2010 Novak Djokovic tennis season
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The 2010 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially commenced on January 4 with the start of the
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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." 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." 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
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, Kei Nishikori,
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, 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. 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
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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." 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
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in extreme heat. He then defeated
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, James Blake and
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, 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
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. 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.


Singles matches


Source


Doubles matches


Source


Exhibition matches


Tournament schedule


Singles schedule

NOTE: In 2010 season total year-end points from ABN AMRO Tournament and
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were not counted, as well as those from First Round, Quarterfinals and Semifinals of
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Doubles schedule


Yearly records


Head-to-head matchups

Novak Djokovic had a record against the top 10, a against the top 50 and a against players outside the top 50. ''Ordered by number of wins''


Finals


Singles: 4 (2–2)


Doubles: 1 (1–0)


Team competitions: 1 (1–0)


Earnings

Novak Djokovic earned $4.3 million throughout the season.


Awards and nominations

* Best Male Tennis Player in
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* Best Sportsman by OCS


See also

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2010 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) ...
* 2010 Roger Federer tennis season *
2010 Rafael Nadal tennis season The 2010 Rafael Nadal tennis season is lauded as one of the greatest seasons of all time. Nadal himself also called it his best year. In the 2010 season, Nadal became the first male player in tennis history to win Grand Slam tournaments on three ...


References


External links

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ATP tour profile
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