miami, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
March 19, 2012
1R
Bye
17 / 522
2R
Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis
42
Win
6–4, 6–4
18 / 523
3R
Serbia Viktor Troicki
27
Win
6–3, 6–4
19 / 524
4R
France Richard Gasquet
17
Win
7–5, 6–3
20 / 525
QF
Spain David Ferrer
5
Win
6–2, 7–6(7–1)
21 / 526
SF
Argentina Juan Mónaco
21
Win
6–0, 7–6(7–5)
22 / 527
W
United Kingdom Andy Murray
4
Win (2) 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
April 16, 2012
1R
Bye
23 / 528
2R
Italy Andreas Seppi
44
Win
6–1, 6–4
24 / 529
3R
Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov
21
Win
2–6, 6–1, 6–4
25 / 530
QF
Netherlands Robin Haase
55
Win
6–4, 6–2
26 / 531
SF
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
7
Win
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
27 / 532
F
Spain Rafael Nadal
2
Loss (1) 3–6, 1–6
Mutua Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Blue Clay, outdoor
May 7, 2012
1R
Bye
28 / 533
2R
Spain Daniel Gimeno-Traver
137
Win
6–2, 2–6, 6–3
29 / 534
3R
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
21
Win
7–6(7–5), 6–4
30 / 535
QF
Serbia Janko Tipsarević
8
Loss
6–7(2–7), 3–6
Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
May 14, 2012
1R
Bye
31 / 536
2R
Australia Bernard Tomic
32
Win
6–3, 6–3
32 / 537
3R
Argentina Juan Mónaco
15
Win
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
33 / 538
QF
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
5
Win
7–5, 6–1
34 / 539
SF
Switzerland Roger Federer
2
Win
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
35 / 540
F
Spain Rafael Nadal
3
Loss (2) 5–7, 3–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
May 28, 2012
36 / 541
1R
Italy Potito Starace
97
Win
7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–1
37 / 542
2R
Slovenia Blaž Kavčič
99
Win
6–0, 6–4, 6–4
38 / 543
3R
France Nicolas Devilder
286
Win
6–1, 6–2, 6–2
39 / 544
4R
Italy Andreas Seppi
25
Win
4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
40 / 545
QF
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
5
Win
6–1, 5–7, 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 6–1
41 / 546
SF
Switzerland Roger Federer
3
Win
6–4, 7–5, 6–3
42 / 547
F
Spain Rafael Nadal
2
Loss (3) 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
June 25, 2012
43 / 548
1R
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
38
Win
6–3, 6–3, 6–1
44 / 549
2R
United States Ryan Harrison
48
Win
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
45 / 550
3R
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
27
Win
4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
46 / 551
4R
Serbia Viktor Troicki
34
Win
6–3, 6–1, 6–3
47 / 552
QF
Germany Florian Mayer
29
Win
6–4, 6–1, 6–4
48 / 553
SF
Switzerland Roger Federer
3
Loss
3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
2012 Summer Olympics
London, Great Britain
Olympic Games
Grass, outdoor
July 28, 2012
49 / 554
1R
Italy Fabio Fognini
66
Win
6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–2
50 / 555
2R
United States Andy Roddick
21
Win
6–2, 6–1
51 / 556
3R
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
159
Win
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
52 / 557
QF
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
6
Win
6–1, 7–5
53 / 558
SF
United Kingdom Andy Murray
4
Loss
5–7, 5–7
54 / 559
SF-B
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
9
Loss
5–7, 4–6
Rogers Cup
Toronto, Canada
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
August 6, 2012
1R
Bye
55 / 560
2R
Australia Bernard Tomic
49
Win
6–2, 6–3
56 / 561
3R
United States Sam Querrey
35
Win
6–4, 6–4
57 / 562
QF
Germany Tommy Haas
25
Win
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
58 / 563
SF
Serbia Janko Tipsarević
9
Win
6–4, 6–1
59 / 564
W
France Richard Gasquet
21
Win (3) 6–3, 6–2
Western & Southern Open
Cincinnati, USA
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
August 12, 2012
1R
Bye
60 / 565
2R
Italy Andreas Seppi
27
Win
7–6(7–4), 6–2
61 / 566
3R
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
50
Win
6–0, Ret.
62 / 567
QF
Croatia Marin Čilić
15
Win
6–3, 6–2
63 / 568
SF
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
9
Win
6–3, 6–2
64 / 569
F
Switzerland Roger Federer
1
Loss (4) 0–6, 6–7(7–9)
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
August 27, 2012
65 / 570
1R
Italy Paolo Lorenzi
69
Win
6–1, 6–0, 6–1
66 / 571
2R
Brazil Rogério Dutra Silva
112
Win
6–2, 6–1, 6–2
67 / 572
3R
France Julien Benneteau
35
Win
6–3, 6–2, 6–2
68 / 573
4R
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
19
Win
6–4, 6–1, 3–1 Ret.
69 / 574
QF
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
8
Win
6–2, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
70 / 575
SF
Spain David Ferrer
5
Win
2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
71 / 576
F
United Kingdom Andy Murray
4
Loss (5) 6–7(10–12), 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 2–6
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP 500
Hard, outdoor
October 1, 2012
72 / 577
1R
Germany Michael Berrer
123
Win
6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–2
73 / 578
2R
Argentina Carlos Berlocq
50
Win
6–1, 6–3
74 / 579
QF
Austria Jürgen Melzer
37
Win
6–1, 6–2
75 / 580
SF
Germany Florian Mayer
29
Win
6–1, 6–4
76 / 581
W
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
7
Win (4) 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
October 8, 2012
1R
Bye
77 / 582
2R
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov
56
Win
6–3, 6–2
78 / 583
3R
Spain Feliciano López
29
Win
6–3, 6–3
79 / 584
QF
Germany Tommy Haas
21
Win
6–3, 6–3
80 / 585
SF
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
7
Win
6–3, 6–4
81 / 586
W
United Kingdom Andy Murray
3
Win (5) 5–7, 7–6(13–11), 6–3
Paribas Masters
Paris, France
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
October 29, 2012
1R
Bye
82 / 587
2R
United States Sam Querrey
24
Loss
6–0, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
ATP World Tour Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP World Tour Finals (1500)
Hard, indoor
November 5, 2012
83 / 588
RR
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
8
Win
7–6(7–4), 6–3
84 / 589
RR
United Kingdom Andy Murray
3
Win
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
85 / 590
RR
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
6
Win
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
86 / 591
SF
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
7
Win
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
87 / 592
W
Switzerland Roger Federer
2
Win (6) 7–6(8–6), 7–5

Doubles matches

Tournament
Match
Round
Opponents
Rank
Team rank
Result
Score
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, California, USA
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
March 8, 2012
Partner: Serbia Victor Troicki
1 / 75
1R
Spain Marcel Granollers
Spain Feliciano López
42
337
[3]
Loss
5–7, 5–7
2012 Summer Olympics
London, Great Britain
Olympic Games
Grass, outdoor
July 25, 2012
Partner: Serbia Victor Troicki
2 / 76
1R
Sweden Johan Brunström
Sweden Robert Lindstedt
72
10
[4]
Loss
6–7(8–10), 3–6

Exhibitions

Mubadala World Tennis Championship

More information Tournament ...

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

More information Date, Tournament ...

Doubles schedule

More information Date, Tournament ...

Yearly records

Statistics

The table below summarizes the worldwide ranking of Novak Djokovic in different sectors of the game according to the RICOH ATP matchfacts as of November 12, 2012.

Game feature YTD 2011 Season best in one match
% or no. Ranking % or no. Opponent Tournament source
Service game:
Aces 512 14 343[5] Increase169 16 Lleyton Hewitt Olympics [6]
1st serve percentage 64% 16 65%[7] Decrease1 79% Paolo Lorenzi US Open [8]
1st serve points won 75% 14 74%[9] Increase1 93% Feliciano López Shanghai Masters [10]
2nd serve points won 56% 5 56%[11] Steady 80% Richard Gasquet Rogers Cup [12]
Service games won 87% 6 86%[13] Increase1 100% Andy Roddick Olympics [14]
Break points saved 66% 11 65%[15] Increase1 100% Nicolas Mahut
Kevin Anderson
Pablo Andújar
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
Marcos Baghdatis
[16]
Return of service:
Points won returning 1st serve 35% 2 36%[17] Decrease1 53% Paolo Lorenzi US Open [8]
Points won returning 2nd serve 56% 2 58%[18] Decrease2 93% Paolo Lorenzi Australian Open [16]
Return games won 35% 2 39%[19] Decrease4 90% Paolo Lorenzi Australian Open [16]
Break points converted 46% 2 48%[20] Decrease2 100% Andy Roddick Olympics [14]

Head-to-head matchups

Novak Djokovic has a 24–10 (70.6%) record against the top 10, a 33–2 (94.3%) record against the top 50 and an 18–0 (100%) record against other players outside the top 50.

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

Finals

Singles: 11 (6–5)

More information Category, Titles by surface ...
More information Outcome, No. ...

Earnings

  • Bold font denotes tournament win
More information #, Venue ...

Awards and nominations

See also


References

  1. "Andy Murray defeated by Novak Djokovic in epic semi-final". The Independent. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. "ATP Doubles Team Ranking". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. "ATP Doubles Team Ranking". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  4. "RICOH ATP Matchfacts". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  5. "Match Summary". london2012.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  6. "RICOH ATP Matchfacts". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  7. "Match Statistics". usopen.org. United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
  8. "RICOH ATP Matchfacts". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  9. "RICOH ATP Matchfacts". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  10. "RICOH ATP Matchfacts". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  11. "RICOH ATP Matchfacts". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  12. "RICOH ATP Matchfacts". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  13. "Match Summary". london2012.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  14. "RICOH ATP Matchfacts". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  15. "Novak Djokovic Profile". australianopen.com. Tennis Australia. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
  16. "RICOH ATP Matchfacts". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  17. "RICOH ATP Matchfacts". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  18. "RICOH ATP Matchfacts". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  19. "RICOH ATP Matchfacts". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  20. "Djokovic clinches 2012 Emirates Airline US Open Series men's title". atpworldtour.com. New York, United States: USTA. 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  21. "2012 ATP Rulebook". 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on August 17, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  22. "Novak Djokovic". atpworldtour.com. London, United Kingdom: Association of Tennis Professionals. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  23. "Awards 2012". laureus.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  24. "AIPS Web Site - Djokovic and Ennis top AIPS Europe Athletes of the Year 2012 poll". Aipsmedia.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-01-27.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 2012_Novak_Djokovic_tennis_season, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.