2013 Novak Djokovic tennis season explained

See main article: Novak Djokovic.

Calendarprizemoney:$12,447,947 (singles & doubles)
Singlesrecord:74–9 (89.15%)
Singlestitles:7
Yearendsinglesranking:No. 2
Singlesrankingchange: 1
Australianopenresult:W
Frenchopenresult:SF
Wimbledonresult:F
Usopenresult:F
Doublesrecord:2–1
Currentdoublesranking:572
Previous Season:2012
Next Season:2014

The 2013 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially 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.[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.

Singles matches

RoundRank
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
January 14, 2013
1 / 593 Paul-Henri Mathieu6–2, 6–4, 7–5
2 / 594 Ryan Harrison6–1, 6–2, 6–3
3 / 595 Radek Štěpánek6–4, 6–3, 7–5
4 / 596 Stanislas Wawrinka1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 12–10
5 / 597 Tomáš Berdych6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
6 / 598 bgcolor=yellow David Ferrer6–2, 6–2, 6–1
7 / 599 bgcolor=lime Andy Murraybgcolor=lime style="text-align:center;"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
Olivier Rochus6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP World Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
February 25, 2013
9 / 601 Viktor Troicki6–1, 6–4
10 / 602 Roberto Bautista Agut6–1, 7–6(7–4)
11 / 603 Andreas Seppi6–0, 6–3
12 / 604 bgcolor=yellow Juan Martín del Potro6–3, 7–6(7–4)
13 / 605 bgcolor=lime Tomáš Berdychbgcolor=lime style="text-align:center;"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 Fognini6–0, 5–7, 6–2
15 / 607 Grigor Dimitrov7–6(7–4), 6–1
16 / 608 Sam Querrey6–0, 7–6(8–6)
17 / 609 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga6–3, 6–1
18 / 610 bgcolor=yellow Juan Martín del Potro6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Sony Open Tennis
Miami, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
March 20, 2013
Bye
19 / 611 Lukáš Rosol6–1, 6–0
20 / 612 Somdev Devvarman6–2, 6–4
21 / 613 Tommy Haas2–6, 4–6
Davis Cup World Group
Quarterfinals
: USA vs Serbia

Boise, United States
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
April 5, 2013
22 / 614 QF
R1
John Isner7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5
23 / 615 QF
R4
Sam Querrey7–5, 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 Youzhny4–6, 6–1, 6–4
25 / 617 Juan Mónaco4–6, 6–2, 6–2
26 / 618 bgcolor=#ffebcd Jarkko Nieminen6–4, 6–3
27 / 619 bgcolor=yellow Fabio Fognini6–2, 6–1
28 / 620 bgcolor=lime Rafael Nadalbgcolor=lime style="text-align:center;"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 Dimitrov6–7(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 Montañés6–2, 6–3
31 / 623 Alexandr Dolgopolov6–1, 6–4
32 / 624 Tomáš Berdych6–2, 5–7, 4–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
May 26, 2013
33 / 625 David Goffin7–6(7–5), 6–4, 7–5
34 / 626 Guido Pella6–2, 6–0, 6–2
35 / 627 Grigor Dimitrov6–2, 6–2, 6–3
36 / 628 Philipp Kohlschreiber4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
37 / 629 Tommy Haas6–3, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
38 / 630 bgcolor=yellow Rafael Nadal4
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 Mayer6–3, 7–5, 6–4
40 / 632 Bobby Reynolds7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–1
41 / 633 Jérémy Chardy6–3, 6–2, 6–2
42 / 634 Tommy Haas6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
43 / 635 Tomáš Berdych7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–3
44 / 636bgcolor=yellow Juan Martín del Potro7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(6–8), 6–3
45 / 637bgcolor=thistle Andy Murraybgcolor=thistle style="text-align:center;"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 Mayer6–2, 6–1
47 / 639 Denis Istomin2–6, 6–4, 6–4
48 / 640 Richard Gasquet6–1, 6–2
49 / 641bgcolor=yellow Rafael Nadal4–6, 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 Mónaco7–5, 6–2
51 / 643 David Goffin6–2, 6–0
52 / 644 John Isner6–7(5–7), 6–3, 5–7
US Open
New York, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
August 26, 2013
53 / 645 Ričardas Berankis6–1, 6–2, 6–2
54 / 646 Benjamin Becker7–6(7–2), 6–2, 6–2
55 / 647 João Sousa6–0, 6–2, 6–2
56 / 648 Marcel Granollers6–3, 6–0, 6–0
57 / 649 Mikhail Youzhny6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
58 / 650bgcolor=yellow Stanislas Wawrinka2–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
59 / 651bgcolor=thistle Rafael Nadalbgcolor=thistle style="text-align:center;"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 / 652bgcolor=yellow style="text-align:center;"SF
R1
Vasek Pospisil6–2, 6–0, 6–4
61 / 653bgcolor=yellow style="text-align:center;"SF
R4
Milos Raonic7–6(7–1), 6–2, 6–2
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP World Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
September 30, 2013
62 / 654 Lukáš Rosol6–0, 6–3
63 / 655 Fernando Verdasco7–5, 2–6, 6–2
64 / 656 Sam Querrey6–1, 6–2
65 / 657bgcolor=yellow Richard Gasquet6–4, 6–2
66 / 658bgcolor=lime Rafael Nadalbgcolor=lime style="text-align:center;"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 Granollers6–2, 6–0
68 / 660 Fabio Fognini6–3, 6–3
69 / 661 Gaël Monfils6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–4
70 / 662bgcolor=yellow Jo-Wilfried Tsonga6–2, 7–5
71 / 663bgcolor=lime Juan Martín del Potrobgcolor=lime style="text-align:center;"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 Herbert7–6(7–3), 6–3
73 / 665 John Isner6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–2
74 / 666 Stanislas Wawrinka6–1, 6–4
75 / 667 Roger Federer4–6, 6–3, 6–2
76 / 668bgcolor=lime David Ferrerbgcolor=lime style="text-align:center;"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 Federer6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–2
78 / 670 Juan Martín del Potro6–3, 3–6, 6–3
79 / 671 Richard Gasquet7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3
80 / 672 Stanislas Wawrinka6–3, 6–3
81 / 673bgcolor=lime Rafael Nadalbgcolor=lime style="text-align:center;"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 / 674bgcolor=thistle style="text-align:center;"F
R1
Radek Štěpánek7–5, 6–1, 6–4
83 / 675bgcolor=thistle style="text-align:center;"F
R4
Tomáš Berdych6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–2

Doubles matches

Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP World Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
February 25, 2013
Partner: Marko Djokovic
1 / 77 Nikolay Davydenko
Dick Norman
760
95
[3] 6–4, 3–6, [4–10]
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP World Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
September 30, 2013
Partner: 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/ON/A

Hopman Cup

TournamentRoundMatchOpponentsResultScore
Hopman Cup
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Mixed Team Event
Hard, outdoor
29 December 2012 – 6 January 2013
Partner: Ana Ivanovic
RRSingles Andreas SeppiWin6–4, 6–3
Doubles Francesca Schiavone
Andreas Seppi
Loss6–7(4–7), 4–6
RRSingles Bernard TomicLoss4–6, 4–6
Doubles Ashleigh Barty
Bernard Tomic
Win6–4, 6–7(8–10), [10–6]
RRSingles Tommy HaasWin6–2, 6–0
Doubles Tatjana Malek
Thanasi Kokkinakis (Alt)
Win6–2, 7–5
FSinglesWin6–3, 7–5
Doubles Anabel Medina Garrigues
Fernando Verdasco
Loss4–6, 5–7

Exhibitions

Mubadala World Tennis Championship

TournamentRoundOpponentResultScore
Mubadala World Tennis Championship
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Exhibition
Hard, outdoor
27–29 December 2012
QFBye
bgcolor=yellowSF David FerrerWin6–0, 6–3
bgcolor=limeW Nicolás AlmagroWin6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4

Boodles Challenge

TournamentMatchOpponentResultScore
Boodles Challenge
Stoke Poges, England, United Kingdom
Exhibition
Grass, outdoor
18–22 June 2013
1 Grigor DimitrovWin5–7, 6–3, [10–6]

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

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14.01.2013–27.01.2013 Hard W 2000 2000 Winner (def. Andy Murray, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2)
01.02.2013–03.02.2013 Davis CupClay (i) DNS 0 40 First round:
(def. Olivier Rochus, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2)
25.02.2013–02.03.2013 Hard SF 180 500 Winner (def. Tomáš Berdych, 7–5, 6–3)
07.03.2013–17.03.2013 Hard SF 360 360 Semifinals (lost to Juan Martín del Potro, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6)
20.03.2013–31.03.2013 Hard W 1000 90 Fourth round (lost to Tommy Haas, 2–6, 4–6)
05.04.2013–07.04.2013 Davis CupHard (i) DNS 0 130Quarterfinals:
(def. John Isner, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5)
(def. Sam Querrey, 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–0)
14.04.2013–21.04.2013 France Clay F 600 1000 Winner (def. Rafael Nadal, 6–2, 7–6(7–1))
05.05.2013–12.05.2013 Clay QF 18010 Second round (lost to <--Showing full name: 'Grigor Dimitrov' damage view of the table--> G Dimitrov, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(10–8), 3–6)
12.05.2013–19.05.2013 Rome Clay F 600 180 Quarterfinals (lost to Tomáš Berdych, 6–2, 5–7, 4–6)
26.05.2013–09.06.2013 Paris Clay F 1200 720 Semifinals (lost to R Nadal, 4–6, 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–9)
24.06.2013–07.07.2013 London Grass SF 7201200 Final (lost to Andy Murray, 4–6, 5–7, 4–6)
29.07.2013–04.08.2013 No Olympic tournament this year 4th 270 N/A Next Olympics will be held in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
05.08.2013–11.08.2013 Hard W 1000 360 Semifinals (lost to Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7))
11.08.2013–18.08.2013 Hard F 600 180 Quarterfinals (lost to John Isner, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 5–7)
26.08.2013–09.09.2013 New York City Hard F 1200 1200 Final (lost to Rafael Nadal, 2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6)
13.09.2013–15.09.2013 Davis CupBelgradeClay (i) DNS 0 140 Semifinals:
(def. Vasek Pospisil, 6–2, 6–0, 6–4)
(def. Milos Raonic, 7–6(7–1), 6–2, 6–2)
30.09.2013–06.10.2013 Hard W 500 500 Winner (def. Rafael Nadal, 6–3, 6–4)
06.10.2013–13.10.2013 Hard W 1000 1000 Winner (def. Juan Martín del Potro, 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–3))
28.10.2013–03.11.2013 Paris Hard (i) 2R 10 1000 Winner (def. David Ferrer, 7–5, 7–5)
04.11.2013–11.11.2013 London Hard (i) W 1500 1500 Winner (def. Rafael Nadal, 6–3, 6–4)
15.11.2013–17.11.2013 Davis CupBelgradeHard (i) DNS 0 150Final:
(def. Radek Štěpánek, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4)
(def. Tomáš Berdych, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–2)
Total year-end points difference

Doubles schedule

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25.02.2013–04.03.2013 Hard DNS 0(0) First round (lost to Davydenko/Norman, 6–4, 3–6, [4–10])
07.03.2013–17.03.2013 Hard 1R (0) 0 Withdrew
30.09.2013–06.10.2013 Hard DNS 0 90 Semifinals (withdrew against Mirnyi/Tecău)
Total year-end points difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Novak Djokovic has a record against players from the top 10, a record against other players from the top 50 and 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)

Category
Grand Slam (1–2)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (3–0)
ATP World Tour 500 (2–0)
ATP World Tour 250 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (6–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
Titles by conditions
Outdoors (5–2)
Indoors (2–0)
width=75Outcome!width=35No.!width=125Date!width=330Tournament!width=60Surface!width=180Opponent in the final!width=230Score in the final
Winner35.January 27, 2013Australian Open, Melbourne (4)Hard Andy Murray6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2
Winner36.March 3, 2013Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai (4)Hard Tomáš Berdych7–5, 6–3
Winner37.April 21, 2013Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, France (1)Clay Rafael Nadal6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Runner-up20.July 7, 2013Wimbledon Championships, London, UKGrass Andy Murray4–6, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up21.September 9, 2013US Open, New York, USA (4)Hard Rafael Nadal2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Winner38.October 6, 2013China Open, Beijing, China (4)Hard Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–4
Winner39.October 13, 2013Shanghai Rolex Masters, China (2)Hard Juan Martín del Potro6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Winner40.November 3, 2013BNP Paribas Masters, France (2)Hard (i) David Ferrer7–5, 7–5
Winner41.November 11, 2013ATP World Tour Finals, London, UK (3)Hard (i) Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–4

Team competitions: 2 (0–2)

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Runner-up2.January 5, 2013Hopman Cup, PerthHard Ana Ivanovic Anabel Medina Garrigues
Fernando Verdasco
1–2
Runner-up1.November 15–17, 2013Davis Cup, BelgradeHard (i) Dušan Lajović
Nenad Zimonjić
Ilija Bozoljac
Tomáš Berdych
Radek Štěpánek
Lukáš Rosol
Jan Hájek
2–3

Earnings

Event Prize money Year-to-date
Australian Open A$2,430,000 $2,559,519
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships $432,950 $2,992,469
$225,000 $3,217,469
$47,270 $3,264,739
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters €501,700 $3,922,367
€21,935 $3,951,130
€62,950 $4,032,877
€375,000 $4,517,677
£800,000 $5,750,797
$128,960 $5,879,757
$73,255 $5,953,012
$1,300,000 $7,253,012
China Open $557,100 $7,810,112
Shanghai Rolex Masters $729,725 $8,539,837
BNP Paribas Masters €522,100 $9,061,937
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals $1,923,000 $11,197,947
$11,197,947
Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/09/07/2013-us-open-mens-semi-finals-preview/ 2013 US Open: Men's semi-finals preview
  2. Web site: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal to win World Tour Finals. 11 November 2013. BBC Sport. 18 November 2013.
  3. Web site: atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.. ATP Doubles Team Ranking. 28 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130409013907/http://www.stevegtennis.com/rankings/2013/tm022513.htm. 9 April 2013. dead. dmy-all.