▁at ▁the ▁Open , ▁defe ating ▁Rafael ▁Nad al , ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 6 – 7 , ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁after ▁defe ating ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁coming ▁back ▁from ▁two ▁sets ▁down ▁and ▁saving ▁two ▁match ▁points . ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁also ▁recorded ▁the ▁highest ▁prize ▁money ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁season ▁of ▁$ 1 1 . 2 ▁million . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁June ▁after ▁reaching ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁A eg on ▁Championships , ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁to ▁qual ify . ▁ ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁began ▁his ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Q atar ▁Open , ▁being ▁defeated ▁in ▁straight ▁sets ▁by ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Nikol ay ▁Dav y den ko ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open , ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁reached ▁the ▁quarter final s , ▁losing ▁to ▁compat ri ot ▁David ▁Fer rer ▁in ▁straight ▁sets , ▁which ▁ended ▁his ▁ch ances ▁of ▁a ▁" R af a ▁S lam ". ▁In ▁the ▁Indian ▁Well - M iami ▁Masters ▁swing , ▁Nad al ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁twice , ▁but ▁lost ▁both ▁times ▁to ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic , ▁both ▁in ▁three ▁tight ▁sets . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁the ▁Europe ▁for ▁the ▁European ▁cl ay ▁swing , ▁Nad al ▁head ed ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Monte - Car lo ▁Ro lex ▁Masters . ▁Nad al ▁took ▁the