2017 Novak Djokovic tennis season

2017 Novak Djokovic tennis season

Novak getting ready for Wimbledon (2017).
Full name	Novak Djokovic
Country	Serbia
Calendar prize money	$2,116,524 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record	32–8
Calendar titles	2
Current ranking	No. 12
Ranking change from previous year	10
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open	2R
French Open	QF
Wimbledon	QF
US Open	A
Doubles
Season record	3–2
Calendar titles	0
Current ranking	234
Year-end ranking	234
Injuries
Injuries	Elbow pain throughout the year, leading to season ending elbow injury following Wimbledon
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The 2017 Novak Djokovic tennis season began on 1 January 2017 with the start of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open and ended with a quarterfinal loss at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships in July.

Djokovic's first tournament of the season was in Qatar, where he was the defending champion. In his semi-final match against Fernando Verdasco, Djokovic saved five match points, eventually winning in three sets. He would go on to win the tournament defeating long-time rival and the number one ranked Andy Murray in the final.^[1]

In Melbourne, Djokovic won his first round match against Verdasco in straight sets. In the Round of 64, he was upset in five sets by Denis Istomin. He was up 2 sets to 1 and was 3 points from the win in the fourth set. The loss marked Djokovic's earliest exit at a Grand Slam event since Wimbledon in 2008, and his earliest in Australia when he lost in the first round in 2006.

Djokovic accepted a wild card and made his ATP World Tour debut in Latin America. He started in Acapulco with a tough first round win against Martin Kližan. Djokovic next got the better of Juan Martín del Potro after losing the first set. Djokovic then lost to Nick Kyrgios in straight sets.

Djokovic beat British Kyle Edmund in the second round and del Potro with a strong third set in the third round. The win over del Potro gave Djokovic his 19th consecutive win at Indian Wells, the longest win streak in the event's 43-year history. The streak was then ended, as Djokovic was beaten again by Kyrgios who overpowered him with first and second serves and a varied overall game.

Djokovic was hanging onto a thread throughout the tournament till the quarterfinals where that thread was cut by Belgian David Goffin, where he lost in 3 tight sets.

Djokovic beat Spaniards Nicolás Almagro and Feliciano López in succession before receiving a walkover when Kei Nishikori withdrew with a wrist injury. Rafael Nadal then ended his seven match losing streak against Djokovic with a comprehensive straight sets win.

Djokovic successfully defended his 2016-point total by reaching the final after straight set victories over Aljaž Bedene, Roberto Bautista Agut, Juan Martín del Potro, and Dominic Thiem. However, Djokovic was then stopped by 20-year-old Alexander Zverev Jr. in the final. Shortly after the match, Djokovic confirmed a coaching partnership with Andre Agassi, beginning at Roland-Garros.

Djokovic was the defending champion. He made it to the quarter-finals, losing to Dominic Thiem in straight sets including a bagel in the final set.

Djokovic took a wild card in an effort to pick up some match play on grass. It was the first grass tune-up ahead of Wimbledon he had played since 2010. Djokovic went on to win the event with four straight-sets wins.

Djokovic beat Martin Kližan, Adam Pavlásek and Ernests Gulbis in the first three rounds without dropping a set. In his 4th round match with Adrian Mannarino, both players were forced to move the match to the next day due to a five set battle between Rafael Nadal and Gilles Müller, which ended with less than one hour of playable daylight on a then roofless No. 1 Court, meaning that after beating Mannarino in three sets, Novak had less time to recover for the upcoming quarterfinal match against Tomáš Berdych. Fighting with persisting right elbow problems, he criticized Wimbledon organisers for delaying his 4R match instead of moving it to Centre Court.^[2] The next day he retired against Tomáš Berdych while down 6–7, 0–2, due to an elbow injury.

On July 27, Djokovic announced he would be missing the rest of the season to recover from a persistent injury on his right elbow.^[3]

Missing the last four months of the season, Djokovic saw his ranking drop to 12th, the lowest since 2007.^[4] This had been the first time Djokovic had to miss a Grand Slam since his first appearance in 2005.

This table lists all the matches of Djokovic this year, including walkovers W/O (they are marked ND for non-decision)

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (seed or key)	Rank	Result	Score
Qatar Open Doha, Qatar ATP Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 2–7 January 2017
	1 / 907	1R	Jan-Lennard Struff	63	Win	7–6(7–1), 6–3
	2 / 908	2R	Horacio Zeballos	71	Win	6–3, 6–4
	3 / 909	QF	Radek Štěpánek (Q)	103	Win	6–3, 6–3
	4 / 910	SF	Fernando Verdasco	42	Win	4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–3
	5 / 911	W	Andy Murray (1)	1	Win (1)	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 2017
	6 / 912	1R	Fernando Verdasco	40	Win	6–1, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
	7 / 913	2R	Denis Istomin (WC)	117	Loss	6–7(8–10), 7–5, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Davis Cup World Group First round Niš, Serbia Davis Cup Hard, indoor 3–5 February 2017
	8 / 914	1R R1	Daniil Medvedev	63	Win	3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 1–0 ret.
Mexican Open Acapulco, Mexico ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 27 February 2017–4 March 2017
	9 / 915	1R	Martin Kližan	62	Win	6–3, 7–6(7–4)
	10 / 916	2R	Juan Martín del Potro	32	Win	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
	11 / 917	QF	Nick Kyrgios (6)	17	Loss	6–7(9–11), 5–7
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 9–19 March 2017
	–	1R	Bye
	12 / 918	2R	Kyle Edmund	46	Win	6–4, 7–6(7–5)
	13 / 919	3R	Juan Martín del Potro (31)	35	Win	7–5, 4–6, 6–1
	14 / 920	4R	Nick Kyrgios (15)	16	Loss	4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Davis Cup World Group Quarter-Final Belgrade, Serbia Davis Cup Hard, indoor 7–9 April 2017
	15 / 921	QF	Albert Ramos Viñolas	24	Win	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 17–23 April 2017
	–	1R	Bye
	16 / 922	2R	Gilles Simon	32	Win	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
	17 / 923	3R	Pablo Carreño Busta (13)	19	Win	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
	18 / 924	QF	David Goffin (10)	13	Loss	2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 5–14 May 2017
	–	1R	Bye
	19 / 925	2R	Nicolás Almagro (WC)	76	Win	6–1, 4–6, 7–5
	20 / 926	3R	Feliciano López	38	Win	6–4, 7–5
	–	QF	Kei Nishikori (8)	6	Walkover	N/A
	21 / 927	SF	Rafael Nadal (4)	5	Loss	2–6, 4–6
Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 15–21 May 2017
	–	1R	Bye
	22 / 928	2R	Aljaž Bedene (Q)	55	Win	7–6(7–2), 6–2
	23 / 929	3R	Roberto Bautista Agut	20	Win	6–4, 6–4
	24 / 930	QF	Juan Martín del Potro	34	Win	6–1, 6–4
	25 / 931	SF	Dominic Thiem (8)	7	Win	6–1, 6–0
	26 / 932	F	Alexander Zverev (16)	17	Loss (1)	4–6, 3–6
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 28 May – 11 June 2017
	27 / 933	1R	Marcel Granollers	77	Win	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
	28 / 934	2R	João Sousa	59	Win	6–1, 6–4, 6–3
	29 / 935	3R	Diego Schwartzman	41	Win	5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
	30 / 936	4R	Albert Ramos Viñolas (19)	20	Win	7–6(7–5), 6–1, 6–3
	31 / 937	QF	Dominic Thiem (6)	7	Loss	6–7(5–7), 3–6, 0–6
Eastbourne International Eastbourne, United Kingdom ATP Tour 250 Grass, outdoor 26 June – 1 July 2017
	–	1R	Bye
	32 / 938	2R	Vasek Pospisil (Q)	75	Win	6–4, 6–3
	33 / 939	QF	Donald Young	47	Win	6–2, 7–6(11–9)
	34 / 940	SF	Daniil Medvedev	52	Win	6–4, 6–4
	35 / 941	W	Gaël Monfils (2)	16	Win (2)	6–3, 6–4
Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 3–16 July 2017
	36 / 942	1R	Martin Kližan	44	Win	6–3, 2–0 ret.
	37 / 943	2R	Adam Pavlásek	136	Win	6–2, 6–2, 6–1
	38 / 944	3R	Ernests Gulbis (PR)	589	Win	6–4, 6–1, 7–6(7–2)
	39 / 945	4R	Adrian Mannarino	51	Win	6–2, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
	40 / 946	QF	Tomáš Berdych (11)	15	Loss	6–7(2–7), 0–2 ret.

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (seed or key)	Rank	Result	Score
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 9–19 March 2017 Partner: Viktor Troicki
	1 / 101	1R	Bopanna / Cuevas	23 / 33	Win	2–6, 6–3, [10–7]
	2 / 102	2R	Herbert / Mahut (1)	2 / 1	Win	5–7, 6–1, [11–9]
	3 / 103	QF	Klaasen / Ram (6)	13 / 14	Loss	6–3, 2–6, [6–10]
Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 17–23 April 2017 Partner: Viktor Troicki
	4 / 104	1R	Müller / Simon	75 / 342	Win	7–5, 6–3
	5 / 105	2R	Kontinen / Peers (1)	1 / 2	Loss	3–6, 4–6

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Result
2 January 2017– 7 January 2017	Qatar Open	Doha, Qatar	250 Series	Hard	W	250	250	Champion (defeated Andy Murray, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4)
16 January 2017– 29 January 2017	Australian Open	Melbourne, Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	W	2000	45	Second round (lost to Denis Istomin, 6–7(8–10), 7–5, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 4–6)
3 February 2017– 5 February 2017	Davis Cup: Serbia vs. Russia	Niš, Serbia	Davis Cup	Hard(i)	QF	N/A	N/A	Serbia progresses to WG QF ( SRB def. RUS, 4–1)
27 February 2017– 4 March 2017	Mexican Open	Acapulco, Mexico	500 Series	Hard	DNP	N/A	90	Quarterfinals (lost to Nick Kyrgios, 6–7(9–11)), 5–7
6 March 2017 – 19 March 2017	Indian Wells Masters	Indian Wells, USA	Masters 1000	Hard	W	1000	90	Fourth round (lost to Nick Kyrgios, 4–6, 6–7(3–7))
20 March 2017 – 2 April 2017	Miami Open	Miami, USA	Masters 1000	Hard	W	1000	N/A	Withdrew due to right elbow injury
16 April 2017 – 23 April 2017	Monte-Carlo Masters	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco	Masters 1000	Clay	2R	10	180	Quarterfinals (lost to David Goffin, 2–6, 6–3, 5–7)
7 May 2017 – 14 May 2017	Madrid Open	Madrid, Spain	Masters 1000	Clay	W	1000	360	Semifinals (lost to Rafael Nadal, 2−6, 4−6)
14 May 2017 – 21 May 2017	Italian Open	Rome	Masters 1000	Clay	F	600	600	Final (lost to Alexander Zverev Jr., 4–6, 3–6)
28 May 2017– 11 June 2017	French Open	Paris, France	Grand Slam	Clay	W	2000	360	Quarterfinals (lost to Dominic Thiem, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 0–6)
26 June 2017– 1 July 2017	Eastbourne International	Eastbourne, United Kingdom	250 Series	Grass	DNP	N/A	250	Champion (defeated Gaël Monfils, 6–3, 6–4)
3 Jul 2017– 16 July 2017	Wimbledon	London, Great Britain	Grand Slam	Grass	3R	90	360	Quarterfinals (lost to Tomáš Berdych, 6–7(2–7), 0–2 ret.)
7 August 2017– 13 August 2017	Canadian Open	Montreal	Masters 1000	Hard	W	1000	N/A	Withdrew
14 August 2017– 20 August 2017	Cincinnati Masters	Cincinnati	Masters 1000	Hard	DNP	N/A	N/A	Withdrew
28 August 2017– 10 September 2017	US Open	New York City	Grand Slam	Hard	F	1200	N/A	Withdrew
9 October 2017– 15 October 2017	Shanghai Masters	Shanghai	Masters 1000	Hard	SF	360	N/A	Withdrew
30 October 2017– 5 November 2017	Paris Masters	Paris	Masters 1000	Hard (i)	QF	180	N/A	Withdrew
12 Nov 2017– 19 November 2017	ATP Finals	London	Tour Finals	Hard (i)	F	1000	N/A	Did not qualify
Total year-end points						11780	2585	-9195 difference

Novak Djokovic had a 2–2 record against the top 10, 15–4 against the top 11–50, 14–1 against other players; 22–7 against right-handed players and 10–1 against left-handed players.

Ordered by number of wins (Bolded number marks a top 10 player at the time of first match of the year, Italic means top 50; "L" means left-handed player).

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	January 7, 2017	Qatar Open, Qatar	Hard	Andy Murray	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up	May 21, 2017	Italian Open, Italy	Clay	Alexander Zverev	4–6, 3–6
Winner	July 1, 2017	Eastbourne International, U.K.	Grass	Gaël Monfils	6–3, 6–4

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Bold denotes tournament win

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