2010 Novak Djokovic tennis season

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2010 Novak Djokovic tennis season
Novak Djokovic CU.jpg
A close up of Djokovic at Indian Wells
Full nameNovak Djokovic
CountryFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Calendar prize money$4,278,856 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record61–18 (77.2%)
Calendar titles2
Year-end rankingNo. 3
Ranking change from previous yearSteady2.svg
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open QF
French Open QF
Wimbledon SF
US Open F
Doubles
Season record7–5 (58.3%)
Calendar titles1
Current rankingNo. 163
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease2.svg 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.

Contents

Yearly summary

Grand Slam performances

Australian Open

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." [1] 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." [1] Tsonga eventually progressed by way of a 7–6(8–6) 6–7(5–7) 1–6 6–3 6–1 victory. Despite the loss, Djokovic attained a career-high ranking of world no. 2.

Roland Garros

Djokovic entered the French Open seeded third. He defeated Evgeny Korolev, Kei Nishikori, Victor Hănescu, and Robby Ginepri en route to the quarter-finals; his opponent there was Jürgen Melzer. No. 22 seed Melzer overcame Djokovic in 4 hours and 15 minutes with Djokovic having had a two sets to love advantage. Despite suffering from hayfever-like symptoms, Djokovic managed to save two match points before eventually relinquishing the match. [2] It was the first time Melzer reached the last four of a Grand Slam event.

Wimbledon

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." [3] Nevertheless, Berdych overcame Djokovic in straight sets, setting up a final with Rafael Nadal.

US Open

Djokovic came very close to losing in his opening round against Viktor Troicki in extreme heat. He then defeated Philipp Petzschner, James Blake and Mardy Fish, and number 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.

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 SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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
Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Gimeno Traver
74
Win
7–5, 6–3, 6–2
2 / 352
2R
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Chiudinelli
58
Win
3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
3 / 353
3R
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Denis Istomin
103
Win
6–1, 6–1, 6–2
4 / 354
4R
Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot
86
Win
6–1, 6–2, 7–5
5 / 355
QF
Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
10
Loss
6–7(6–8), 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
Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky
69
Win
6–2, 4–1 Ret.
7 / 357
2R
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Chiudinelli
54
Win
6–4, 6–2
QF
Flag of Germany.svg Florian Mayer
63
Walkover
N/A
8 / 358
SF
Flag of Russia.svg 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
Flag of Spain.svg Guillermo García López
47
Win
6–4, 6–4
10 / 360
2R
Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki
35
Win
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
11 / 361
QF
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Ljubičić
26
Win
2–6, 6–4, 6–0
12 / 362
SF
Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis
37
Win
6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4
13 / 363
W
Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny
15
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
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey
22
Win
6–2, 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–3
15 / 365
1R
R4
Flag of the United States.svg 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
Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish
106
Win
6–1, 0–6, 6–2
17 / 367
3R
Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber
31
Win
6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
18 / 368
4R
Flag of Croatia.svg 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
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 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
Flag of France.svg Florent Serra
67
Win
6–2, 6–3
21 / 371
3R
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stanislas Wawrinka
20
Win
6–4, 6–4
22 / 372
QF
Flag of Argentina.svg David Nalbandian
151
Win
6–2, 6–3
23 / 373
SF
Flag of Spain.svg 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
Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy
46
Win
6–1, 6–1
25 / 375
3R
Flag of Brazil.svg Thomaz Bellucci
28
Win
6–4, 6–4
26 / 376
QF
Flag of Spain.svg 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
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini
80
Win
6–4, 6–4
28 / 378
QF
Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Krajinović
319
Loss
4–6, Ret.
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
May 24, 2010
29 / 379
1R
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Evgeny Korolev
73
Win
6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
30 / 380
2R
Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori
246
Win
6–1, 6–4, 6–4
31 / 381
3R
Flag of Romania.svg Victor Hănescu
37
Win
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
32 / 382
4R
Flag of the United States.svg Robby Ginepri
98
Win
6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
33 / 383
QF
Flag of Austria.svg 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
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Lorenzi
96
Win
6–3, 6–3
35 / 385
3R
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 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
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Rochus
68
Win
4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
37 / 387
2R
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Dent
97
Win
7–6(7–5), 6–1, 6–4
38 / 388
3R
Flag of Spain.svg Albert Montañés
31
Win
6–1, 6–4, 6–4
39 / 389
4R
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt
26
Win
7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
40 / 390
QF
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Yen-hsun
82
Win
6–3, 6–2, 6–2
41 / 391
SF
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Ljubičić
16
Win
7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–1
43 / 393
QF
R4
Flag of Croatia.svg 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
Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau
33
Win
7–5, 7–5
45 / 395
3R
Flag of Romania.svg Victor Hănescu
54
Win
6–3, 6–4
46 / 396
QF
Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy
72
Win
6–2, 6–3
47 / 397
SF
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 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
Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki
47
Win
6–3, 7–5
49 / 399
3R
Flag of Argentina.svg David Nalbandian
37
Win
6–1, 7–6(9–7)
50 / 400
QF
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick
13
Loss
4–6, 5–7
US Open
New-York, USA
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
August 30, 2010
51 / 401
1R
Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki
47
Win
6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
52 / 402
2R
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Chiudinelli
52
Win
7–5, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
53 / 403
3R
Flag of the United States.svg James Blake
108
Win
6–1, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
54 / 404
4R
Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish
21
Win
6–3, 6–4, 6–1
55 / 405
QF
Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils
19
Win
7–6(7–2), 6–1, 6–2
56 / 406
SF
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
2
Win
5–7, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
57 / 407
F
Flag of Spain.svg 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
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gong Maoxin
356
Win
6–1, 6–3
2R
Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish
19
Walkover
N/A
60 / 410
QF
Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon
43
Win
6–3, 6–2
61 / 411
SF
Flag of the United States.svg John Isner
22
Win
7–6(7–1), 6–2
62 / 412
W
Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer
11
6–2, 6–4
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
October 11, 2010
1R
Bye
63 / 413
2R
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Ljubičić
17
Win
6–3, 6–3
64 / 414
3R
Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet
31
Win
6–1, 6–1
65 / 415
QF
Flag of Spain.svg Guillermo García López
35
Win
6–2, 6–3
66 / 416
SF
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
3
Loss
5–7, 4–6
Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP 500
Hard, indoor
November 1, 2010
67 / 417
1R
Flag of Latvia.svg Ernests Gulbis
26
Win
6–4, 6–2
68 / 418
2R
Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen
41
Win
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
69 / 419
QF
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase
66
Win
6–2, 6–3
70 / 420
SF
Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki
32
Win
7–6(7–4), 6–4
71 / 421
F
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 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
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Mónaco
24
Win
6–4, 6–3
73 / 423
3R
Flag of France.svg 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
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych
6
Win
6–3, 6–3
75 / 425
RR
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
1
Loss
5–7, 2–6
76 / 426
RR
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick
8
Win
6–2, 6–3
77 / 427
SF
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 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
Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon
42
Win
6–3, 6–1, 7–5
79 / 429
W
R4
Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils
12
Win
6–2, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponents (seed or key)RanksResultScore
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
22–27 February 2010
Partner: Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Vemić
1 / 551R Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley 19 / 26Loss4–6, 3–6
Monte Carlo Rolex Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
12–18 April 2010
Partner: Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki
2 / 561R Flag of Brazil.svg Thomaz Bellucci / Flag of Spain.svg Albert Montañés 227 / 105Win6–1, 7–5
3 / 572R Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman (4)9 / 11Loss6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Aegon Championships
London, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
7–13 June 2010
Partner: Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich
4 / 581R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray (WC)110 / 77Win7–5, 6–3
5 / 592R Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo / Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares (7)30 / 32Win7–6(7–3), 4–6, [10–3]
6 / 60QF Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman (2)15 / 16Win4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–3]
7 / 61SF Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau / Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra (8)28 / 33Win6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–6]
8 / 62W Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Beck / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Škoch 154 / 80Win (1)6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–3]
Rogers Cup
Toronto, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
9–15 August 2010
Partner: Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
9 / 631R Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vasek Pospisil / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic (WC)178 / 492Loss7–5, 3–6, [8–10]
Davis Cup, World Group Semifinals
Belgrade, Serbia
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
17–19 September 2010
Partner: Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić
10 / 64SF
R3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek 133 / 119Loss6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 1–6
Shanghai Rolex Masters
Beijing, China
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
11–17 October 2010
Partner: Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich
11 / 651R Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra / Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 32 / 62Win6–3, 6–1
12 / 662R Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor / Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić (2)3 / 3Loss6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10]

Exhibition matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponent (seed or key)RankResultScore
AAMI Classic
Melbourne, Australia

Hard, outdoor
13–16 January 2010
1QF Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas (7)18Win6–2, 6–3
2SF Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco (4)9Loss1–6, 2–6
SF-B Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro (2)4WalkoverN/A
3PO Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernard Tomic 291Loss4–6, 6–3, 5–7

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

DateTournamentCityCategorySurface2009 result2009 points2010 pointsOutcome
18.01.2010–31.01.2010 Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam HardQF360360Quarterfinals (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)DNS0180Semifinals (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 HardW500500Winner (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)1R080First round: Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia def. Flag of the United States.svg 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 HardQF18090Fourth Round (lost to Ivan Ljubičić, 5–7, 3–6)
22.03.2010–04.04.2010 Sony Ericsson Open Miami ATP Masters 1000 HardF60010Second 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 ClayF600360Semifinals (lost to Fernando Verdasco, 2–6, 2–6)
24.04.2010–02.05.2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome ATP Masters 1000 ClayF600180Quarterfinals (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 ClayW25045Quarterfinals (lost to Filip Krajinović, 4–6, Ret.)
07.05.2010–16.05.2010 Mutua Madrid Open Madrid ATP Masters 1000 ClaySF3600Withdrew
23.05.2010–06.06.2010 French Open Paris Grand Slam Clay3R180360Quarterfinals (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 GrassDNS020Third Round (lost to Xavier Malisse, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6)
21.06.2010–04.07.2010 Wimbledon London Grand Slam GrassQF360720Semifinals (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)1R0130Quarterfinals: Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia def. Flag of Croatia.svg 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 HardQF180360Semifinals (lost to Roger Federer, 1–6, 6–3, 5–7)
14.08.2010–22.08.2010 Western & Southern Open Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 HardF600180Quarterfinals (lost to Andy Roddick, 4–6, 5–7)
30.08.2010–13.09.2010 US Open New York City Grand Slam HardSF7201200Final (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)1R070Semifinals: Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia def. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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 HardW500500Winner (def. David Ferrer, 6–2, 6–4)
09.10.2010–17.10.2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 HardSF360360Semifinals (lost to Roger Federer, 5–7, 4–6)
01.11.2010–07.11.2010 Swiss Indoors Basel ATP World Tour 500 Hard (i)W500300Final (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)W100090Third 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)RR400400Semifinals (lost to Roger Federer, 1–6, 4–6)
03.12.2010–05.12.2010 Davis Cup:
Serbia vs. France
Belgrade Davis Cup Hard (i)1R0225Winner: Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia def. Flag of France.svg France 3–2
(def. Gilles Simon, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5)
(def. Gaël Monfils, 6–2, 6–2, 6–4)
Total year-end points83106240Decrease2.svg2070difference

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

DateTournamentCityCategorySurface2009 result2009 points2010 pointsOutcome
22.02.2010–28.02.2010 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai ATP World Tour 500 HardDNS0(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 ClaySF36090Second round (lost to Moodie/Norman, 6–2, 4–6, [8–10])
06.07.2010–13.06.2010 Aegon Championships London ATP World Tour 250 GrassDNS0250Winner (def. Beck/Škoch, 6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–3])
07.08.2010–15.08.2010 Rogers Cup Toronto ATP Masters 1000 Hard1R(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)DNS0(0)Semifinals: Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia def. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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 HardDNS090Second round (lost to Nestor/Zimonjić, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10])
Total year-end points585430Decrease2.svg155difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Novak Djokovic had a 4–8 (33.3%) record against the top 10, a 38–15 (71.7%) against the top 50 and a 23–3 (88.5%) 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)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner17.February 28, 2010Dubai Tennis Championships (2)Hard Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Runner-up12.September 13, 2010US Open, New York City (2)Hard Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Winner18.October 10, 2010China Open, Beijing (2)Hard Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up13.November 7, 2010Davidoff Swiss Indoors, BaselHard (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 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)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnersOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner1.June 13, 2010Aegon Championships, LondonGrass Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Beck
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Škoch
6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–3]

Team competitions: 1 (1–0)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnersOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner1.December 3, 2010Davis Cup Final, BelgradeHard (i) Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić
Flag of Serbia.svg Janko Tipsarević
Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki
Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils
Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Clément
Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon
3–2

Earnings

Novak Djokovic earned $4.3 million throughout the season. [4] [5]

Awards and nominations

See also

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