Novak Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title in 2011.
The Serbian superstar, then 24 years old, defeated defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3.
Djokovic went on to capture seven titles at the All England Club, becoming one of the greatest players in tournament history.
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The 2011 triumph represented a continuation of Djokovic’s dominance that year: the Serb had won 41 consecutive matches to start the year, securing titles in Melbourne, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Belgrade, Madrid, and Rome.
Djokovic refused to slow his progress after winning Wimbledon, going on to win his third Grand Slam title of the year in New York.
Novak Djokovic won the 2011 US Open
Djokovic found himself in a third Grand Slam final of the year after beating Conor Niland, Carlos Berlocq, Nikolay Davydenko, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Janko Tipsarevic, and Roger Federer.
Djokovic’s victory over Federer was particularly impressive, as he saved two match points en route to beating the Swiss legend 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-5.
“It was definitely the biggest win of this year, one of the biggest wins of the career, under the circumstances,” said Djokovic after the match.
“I was two sets down. Roger was in control, he was playing better and then I switched gears and I managed to play much better in three sets.”
By beating Federer, Djokovic had set up another meeting with Rafael Nadal in a major final.
As was the case at Wimbledon, Djokovic emerged victorious.
Djokovic defeated Nadal 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1; winning his first US Open title and 10th ATP title of the year.
It would end up being Djokovic’s final title of the year.
He concluded 2011 with a 70-6 record and a 10-1 record against Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s only victory against Djokovic in 2011
Federer and Nadal both lost to Djokovic five times during the 2011 season.
Of the two, Federer was the individual who managed to get one over Djokovic during that season.
At Roland Garros, Federer ended Djokovic’s 41-match winning streak, beating the Serb 7-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 in the semi-finals.
“I was very confident, especially once I was up 7-6 4-1,” Federer said afterward. “I kind of felt like this match is not going to slip out my hands, even though I probably missed another 10 or 15 break points at the end of the second set.
“I just felt you don’t give me such a lead and then think you can crawl back into the match. I knew I was probably going to close it out.”
“I think I had a good first set,” Djokovic later stated. “I was really unfortunate to lose that set. After the first set I slowed down a little bit and he used that to take control of the match.
“It’s definitely not easy to come back from two sets down against Roger but I tried to think about the first point of the third set as a new match.
“I think I played well but he played really well at the important moments. I congratulate him for a great performance. We were, I think, part of a very good match.”
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Rafael Nadal defeated Federer in the final, 7–5, 7–6 (7–3), 5–7, 6–1.
