2009 Novak Djokovic tennis season

The 2009 Novak Djokovic tennis season commenced on January 5 with the start of the 2009 ATP World Tour.

Yearly summary Early hard court season Djokovic started the year at the Brisbane International, where he was upset by fellow Pilić academy trainee Ernests Gulbis in the first round.

Australian Open

As defending champion at the Australian Open, Djokovic retired from his quarterfinal match with former world No. 1 Andy Roddick when trailing 6-7, 6-4, 6-2, 2-1., primarily due to heat illness that generated muscle aches and cramps.

Dubai Tennis Championships

After losing in the semifinals of the Open 13 tournament in Marseille to Tsonga, Djokovic won the singles title at the Dubai Championships, defeating Ferrer to claim his twelfth career title.

Indian Wells Open

The following week, Djokovic was the defending champion at the Indian Wells Masters but lost to Roddick in the quarterfinals.

Indian Wells Open

At the Miami Open in Key Biscayne, Djokovic beat Federer in the semifinals, before losing to Murray in the final.

Clay court season Monte-Carlo Masters

Djokovic reached the final of the next Masters event, the Monte-Carlo Masters on clay, losing to Nadal in the final.

Italian Open

At the Italian Open in Rome, Djokovic failed to defend the title he had won the previous year, losing to Nadal in the final again.

Madrid Open

Djokovic was the top seed at his hometown tournament, the Serbia Open in Belgrade, beating Łukasz Kubot in the final to win his second title of the year. Djokovic then reached the semifinals of the Madrid Open without dropping a set, where he lost to Nadal despite holding three match points. The match, at 4 hours and 3 minutes, was at the time the longest three-set singles match on the ATP Tour in the Open Era.

Roland Garros

At the French Open, he lost in the third round to German Philipp Kohlschreiber.

Grass court season Djokovic began his grass court season at the Gerry Weber Open where after the withdrawal of Federer, he competed as the top seed. He advanced to the final, where he lost to Tommy Haas.

Wimbledon

Djokovic then lost to Haas again, this time in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.

Fall hard court season During the US Open Series, Djokovic made the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open in Montreal before losing to Roddick. At the Cincinnati Masters, Djokovic defeated Nadal in the semifinals before losing in the final to Federer. At the US Open, Djokovic reached the semifinals, where he was defeated by Federer.

Djokovic then won his third title of the year at the China Open in Beijing, beating Marin Čilić in the final. Djokovic then lost in the semifinals of the inaugural Shanghai Masters to Davydenko.

Swiss Indoors

At the Swiss Indoors in Basel, Djokovic recorded his first 6–0, 6–0 win at an elite event when he defeated Jan Hernych in the second round. He then defeat home player Wawrinka in the quarterfinals before saving three match to win his semifinal against Radek Štěpánek. In the final, he defeated home favorite and three-time defending champion Federer to win his fourth title of the year.

Paris Masters

Djokovic won his first Masters title of the year at the Paris Masters after defeating Nadal in the semifinals, and outlasting Gaël Monfils in a decisive set tiebreak in the final.

ATP Finals

Even though he came into the year-ending ATP Finals in London on a 10-match winning streak and as the defending champion, Djokovic failed to make it out from the round-robin stage despite beating both Davydenko and Nadal due to having fewer sets.

Djokovic ended the year as the No. 3 for the third consecutive year, having played 97 matches, the most of any player on the ATP Tour, which earned him the Ironman nickname, with a 78–19 win–loss record. In addition to leading the ATP Tour in match wins, he reached a career-best ten finals, winning five titles.

All matches This table chronicles all the matches of Djokovic in 2009, 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 Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia ATP 250 Hard, outdoor January 5, 2009 Ernests Gulbis 4–6, 4–6 Medibank International Sydney Sydney, Australia ATP 250 Hard, outdoor January 12, 2009 Bye Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–1, 6–2 Mario Ančić 6–3, 6–4 Jarkko Nieminen 4–6, 6–7(7–3) Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor January 19, 2009 Andrea Stoppini 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 Jérémy Chardy 7–5, 6–1, 6–3 Amer Delić 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) Marcos Baghdatis 6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), 6–2 Andy Roddick 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 2–6, 1–2 Ret. Open 13 Marseille, France ATP 250 Hard, indoor February 16, 2009 Jérémy Chardy 7–6(7–4), 6–4 Jan Hernych 7–5, 6–4 Mischa Zverev 6–3, 6–3 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4–6, 6–7(1–7) Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE ATP 500 Hard, outdoor February 23, 2009 Flavio Cipolla 6–3, 6–2 Jan Hernych 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 Marin Čilić 6–3, 6–4 Gilles Simon 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 David Ferrer Win (1) 7–5, 6–3 Davis Cup World Group 1st Round: Spain vs SerbiaBenidorm, Spain Davis Cup Clay, outdoor March 6, 2009 David Ferrer 3–6, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) Rafael Nadal 4–6, 4–6, 1–6 BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 9, 2009 Bye Martín Vassallo Argüello 7–5, 6–4 Tommy Haas 6–2, 7–6(7–1) Stan Wawrinka 7–6(9–7), 7–6(8–6) Andy Roddick 3–6, 2–6 Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 23, 2009 Bye Frank Dancevic 6–3, 6–2 Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–4, 6–1 Tomáš Berdych 6–3, 6–2 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 6–4 Roger Federer 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 Andy Murray 2–6, 5–7 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor April 13, 2009 Bye Óscar Hernández 6–1, 6–2 Albert Montañés 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–0 Fernando Verdasco 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 Stan Wawrinka 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 Rafael Nadal 3–6, 6–2, 1–6 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor April 27, 2009 Bye Albert Montañés 7–6(7–5), 6–0 Tommy Robredo 6–1, 6–1 Juan Martín del Potro 6–3, 6–4 Roger Federer 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 Rafael Nadal 6–7(2–7), 2–6 Serbia Open Belgrade, Serbia ATP World Tour 250 Clay, outdoor May 3, 2009 Bye Janko Tipsarević 6–2, 4–6, 6–0 Viktor Troicki 6–3, 6–2 Andreas Seppi 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 Łukasz Kubot Win (2) 6–3, 7–6(7–0) Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor May 5, 2009 Bye Óscar Hernández 6–3, 6–3 Andreas Seppi 6–4, 6–4 Ivan Ljubičić 6–3, 6–4 Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(9–11) French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor May 25, 2009 Nicolás Lapentti 6–3, 3–1 Ret. Sergiy Stakhovsky 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 Philipp Kohlschreiber 4–6, 4–6, 4–6 Gerry Weber Open Halle, Germany ATP World Tour 250 Grass, outdoor June 8, 2009 Simone Bolelli 7–5, 6–2 Florent Serra 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 Jürgen Melzer 6–1, 6–4 Olivier Rochus 7–6(9–7), 6–4 Tommy Haas 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6 Wimbledon Championships London, England Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor June 22, 2009 Julien Benneteau 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–1), 6–2, 6–4 Simon Greul 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 Mardy Fish 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 Dudi Sela 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 Tommy Haas 5–7, 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 3–6 Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 10, 2009 Bye Peter Polansky 6–4, 7–6(8–6) Mikhail Youzhny 6–3, 6–4 Andy Roddick 4–6, 6–7(4–7) Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Cincinnati, USA ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 17, 2009 Bye Ivan Ljubičić 7–6(7–5), 6–4 Jérémy Chardy 7–5, 6–3 Gilles Simon 6–4, 7–5 Rafael Nadal 6–1, 6–4 Roger Federer 1–6, 5–7 US Open New-York, USA Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor August 31, 2009 Ivan Ljubičić 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 Carsten Ball 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 Jesse Witten 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 Radek Štěpánek 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 Fernando Verdasco 7–6(7–2), 1–6, 7–5, 6–2 Roger Federer 6–7(3–7), 5–7, 5–7 China Open Beijing, China ATP 500 Hard, outdoor October 5, 2009 Victor Hănescu 6–3, 7–5 Viktor Troicki 6–3, 6–0 Fernando Verdasco 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 Robin Söderling 6–3, 6–3 Marin Čilić Win (3) 6–2, 7–6(7–4) Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor October 12, 2009 Bye Fabio Fognini 6–3, 6–1 Rainer Schüttler 6–1, 6–1 Gilles Simon 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 Nikolay Davydenko 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(1–7) Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland ATP 500 Hard, indoor November 2, 2009 Andreas Beck 6–3, 7–5 Jan Hernych 6–0, 6–0 Stan Wawrinka 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 Radek Štěpánek 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–2 Roger Federer Win (4) 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor November 9, 2009 Bye Juan Mónaco 6–3, 7–5 Arnaud Clément 6–2, 6–2 Robin Söderling 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–3 Gaël Monfils Win (5) 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–3) ATP World Tour Finals London, England Year-end Championships Hard, indoor November 23, 2009 Nikolay Davydenko 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 Robin Söderling 6–7(5–7), 1–6 Rafael Nadal 7–6(7–5), 6–3 Source

Doubles matches

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Yearly records Head-to-head matchups Novak Djokovic had a record against the top 10, a record against the top 50 and a record against players outside the top 50.

Finals

Singles: 10 (5–5) CategoryGrand Slam (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–4)ATP World Tour 500 (3–0)ATP World Tour 250 (1–1)Titles by surfaceHard (4–1)Clay (2–1)Grass (0–1)Titles by conditionsOutdoors (3–5)Indoors (2–0)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the finalWin 12–6Dubai Championships, UAE500 seriesHard David Ferrer7–5, 6–3Loss 12–7Miami Open, United StatesHard Andy Murray2–6, 5–7Loss 12–8Monte-Carlo Masters, FranceMastersClay Rafael Nadal3–6, 6–2, 1–6Loss 12–9Italian Open, ItalyMastersClay Rafael Nadal6–7(2–7), 2–6Win 13–9Serbia Open, Serbia250 SeriesClay Łukasz Kubot6–3, 7–6(7–0)Loss Halle Open, Germany250 SeriesGrass Tommy Haas3–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6Loss 13–11Cincinnati Masters, United StatesMastersHard Roger Federer1–6, 5–7Win 14–11 China Open, China500 seriesHard Marin Čilić6–2, 7–6(7–4)Win 15–11Swiss Indoors, Switzerland500 seriesHard (i) Roger Federer6–4, 4–6, 6–2Win 16–11 Paris Masters, FranceMastersHard (i) Gaël Monfils6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)

See also 2009 ATP World Tour 2009 Roger Federer tennis season 2009 Rafael Nadal tennis season

References

External links

ATP tour profile