2013 Novak Djokovic tennis season

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

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.2013 US Open: Men's semi-finals preview, The Roar, 7 September 2013 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.

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.

Singles matches Round Rank Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor January 14, 2013 1 / 593 Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 2 / 594 Ryan Harrison 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 3 / 595 Radek Štěpánek 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 4 / 596 Stanislas Wawrinka 1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 12–10 5 / 597 Tomáš Berdych 6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 6 / 598 David Ferrer 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 7 / 599 Andy Murray 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 1RR2 Olivier Rochus 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP World Tour 500 Hard, outdoor February 25, 2013 9 / 601 Viktor Troicki 6–1, 6–4 10 / 602 Roberto Bautista Agut 6–1, 7–6(7–4) 11 / 603 Andreas Seppi 6–0, 6–3 12 / 604 Juan Martín del Potro 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 13 / 605 Tomáš Berdych Win (2) 7–5, 6–3 BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 7, 2013 Bye 14 / 606 Fabio Fognini 6–0, 5–7, 6–2 15 / 607 Grigor Dimitrov 7–6(7–4), 6–1 16 / 608 Sam Querrey 6–0, 7–6(8–6) 17 / 609 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 6–1 18 / 610 Juan Martín del Potro 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 Sony Open Tennis Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 20, 2013 Bye 19 / 611 Lukáš Rosol 6–1, 6–0 20 / 612 Somdev Devvarman 6–2, 6–4 21 / 613 Tommy Haas 2–6, 4–6 Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals: USA vs Serbia Boise, United States Davis Cup Hard, indoor April 5, 2013 22 / 614 QFR1 John Isner 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5 23 / 615 QFR4 Sam Querrey 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 Bye 24 / 616 Mikhail Youzhny 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 25 / 617 Juan Mónaco 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 26 / 618 Jarkko Nieminen 6–4, 6–3 27 / 619 Fabio Fognini 6–2, 6–1 28 / 620 Rafael Nadal Win (3) 6–2, 7–6(7–1) Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor May 5, 2013 Bye 29 / 621 Grigor Dimitrov 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 Bye 30 / 622 Albert Montañés 6–2, 6–3 31 / 623 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6–1, 6–4 32 / 624 Tomáš Berdych 6–2, 5–7, 4–6 French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor May 26, 2013 33 / 625 David Goffin 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 7–5 34 / 626 Guido Pella 6–2, 6–0, 6–2 35 / 627 Grigor Dimitrov 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 36 / 628 Philipp Kohlschreiber 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 37 / 629 Tommy Haas 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 38 / 630 Rafael Nadal 4 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 Florian Mayer 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 40 / 632 Bobby Reynolds 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–1 41 / 633 Jérémy Chardy 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 42 / 634 Tommy Haas 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) 43 / 635 Tomáš Berdych 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–3 44 / 636 Juan Martín del Potro 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), 6–3 45 / 637 Andy Murray Loss (1) 4–6, 5–7, 4–6 Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 5, 2013 Bye 46 / 638 Florian Mayer 6–2, 6–1 47 / 639 Denis Istomin 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 48 / 640 Richard Gasquet 6–1, 6–2 49 / 641 Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7) Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 11, 2013 Bye 50 / 642 Juan Mónaco 7–5, 6–2 51 / 643 David Goffin 6–2, 6–0 52 / 644 John Isner 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 5–7 US Open New York, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor August 26, 2013 53 / 645 Ričardas Berankis 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 54 / 646 Benjamin Becker 7–6(7–2), 6–2, 6–2 55 / 647 João Sousa 6–0, 6–2, 6–2 56 / 648 Marcel Granollers 6–3, 6–0, 6–0 57 / 649 Mikhail Youzhny 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0 58 / 650 Stanislas Wawrinka 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 59 / 651 Rafael Nadal 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 SFR1 Vasek Pospisil 6–2, 6–0, 6–4 61 / 653 SFR4 Milos Raonic 7–6(7–1), 6–2, 6–2 China Open Beijing, China ATP World Tour 500 Hard, outdoor September 30, 2013 62 / 654 Lukáš Rosol 6–0, 6–3 63 / 655 Fernando Verdasco 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 64 / 656 Sam Querrey 6–1, 6–2 65 / 657 Richard Gasquet 6–4, 6–2 66 / 658 Rafael Nadal Win (4) 6–3, 6–4 Shanghai Rolex Masters Shanghai, China ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor October 6, 2013 Bye 67 / 659 Marcel Granollers 6–2, 6–0 68 / 660 Fabio Fognini 6–3, 6–3 69 / 661 Gaël Monfils 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–4 70 / 662 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–2, 7–5 71 / 663 Juan Martín del Potro 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 Bye 72 / 664 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7–6(7–3), 6–3 73 / 665 John Isner 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–2 74 / 666 Stanislas Wawrinka 6–1, 6–4 75 / 667 Roger Federer 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 76 / 668 David Ferrer Win (6) 7–5, 7–5 ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals Hard, indoor November 4, 2013 77 / 669 Roger Federer 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–2 78 / 670 Juan Martín del Potro 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 79 / 671 Richard Gasquet 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3 80 / 672 Stanislas Wawrinka 6–3, 6–3 81 / 673 Rafael Nadal 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 FR1 Radek Štěpánek 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 83 / 675 FR4 Tomáš Berdych 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 Source

Doubles matches Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP World Tour 500 Hard, outdoor February 25, 2013Partner: Marko Djokovic 1 / 77 Nikolay Davydenko Dick Norman 760 95 – 6–4, 3–6, [4–10] China Open Beijing, China ATP World Tour 500 Hard, outdoor September 30, 2013Partner: Stanislas Wawrinka 2 / 78 Mahesh Bhupathi Robert Lindstedt 10 17 6–3, 6–3 3 / 79 Florian Mayer Tommy Haas 344 123 6–2, 6–1 Max Mirnyi Horia Tecău 25 30 W/O N/A Source

Hopman Cup

Tournament Round Match Opponents Result Score Hopman Cup Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaMixed Team EventHard, outdoor29 December 2012 – 6 January 2013Partner: Ana Ivanovic RR Singles Andreas Seppi Win 6–4, 6–3 Doubles Francesca Schiavone Andreas Seppi Loss 6–7(4–7), 4–6 RR Singles Bernard Tomic Loss 4–6, 4–6 Doubles Ashleigh Barty Bernard Tomic Win 6–4, 6–7(8–10), [10–6] RR Singles Tommy Haas Win 6–2, 6–0 Doubles Tatjana Malek Thanasi Kokkinakis (Alt) Win 6–2, 7–5 F Singles Fernando Verdasco Win 6–3, 7–5 Doubles Anabel Medina Garrigues Fernando Verdasco Loss 4–6, 5–7

Exhibitions

Mubadala World Tennis Championship

Tournament Round Opponent Result Score Mubadala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Exhibition Hard, outdoor 27–29 December 2012 QF Bye SF David Ferrer Win 6–0, 6–3 W Nicolás Almagro Win 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4

Boodles Challenge

Tournament Match Opponent Result Score Boodles Challenge Stoke Poges, England, United Kingdom Exhibition Grass, outdoor 18–22 June 2013 1 Grigor Dimitrov Win 5–7, 6–3, [10–6]

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule