Novak Djokovic began the 2011 season with a bang, hoping to continue his incredible winning run at the French Open. However, Roger Federer crushed the Serbs’ dreams in a thrilling semifinal match.
The Serbian started the French Open as the second seed after victories at the start of the season in Melbourne, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Belgrade, Madrid, and Rome. He overcame players like Richard Gasquet, Juan Martin del Potro, and Victor Hanescu to set up a much-awaited semifinal matchup with Federer.
The Swiss defeated Djokovic 7-6(5), 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5) to claim his spot against Nadal in the final round for the title. This ended Djokovic’s 43-match winning streak that dated back to the 2010 Davis Cup Finals and his perfect 41-0 start to the season.
Federer praised the Serb for an outstanding effort under extreme pressure and attributed the victory to his extensive training.
Federer said: “I’ve trained a lot during my whole life for these kinds of matches. There was an enormous amount of pressure on Novak, and he played well.”
Federer expressed his remarks about Djokovic’s record at that time and said: “What I would like to say, and I said it to him at the net, is that his record, although it’s not the best because other players have done better—today it’s so physical and professional—what he achieved is unbelievable.”
Novak Djokovic in 2024
WWWLWWLWLW Ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 12th of May when he surrendered to world no.32 Alejandro Tabilo 6-2 6-3 in the 3rd round in Rome (draw).
Presently, during this year Novak has managed to achieve an overall 12-5 record. Novak Djokovic’s most significant result of the year was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open and Monte Carlo.
Djokovic won 99 titles in his career: 53 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic is scheduled to compete next in Geneva (Gonet Geneva Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 19th of May using a wild card.
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