er ▁performances ▁at ▁Grand ▁Sl ams . ▁He ▁reached ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open , ▁defeated ▁by ▁event ual ▁champion ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁ 1 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 7 , ▁ 1 – 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁struggling ▁with ▁inj uries ▁in ▁February , ▁B erd ych ▁made ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁quarter - ▁and ▁semif inals ▁in ▁the ▁cl ay ▁and ▁grass ▁court ▁seasons , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁progress ▁to ▁any ▁final s . ▁At ▁the ▁French ▁Open , ▁B erd ych ▁suffered ▁a ▁shock ing ▁first - round ▁loss ▁to ▁St é ph ane ▁Robert , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 2 – 6 , ▁ 2 – 6 , ▁ 7 – 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁defeated ▁ 6 – 7 , ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 4 – 6 ▁by ▁M ard y ▁Fish ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁of ▁W im ble don . ▁He ▁also ▁retired ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Open ▁against ▁J ank o ▁T ips are vić ▁while ▁down ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 0 – 5 , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁shoulder ▁injury . ▁B erd ych ▁reached ▁his ▁first ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁China ▁Open , ▁where ▁he ▁faced ▁Cro at ian ▁Mar in ▁Č ili ć , ▁defe ating ▁him ▁ 3 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 6 – 1 . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁ ▁sixth ▁title ▁of ▁his