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The 2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season is widely regarded as one of the greatest seasons in men's tennis history. [5] [6] Djokovic ended the year with an impressive 10–1 record against Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the other two best players of the year.
Novak Djokovic defeated defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3, to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his first Wimbledon title and third major title overall.
Novak Djokovic defeated the defending champion Rafael Nadal in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–2, 6–4, 6–7 (3–7), 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2011 US Open. It was his first US Open title and fourth major title overall.
Djokovic won all of their four previous finals in the 2011 season, while Nadal won all their five previous encounters at the majors. Nadal was also the defending champion (and two-time champion overall). After 2 hours and 28 minutes, second-seeded Djokovic defeated first-seeded Nadal 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 to win the match.
By 2010, Djokovic had begun to separate himself from the rest of the field and, as a result, the trio of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic was referred to as the "Big Three" among fans and commentators. In 2011 , Djokovic ascended to No. 1 for the first time, winning three majors and a then-record five Masters titles while going 10–1 against Nadal ...
The 2011 ATP World Tour was the elite men's professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2011 season. It was the 42nd edition of the tour and the calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series ...
Murray and Djokovic embrace after the 2011 Australian Open final. - Robert Prezioso/Getty Images/File In virtually every category for men’s tennis – grand slams, Masters titles, time spent as ...
Nadal was the clear world No. 2 behind Djokovic, winning the 2011 French Open and reaching both the 2011 Wimbledon and 2011 US Open finals (losing both to Djokovic). Nadal ended the season with a 0–6 record against Djokovic, with every encounter between them at a final. [65] By his standards, Federer had a weak season.