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2013 Novak Djokovic tennis season

2013 Novak Djokovic tennis season

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The 2013 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially commenced on 31 December 2012 with the start of the 2013 ATP World Tour.

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Yearly summary

Novak Djokovic began the 2013 season in Australia. Alongside Ana Ivanovic, he represented Serbia at the 2013 Hopman Cup, where he played four singles and four mixed doubles matches. The Serbian duo finished runner-up, losing 1–2 to Spanish duo Anabel Medina Garrigues and Fernando Verdasco in the final. Two weeks later Djokovic took part in the first competitive tournament of the year – 2013 Australian Open as the two-time defending champion. On the road to the final Novak defeated Stanislas Wawrinka in an epic five-hour meeting that finished 12–10 in the decisive set. Along the way, he defeated two Top 10 players – Tomáš Berdych and David Ferrer. In the final he met the No. 3 seed Andy Murray, whom he defeated in four sets to take his third straight title at Melbourne Park, the first man in the open era to do so.

The following week, Djokovic represented his country in 2013 Davis Cup and helped Serbia to beat Belgium 3–2, winning his only match against Olivier Rochus in straight sets.

At the end of the month Novak took part in the 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships, which he won without dropping a single set. In the final he defeated Berdych, winning his fourth Dubai title and maintaining a 100 percent start to the season.

After the short break Djokovic headed to the United States, where traditionally the first two Masters tournaments are played. In Indian Wells, Novak was eliminated in the semifinals by Juan Martín del Potro and in Miami, he lost surprisingly in the fourth round to Tommy Haas. Djokovic remained in the US and won two singles matches against John Isner and Sam Querrey in the Davis Cup Quarterfinal, clinching the place for Serbia in autumn semifinal against Canada.

Next Djokovic took part in European Clay Court Season, where he played in four tournaments, aiming to capture the 2013 French Open at the end. For the first time in his career he won the Monaco Masters, defeating eight-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final. Djokovic was unsuccessful in the following events, losing in second round in Madrid and in the quarterfinals of Rome to Grigor Dimitrov and Berdych respectively. In Roland Garros he missed the opportunity to complete the Career Grand Slam after losing an epic five-set semifinal to Nadal, who eventually won the title.

After a two-week break Novak entered the Wimbledon Championships, where he played much better than in the previous tournaments on clay. He reached the final without dropping a set in the first five matches and won a tight meeting with del Potro, the meeting lasting almost five hours and being the longest semifinal in Wimbledon history. However, two days later Djokovic was not able to threaten Murray despite leading in the second and third set and having saved three championship points. He lost in straight sets, for the first time since 2010.

Novak then started a four-week break and started the North American Hard Court season at the beginning of August, aiming to stay at the top of ATP ranking. At the Rogers Cup, he came attempting to win his third consecutive Canadian Open at the Montreal edition. Although he defeated Gasquet in a rematch of the 2012 final in what he called almost perfect play, he lost a close 7–6 third set tiebreak to nemesis Rafael Nadal in the semis, ending his hard court winning streak against Nadal.

Djokovic reached the quarterfinals at Cincinnati but lost to Isner 7–5 in a third set. Djokovic then lost in the US Open final in four sets to Nadal.[1] Since then Djokovic won Beijing against Nadal in straight sets, Shanghai against del Potro and Paris against Ferrer. At the ATP World Tour Finals, Djokovic retained the trophy, beating Nadal in straight sets.[2]

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Djokovic in 2013, 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
Match
Round
Opponent
Rank
Result
Score
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
January 14, 2013
1 / 593
1R
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
60
Win
6–2, 6–4, 7–5
2 / 594
2R
United States Ryan Harrison
62
Win
6–1, 6–2, 6–3
3 / 595
3R
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
34
Win
6–4, 6–3, 7–5
4 / 596
4R
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
17
Win
1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 12–10
5 / 597
QF
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
6
Win
6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
6 / 598
SF
Spain David Ferrer
5
Win
6–2, 6–2, 6–1
7 / 599
W
United Kingdom Andy Murray
3
Win (1) 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2
Davis Cup World Group
1st round
: Belgium vs Serbia

Charleroi, Belgium
Davis Cup
Clay, indoor
February 1, 2013
8 / 600 1R
R2
Belgium Olivier Rochus
127
Win
6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP World Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
February 25, 2013
9 / 601
1R
Serbia Viktor Troicki
44
Win
6–1, 6–4
10 / 602
2R
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut
55
Win
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
11 / 603
QF
Italy Andreas Seppi
20
Win
6–0, 6–3
12 / 604
SF
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
7
Win
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
13 / 605
W
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
6
Win (2) 7–5, 6–3
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
March 7, 2013
1R
Bye
14 / 606
2R
Italy Fabio Fognini
36
Win
6–0, 5–7, 6–2
15 / 607
3R
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov
31
Win
7–6(7–4), 6–1
16 / 608
4R
United States Sam Querrey
23
Win
6–0, 7–6(8–6)
17 / 609
QF
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
8
Win
6–3, 6–1
18 / 610
SF
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
7
Loss
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Sony Open Tennis
Miami, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
March 20, 2013
1R
Bye
19 / 611
2R
Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol
64
Win
6–1, 6–0
20 / 612
3R
India Somdev Devvarman
254
Win
6–2, 6–4
21 / 613
4R
Germany Tommy Haas
18
Loss
2–6, 4–6
Davis Cup World Group
Quarterfinals
: USA vs Serbia

Boise, United States
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
April 5, 2013
22 / 614 QF
R1
United States John Isner
23
Win
7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5
23 / 615 QF
R4
United States Sam Querrey
20
Win
7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–0
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
April 14, 2013
1R
Bye
24 / 616
2R
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
27
Win
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
25 / 617
3R
Argentina Juan Mónaco
20
Win
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
26 / 618
QF
Finland Jarkko Nieminen
49
Win
6–4, 6–3
27 / 619
SF
Italy Fabio Fognini
32
Win
6–2, 6–1
28 / 620
W
Spain Rafael Nadal
5
Win (3) 6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Mutua Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
May 5, 2013
1R
Bye
29 / 621
2R
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov
28
Loss
6–7(6–8), 7–6(10–8), 3–6
Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
May 12, 2013
1R
Bye
30 / 622
2R
Spain Albert Montañés
89
Win
6–2, 6–3
31 / 623
3R
Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov
23
Win
6–1, 6–4
32 / 624
QF
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
6
Loss
6–2, 5–7, 4–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
May 26, 2013
33 / 625
1R
Belgium David Goffin
58
Win
7–6(7–5), 6–4, 7–5
34 / 626
2R
Argentina Guido Pella
83
Win
6–2, 6–0, 6–2
35 / 627
3R
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov
28
Win
6–2, 6–2, 6–3
36 / 628
4R
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
19
Win
4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
37 / 629
QF
Germany Tommy Haas
14
Win
6–3, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
38 / 630
SF
Spain Rafael Nadal 4
Loss
4–6, 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–9
Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
June 24, 2013
39 / 631
1R
Germany Florian Mayer
34
Win
6–3, 7–5, 6–4
40 / 632
2R
United States Bobby Reynolds
156
Win
7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–1
41 / 633
3R
France Jérémy Chardy
25
Win
6–3, 6–2, 6–2
42 / 634
4R
Germany Tommy Haas
13
Win
6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
43 / 635
QF
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
6
Win
7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–3
44 / 636
SF
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
8
Win
7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), 6–3
45 / 637
F
United Kingdom Andy Murray
2
Loss (1) 4–6, 5–7, 4–6
Rogers Cup
Montreal, Canada
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
August 5, 2013
1R
Bye
46 / 638
2R
Germany Florian Mayer
50
Win
6–2, 6–1
47 / 639
3R
Uzbekistan Denis Istomin
66
Win
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
48 / 640
QF
France Richard Gasquet
9
Win
6–1, 6–2
49 / 641
SF
Spain Rafael Nadal
4
Loss
4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7)
Western & Southern Open
Cincinnati, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
August 11, 2013
1R
Bye
50 / 642
2R
Argentina Juan Mónaco
32
Win
7–5, 6–2
51 / 643
3R
Belgium David Goffin
80
Win
6–2, 6–0
52 / 644
QF
United States John Isner
22
Loss
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 5–7
US Open
New York, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
August 26, 2013
53 / 645
1R
Lithuania Ričardas Berankis
112
Win
6–1, 6–2, 6–2
54 / 646
2R
Germany Benjamin Becker
87
Win
7–6(7–2), 6–2, 6–2
55 / 647
3R
Portugal João Sousa
95
Win
6–0, 6–2, 6–2
56 / 648
4R
Spain Marcel Granollers
43
Win
6–3, 6–0, 6–0
57 / 649
QF
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
21
Win
6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
58 / 650
SF
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
9
Win
2–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
59 / 651
F
Spain Rafael Nadal
2
Loss (2) 2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Davis Cup World Group
Semifinals
: Serbia vs Canada

Belgrade, Serbia
Davis Cup
Clay, indoor
September 13, 2013
60 / 652 SF
R1
Canada Vasek Pospisil
41
Win
6–2, 6–0, 6–4
61 / 653 SF
R4
Canada Milos Raonic
11
Win
7–6(7–1), 6–2, 6–2
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP World Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
September 30, 2013
62 / 654
1R
Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol
46
Win
6–0, 6–3
63 / 655
2R
Spain Fernando Verdasco
31
Win
7–5, 2–6, 6–2
64 / 656
QF
United States Sam Querrey
30
Win
6–1, 6–2
65 / 657
SF
France Richard Gasquet
10
Win
6–4, 6–2
66 / 658
W
Spain Rafael Nadal
2
Win (4) 6–3, 6–4
Shanghai Rolex Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
October 6, 2013
1R
Bye
67 / 659
2R
Spain Marcel Granollers
36
Win
6–2, 6–0
68 / 660
3R
Italy Fabio Fognini
17
Win
6–3, 6–3
69 / 661
QF
France Gaël Monfils
42
Win
6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–4
70 / 662
SF
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
9
Win
6–2, 7–5
71 / 663
W
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
5
Win (5) 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
BNP Paribas Masters
Paris, France
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
October 28, 2013
1R
Bye
72 / 664
2R
France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
189
Win
7–6(7–3), 6–3
73 / 665
3R
United States John Isner
16
Win
6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–2
74 / 666
QF
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
8
Win
6–1, 6–4
75 / 667
SF
Switzerland Roger Federer
6
Win
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
76 / 668
W
Spain David Ferrer
3
Win (6) 7–5, 7–5
ATP World Tour Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP World Tour Finals
Hard, indoor
November 4, 2013
77 / 669
RR
Switzerland Roger Federer
7
Win
6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–2
78 / 670
RR
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
5
Win
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
79 / 671
RR
France Richard Gasquet
9
Win
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3
80 / 672
SF
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
8
Win
6–3, 6–3
81 / 673
W
Spain Rafael Nadal
1
Win (7) 6–3, 6–4
Davis Cup World Group Final:
Serbia vs. Czech Republic

Belgrade, Serbia
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
November 11, 2013
82 / 674 F
R1
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
44
Win
7–5, 6–1, 6–4
83 / 675 F
R4
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
7
Win
6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–2

Doubles matches

Tournament
Match
Round
Opponents
Rank
Team rank
Result
Score
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP World Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
February 25, 2013
Partner: Serbia Marko Djokovic
1 / 77
1R
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Belgium Dick Norman
760
95
[3]
Loss
6–4, 3–6, [4–10]
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP World Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
September 30, 2013
Partner: Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
2 / 78
1R
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Sweden Robert Lindstedt
10
17
Win
6–3, 6–3
3 / 79
QF
Germany Florian Mayer
Germany Tommy Haas
344
123
Win
6–2, 6–1
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SF
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Romania Horia Tecău
25
30
11
W/O N/A

Hopman Cup

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Exhibitions

Mubadala World Tennis Championship

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Boodles Challenge

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Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

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Doubles schedule

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Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Novak Djokovic has a 24–6 (80.0%) record against players from the top 10, a 34–3 (91.9%) record against other players from the top 50 and 16–0 (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: 9 (7–2)

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Team competitions: 2 (0–2)

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Earnings

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Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

See also


References

  1. 2013 US Open: Men's semi-finals preview, The Roar, 7 September 2013
  2. "Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal to win World Tour Finals". BBC Sport. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  3. "ATP Doubles Team Ranking". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

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