2010 Novak Djokovic tennis season

Main article: Novak Djokovic

2010 Novak Djokovic tennis season

A close up of Djokovic at Indian Wells
Full name	Novak Djokovic
Country	Serbia
Calendar prize money	$4,278,856 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record	61–18
Calendar titles	2
Year-end ranking	No. 3
Ranking change from previous year
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open	QF
French Open	QF
Wimbledon	SF
US Open	F
Doubles
Season record	7–5
Calendar titles	1
Current ranking	No. 163
Ranking change from previous year	49
Davis Cup
Davis Cup	W
← 2009 2011 →

The 2010 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially commenced on January 4 with the start of the 2010 ATP World Tour.

Yearly summary

Early hard court season

After playing nearly a hundred matches in 2009, Djokovic stated that he was "fed up with matches", so he decided not to play any ranking tournaments before the Australian Open, thus starting his year by playing in the AAMI Classic, an exhibition event, where he beat Tommy Haas, but lost to Fernando Verdasco and teenager Bernard Tomic. ^[1]

Australian Open

See also: 2010 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Djokovic eased through the initial four rounds of the first Grand Slam of the year, dropping just one set to Marco Chiudinelli. In a repeat of the 2008 final, Djokovic faced Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals. Tsonga "gained revenge with an absorbing – albeit error-strewn – victory against the third seed in a match lasting almost four hours." ^[2] Djokovic had convincingly won the third set 6–1 but soon after left the court having told the umpire that he was about to vomit. After the medical time out, Djokovic returned to the court but "quickly found himself 5–0 down and never really recovered." ^[2] Tsonga eventually progressed by way of a 7–6^(8–6) 6–7^(5–7) 1–6 6–3 6–1 victory.

Dubai Tennis Championships

See also: 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Despite the loss, he attained a career-high ranking of No. 2 and went on to reach the semifinals in Rotterdam, where he lost to Mikhail Youzhny. At the Dubai Championships, Djokovic reached the final, this time defeating Youzhny to win his first title of the year and to successfully defend a title for the first time in his career. ^[3]

Indian Wells and Miami Opens

See also: 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles

See also: 2010 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's singles

After early exits at the Indian Wells Open and Miami Open, Djokovic announced that he had ceased working with Todd Martin as his coach. ^[4]

Clay court season

On 6–8 March 2010, Djokovic then took part in Serbia's Davis Cup tie against the United States on clay in Belgrade, where he played a key role in helping his country reach the quarterfinal in the Davis Cup for the first time in its independent history, winning both singles matches against Sam Querrey and John Isner in a 3–2 victory. ^[5]

At the Monte-Carlo Masters, top-seeded Djokovic reached the semifinals with wins over Wawrinka and David Nalbandian before losing to Verdasco. Djokovic again lost to Verdasco at the Italian Open in Rome, this time in the quarterfinals. ^[6] As the defending champion at his hometown event, the Serbia Open in Belgrade, he withdrew in the quarterfinals while trailing No. 319 Filip Krajinović, ^[7] the lowest-ranked player to ever beat Djokovic as well as the only time that Djokovic lost to a player outside the Top 200. ^[8]

French Open

See also: 2010 French Open – Men's Singles

Djokovic entered the French Open seeded third. He defeated Evgeny Korolev, Kei Nishikori, Victor Hănescu, and Robby Ginepri en route to the quarter-finals, where he lost to No. 22 Jürgen Melzer in a five-set match that lasted 4 hours and 15 minutes, marking the only time he lost a match at a major after leading two sets to love. ^[9] Despite suffering from hayfever-like symptoms, Djokovic managed to save two match points before eventually relinquishing the match. ^[10] It was the first time Melzer reached the last four of a Grand Slam event.

Grass court season

Djokovic then won the first ATP doubles titles of his career at the Aegon Championships, pairing with Jonathan Erlich to beat Karol Beck and David Škoch in the final. ^[11]

Wimbledon

See also: 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Again seeded third, Djokovic defeated Olivier Rochus, Taylor Dent and Albert Montañés to set up a fourth-round encounter with former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt. Djokovic eventually progressed to his second Wimbledon semi-final against Tomáš Berdych, the Czech having upset Roger Federer in the previous round. "Djokovic had won both the previous matches between the two and as the world no. 3 was the higher-ranked player, far more experienced at this level, having played in six previous semi-finals." ^[12] Nevertheless, Berdych overcame Djokovic in straight sets, setting up a final with Rafael Nadal.

Fall hard court season

Djokovic then competed at the Canadian Open in Toronto, where he lost to Federer in the semifinals. Djokovic also competed in doubles with Nadal in a one-time, high-profile partnership. This had not happened since 1976, when Jimmy Connors and Arthur Ashe as No. 1 and No. 2 paired together as a doubles team. ^[13] They lost in the first round to Canadians Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil.

Cincinnati Open

See also: 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles

Djokovic then lost to Roddick in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open. ^[14]

US Open

See also: 2010 US Open – Men's Singles

Djokovic came very close to losing in his opening round against Viktor Troicki in extreme heat. He then defeated Philipp Petzschner, James Blake, Mardy Fish, and no. 17 seed Gaël Monfils, all in straight sets, to reach the US Open semifinals for the fourth consecutive year. In the semifinals, Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in five sets after saving 2 match points with forehand winners while serving to stay in the match at 4–5 in the 5th set. It was Djokovic's first victory over Federer at the US Open in four attempts and his first victory over Federer in a Major since the 2008 Australian Open. Djokovic lost to Nadal in the final, a match that saw Nadal complete his career Grand Slam. ^[15]

China Open

See also: 2010 China Open – Men's singles

After helping Serbia defeat the Czech Republic 3–2 to make it to the Davis Cup final, Djokovic competed at the China Open as the top seed, where he successfully defended his title after defeating David Ferrer in the final. At the Shanghai Masters, Djokovic made a semifinal appearance, losing to Federer.

ATP Finals

See also: 2010 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles

Djokovic played his final tournament of the year at the ATP Finals in London, where he lost to Federer in the semifinals. ^[16]

Davis Cup glory

See also: 2010 Davis Cup World Group

Serbia progressed to the Davis Cup final, following the victories over Croatia (4–1) and the Czech Republic (3–2). Serbia came from 1–2 down to defeat France in the final tie 3–2 in Belgrade to win the nation's first Davis Cup Championship. In the final, Djokovic scored two singles points for Serbia, defeating Gilles Simon and Gaël Monfils. ^[17] He was the backbone of the Serbian squad, going 7–0 in singles rubbers to lead the nation to the title, although the honour of winning the deciding rubber in the final went to compatriot Viktor Troicki. These two singles rubbers wins started a long unbeaten run that went on into 2011.

Djokovic finished the year ranked No. 3, his fourth successive finish at this position. He was awarded the title "Serbian Sportsman of the year" by the Olympic Committee of Serbia and "Serbian Athlete of the year" by DSL Sport. ^[18]

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Djokovic in 2010, 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	#	Round	Opponent	Rank	Result	Score
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor January 18, 2010
	1 / 351	1R	Daniel Gimeno Traver	74	Win	7–5, 6–3, 6–2
	2 / 352	2R	Marco Chiudinelli	58	Win	3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
	3 / 353	3R	Denis Istomin	103	Win	6–1, 6–1, 6–2
	4 / 354	4R	Łukasz Kubot	86	Win	6–1, 6–2, 7–5
	5 / 355	QF	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	10	Loss	6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–5), 6–1, 3–6, 1–6
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, Netherlands ATP 500 Hard, indoor February 8, 2010
	6 / 356	1R	Sergiy Stakhovsky	69	Win	6–2, 4–1 Ret.
	7 / 357	2R	Marco Chiudinelli	54	Win	6–4, 6–2
	–	QF	Florian Mayer	63	Walkover	N/A
	8 / 358	SF	Mikhail Youzhny	20	Loss	6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8)
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE ATP 500 Hard, outdoor February 22, 2010
	9 / 359	1R	Guillermo García López	47	Win	6–4, 6–4
	10 / 360	2R	Viktor Troicki	35	Win	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
	11 / 361	QF	Ivan Ljubičić	26	Win	2–6, 6–4, 6–0
	12 / 362	SF	Marcos Baghdatis	37	Win	6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4
	13 / 363	W	Mikhail Youzhny	15	Win (1)	7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Davis Cup World Group 1st Round: Serbia vs USA Belgrade, Serbia Davis Cup Clay, indoor March 5, 2010	14 / 364	1R R2	Sam Querrey	22	Win	6–2, 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–3
	15 / 365	1R R4	John Isner	20	Win	7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 11, 2010		1R	Bye
	16 / 366	2R	Mardy Fish	106	Win	6–1, 0–6, 6–2
	17 / 367	3R	Philipp Kohlschreiber	31	Win	6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
	18 / 368	4R	Ivan Ljubičić	26	Loss	5–7, 3–6
Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 22, 2012		1R	Bye
	19 / 369	2R	Olivier Rochus	59	Loss	2–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor April 11, 2010		1R	Bye
	20 / 370	2R	Florent Serra	67	Win	6–2, 6–3
	21 / 371	3R	Stanislas Wawrinka	20	Win	6–4, 6–4
	22 / 372	QF	David Nalbandian	151	Win	6–2, 6–3
	23 / 373	SF	Fernando Verdasco	12	Loss	2–6, 2–6
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor April 25, 2010		1R	Bye
	24 / 374	2R	Jérémy Chardy	46	Win	6–1, 6–1
	25 / 375	3R	Thomaz Bellucci	28	Win	6–4, 6–4
	26 / 376	QF	Fernando Verdasco	9	Loss	6–7(4–7), 6–3, 4–6
Serbia Open Belgrade, Serbia ATP World Tour 250 Clay, outdoor May 3, 2010
		1R	Bye
	27 / 377	2R	Fabio Fognini	80	Win	6–4, 6–4
	28 / 378	QF	Filip Krajinović	319	Loss	4–6, Ret.
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor May 24, 2010
	29 / 379	1R	Evgeny Korolev	73	Win	6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
	30 / 380	2R	Kei Nishikori	246	Win	6–1, 6–4, 6–4
	31 / 381	3R	Victor Hănescu	37	Win	6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
	32 / 382	4R	Robby Ginepri	98	Win	6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
	33 / 383	QF	Jürgen Melzer	27	Loss	6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Queens Club Championships London, England ATP World Tour 250 Grass, outdoor June 7, 2010
		1R	Bye
	34 / 384	2R	Paolo Lorenzi	96	Win	6–3, 6–3
	35 / 385	3R	Xavier Malisse	74	Loss	3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Wimbledon Championships London, England Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor June 21, 2010
	36 / 386	1R	Olivier Rochus	68	Win	4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
	37 / 387	2R	Taylor Dent	97	Win	7–6(7–5), 6–1, 6–4
	38 / 388	3R	Albert Montañés	31	Win	6–1, 6–4, 6–4
	39 / 389	4R	Lleyton Hewitt	26	Win	7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
	40 / 390	QF	Lu Yen-hsun	82	Win	6–3, 6–2, 6–2
	41 / 391	SF	Tomáš Berdych	13	Loss	3–6, 6–7(9–11), 3–6
Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals: Croatia vs Serbia Split, Croatia Davis Cup Hard, indoor July 9, 2010	42 / 392	QF R1	Ivan Ljubičić	16	Win	7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–1
	43 / 393	QF R4	Marin Čilić	13	Win	6–3, 6–3, 6–2
Canadian Open Toronto, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 7, 2010
		1R	Bye
	44 / 394	2R	Julien Benneteau	33	Win	7–5, 7–5
	45 / 395	3R	Victor Hănescu	54	Win	6–3, 6–4
	46 / 396	QF	Jérémy Chardy	72	Win	6–2, 6–3
	47 / 397	SF	Roger Federer	3	Loss	1–6, 6–3, 5–7
Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, USA ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 14, 2010
		1R	Bye
	48 / 398	2R	Viktor Troicki	47	Win	6–3, 7–5
	49 / 399	3R	David Nalbandian	37	Win	6–1, 7–6(9–7)
	50 / 400	QF	Andy Roddick	13	Loss	4–6, 5–7
US Open New-York, USA Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor August 30, 2010
	51 / 401	1R	Viktor Troicki	47	Win	6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
	52 / 402	2R	Marco Chiudinelli	52	Win	7–5, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
	53 / 403	3R	James Blake	108	Win	6–1, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
	54 / 404	4R	Mardy Fish	21	Win	6–3, 6–4, 6–1
	55 / 405	QF	Gaël Monfils	19	Win	7–6(7–2), 6–1, 6–2
	56 / 406	SF	Roger Federer	2	Win	5–7, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
	57 / 407	F	Rafael Nadal	1	Loss (1)	4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Davis Cup World Group Semifinals: Serbia vs Czech Republic Belgrade, Serbia Davis Cup Hard, indoor September 17, 2010	58 / 408	SF R4	Tomáš Berdych	7	Win	4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
China Open Beijing, China ATP 500 Hard, outdoor October 4, 2010
	59 / 409	1R	Gong Maoxin	356	Win	6–1, 6–3
	–	2R	Mardy Fish	19	Walkover	N/A
	60 / 410	QF	Gilles Simon	43	Win	6–3, 6–2
	61 / 411	SF	John Isner	22	Win	7–6(7–1), 6–2
	62 / 412	W	David Ferrer	11	Win (2)	6–2, 6–4
Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor October 11, 2010
		1R	Bye
	63 / 413	2R	Ivan Ljubičić	17	Win	6–3, 6–3
	64 / 414	3R	Richard Gasquet	31	Win	6–1, 6–1
	65 / 415	QF	Guillermo García López	35	Win	6–2, 6–3
	66 / 416	SF	Roger Federer	3	Loss	5–7, 4–6
Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland ATP 500 Hard, indoor November 1, 2010
	67 / 417	1R	Ernests Gulbis	26	Win	6–4, 6–2
	68 / 418	2R	Jarkko Nieminen	41	Win	6–4, 7–6(8–6)
	69 / 419	QF	Robin Haase	66	Win	6–2, 6–3
	70 / 420	SF	Viktor Troicki	32	Win	7–6(7–4), 6–4
	71 / 421	F	Roger Federer	2	Loss (2)	4–6, 6–3, 1–6
BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor November 7, 2010		1R	Bye
	72 / 422	2R	Juan Mónaco	24	Win	6–4, 6–3
	73 / 423	3R	Michaël Llodra	34	Loss	6–7(6–8), 2–6
ATP World Tour Finals London, England Year-end Championships Hard, indoor November 21, 2010
	74 / 424	RR	Tomáš Berdych	6	Win	6–3, 6–3
	75 / 425	RR	Rafael Nadal	1	Loss	5–7, 2–6
	76 / 426	RR	Andy Roddick	8	Win	6–2, 6–3
	77 / 427	SF	Roger Federer	2	Loss	1–6, 4–6
Davis Cup World Group Final: Serbia vs France Belgrade, Serbia Davis Cup Hard, indoor December 3, 2010	78 / 428	W R2	Gilles Simon	42	Win	6–3, 6–1, 7–5
	79 / 429	W R4	Gaël Monfils	12	Win	6–2, 6–2, 6–4

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Doubles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponents (seed or key)	Ranks	Result	Score
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 22–27 February 2010 Partner: Dušan Vemić
	1 / 55	1R	Simon Aspelin / Paul Hanley	19 / 26	Loss	4–6, 3–6
Monte Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 12–18 April 2010 Partner: Viktor Troicki
	2 / 56	1R	Thomaz Bellucci / Albert Montañés	227 / 105	Win	6–1, 7–5
	3 / 57	2R	Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman (4)	9 / 11	Loss	6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Aegon Championships London, United Kingdom ATP Tour 250 Grass, outdoor 7–13 June 2010 Partner: Jonathan Erlich
	4 / 58	1R	Jamie Delgado / Jonathan Marray (WC)	110 / 77	Win	7–5, 6–3
	5 / 59	2R	Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares (7)	30 / 32	Win	7–6(7–3), 4–6, [10–3]
	6 / 60	QF	Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman (2)	15 / 16	Win	4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–3]
	7 / 61	SF	Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra (8)	28 / 33	Win	6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–6]
	8 / 62	W	Karol Beck / David Škoch	154 / 80	Win (1)	6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–3]
Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 9–15 August 2010 Partner: Rafael Nadal
	9 / 63	1R	Vasek Pospisil / Milos Raonic (WC)	178 / 492	Loss	7–5, 3–6, [8–10]
Davis Cup, World Group Semifinals Belgrade, Serbia Davis Cup Hard, indoor 17–19 September 2010 Partner: Nenad Zimonjić
	10 / 64	SF R3	Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek	133 / 119	Loss	6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 1–6
Shanghai Rolex Masters Beijing, China ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 11–17 October 2010 Partner: Jonathan Erlich
	11 / 65	1R	Michaël Llodra / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	32 / 62	Win	6–3, 6–1
	12 / 66	2R	Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (2)	3 / 3	Loss	6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10]

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Exhibition matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (seed or key)	Rank	Result	Score
AAMI Classic Melbourne, Australia Hard, outdoor 13–16 January 2010
	1	QF	Tommy Haas (7)	18	Win	6–2, 6–3
	2	SF	Fernando Verdasco (4)	9	Loss	1–6, 2–6
	–	SF-B	Juan Martín del Potro (2)	4	Walkover	N/A
	3	PO	Bernard Tomic	291	Loss	4–6, 6–3, 5–7

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	City	Category	Surface	2009 result	2009 points	2010 points	Outcome
18.01.2010–31.01.2010	Australian Open	Melbourne	Grand Slam	Hard	QF	360	360	Quarterfinals (l. to Tsonga, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 6–1, 3–6, 1–6)
08.02.2010–14.02.2010	ABN AMRO Tournament	Rotterdam	ATP World Tour 500	Hard (i)	DNS	0	180	Semifinals (lost to Mikhail Youzhny, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8))
22.02.2010–28.02.2010	Dubai Tennis Championships	Dubai	ATP World Tour 500	Hard	W	500	500	Winner (def. Mikhail Youzhny, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3)
05.03.2010–07.03.2010	Davis Cup: Serbia vs. United States	Belgrade	Davis Cup	Hard (i)	1R	0	80	First round:   Serbia def.  United States 3–2 (def. Sam Querrey, 6–2, 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–3) (def. John Isner, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–4)
08.03.2010–21.03.2010	BNP Paribas Open	Indian Wells	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	QF	180	90	Fourth Round (lost to Ivan Ljubičić, 5–7, 3–6)
22.03.2010–04.04.2010	Sony Ericsson Open	Miami	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	F	600	10	Second Round (lost to Olivier Rochus, 2–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6)
10.04.2010–18.04.2010	Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters	France	ATP Masters 1000	Clay	F	600	360	Semifinals (lost to Fernando Verdasco, 2–6, 2–6)
24.04.2010–02.05.2010	Internazionali BNL d'Italia	Rome	ATP Masters 1000	Clay	F	600	180	Quarterfinals (lost to Fernando Verdasco, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 4–3)
03.05.2010–09.05.2010	Serbia Open	Belgrade	ATP World Tour 250	Clay	W	250	45	Quarterfinals (lost to Filip Krajinović, 4–6, Ret.)
07.05.2010–16.05.2010	Mutua Madrid Open	Madrid	ATP Masters 1000	Clay	SF	360	0	Withdrew
23.05.2010–06.06.2010	French Open	Paris	Grand Slam	Clay	3R	180	360	Quarterfinals (lost to J Melzer, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–7(3–7), 4–6)
06.07.2010–13.06.2010	Aegon Championships	London	ATP World Tour 250	Grass	DNS	0	20	Third Round (lost to Xavier Malisse, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6)
21.06.2010–04.07.2010	Wimbledon	London	Grand Slam	Grass	QF	360	720	Semifinals (lost to Tomáš Berdych, 3–6, 6–7(9–11), 3–6)
09.07.2010–11.07.2010	Davis Cup: Croatia vs. Serbia	Split	Davis Cup	Hard (i)	1R	0	130	Quarterfinals:   Serbia def.  Croatia 4–1 (def. Ivan Ljubičić, 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–1) (def. Marin Čilić, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2)
07.08.2010–15.08.2010	Rogers Cup	Toronto	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	QF	180	360	Semifinals (lost to Roger Federer, 1–6, 6–3, 5–7)
14.08.2010–22.08.2010	Western & Southern Open	Cincinnati	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	F	600	180	Quarterfinals (lost to Andy Roddick, 4–6, 5–7)
30.08.2010–13.09.2010	US Open	New York City	Grand Slam	Hard	SF	720	1200	Final (lost to Rafael Nadal 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 2–6)
17.09.2010–19.09.2010	Davis Cup: Serbia vs. Czech	Belgrade	Davis Cup	Hard (i)	1R	0	70	Semifinals:   Serbia def. Czech 3–2 (def. Tomáš Berdych, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4)
01.10.2010–11.10.2010	China Open	Beijing	ATP World Tour 500	Hard	W	500	500	Winner (def. David Ferrer, 6–2, 6–4)
09.10.2010–17.10.2010	Shanghai Rolex Masters	Shanghai	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	SF	360	360	Semifinals (lost to Roger Federer, 5–7, 4–6)
01.11.2010–07.11.2010	Swiss Indoors	Basel	ATP World Tour 500	Hard (i)	W	500	300	Final (lost to Roger Federer 4–6, 6–3, 1–6)
06.11.2010–14.11.2010	BNP Paribas Masters	Paris	ATP Masters 1000	Hard (i)	W	1000	90	Third Round (lost to Michaël Llodra, 6–7(6–8), 2–6)
21.11.2010–28.11.2010	ATP World Tour Finals	London	ATP World Tour Finals	Hard (i)	RR	400	400	Semifinals (lost to Roger Federer, 1–6, 4–6)
03.12.2010–05.12.2010	Davis Cup: Serbia vs. France	Belgrade	Davis Cup	Hard (i)	1R	0	225	Winner:   Serbia def.  France 3–2 (def. Gilles Simon, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5) (def. Gaël Monfils, 6–2, 6–2, 6–4)
Total year-end points						8310	6240	2070difference

NOTE: In 2010 season total year-end points from ABN AMRO Tournament and Aegon Championships were not counted, as well as those from First Round, Quarterfinals and Semifinals of Davis Cup.

Doubles schedule

Date	Tournament	City	Category	Surface	2009 result	2009 points	2010 points	Outcome
22.02.2010–28.02.2010	Dubai Tennis Championships	Dubai	ATP World Tour 500	Hard	DNS	0	(0)	First round (lost to Aspelin/Hanley, 4–6, 3–6)
10.04.2010–18.04.2010	Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters	Monte Carlo	ATP Masters 1000	Clay	SF	360	90	Second round (lost to Moodie/Norman, 6–2, 4–6, [8–10])
06.07.2010–13.06.2010	Aegon Championships	London	ATP World Tour 250	Grass	DNS	0	250	Winner (def. Beck/Škoch, 6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–3])
07.08.2010–15.08.2010	Rogers Cup	Toronto	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	1R	(0)	(0)	First round (lost to Fyrstenberg/Matkowski, 7–5, 3–6, [8–10])
17.09.2010–19.09.2010	Davis Cup: Serbia vs. Czech	Belgrade	Davis Cup	Hard (i)	DNS	0	(0)	Semifinals:   Serbia def. Czech 3–2 (lost to Berdych/Štěpánek, 6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 1–6)
09.10.2010–17.10.2010	Shanghai Rolex Masters	Shanghai	ATP Masters 1000	Hard	DNS	0	90	Second round (lost to Nestor/Zimonjić, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10])
Total year-end points						585	430	155difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Novak Djokovic had a 4–8 record against the top 10, a 38–15 against the top 50 and a 23–3 against players outside the top 50.

Ordered by number of wins

Finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

Category Grand Slam (0–1) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 (2–1) ATP World Tour 250 (0–0)

Titles by surface Hard (2–2) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Titles by conditions Outdoors (2–1) Indoors (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	17.	February 28, 2010	Dubai Tennis Championships (2)	Hard	Mikhail Youzhny	7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Runner-up	12.	September 13, 2010	US Open, New York City (2)	Hard	Rafael Nadal	4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Winner	18.	October 10, 2010	China Open, Beijing (2)	Hard	David Ferrer	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	13.	November 7, 2010	Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Basel	Hard (i)	Roger Federer	4–6, 6–3, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Category Grand Slam (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 (1–0)

Titles by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (1–0)

Titles by conditions Outdoors (1–0) Indoors (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partners	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	June 13, 2010	Aegon Championships, London	Grass	Jonathan Erlich	Karol Beck David Škoch	6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–3]

Team competitions: 1 (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partners	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	December 3, 2010	Davis Cup Final, Belgrade	Hard (i)	Nenad Zimonjić Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki	Gaël Monfils Michaël Llodra Arnaud Clément Gilles Simon	3–2

Earnings

Novak Djokovic earned $4.3 million throughout the season. ^{[19] [20]}

Awards and nominations

• Best Male Tennis Player in Serbia ^[21]
• DSL Sport Golden Badge ^[22]
• Best Sportsman by OCS ^[23]

See also

• 2010 ATP World Tour
• 2010 Roger Federer tennis season
• 2010 Rafael Nadal tennis season

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External links

• Official website
• ATP tour profile