▁W im ble don , ▁Nad al ▁lost ▁his ▁first ▁W im ble don ▁match ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁to ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 1 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 6 – 3 . ▁In ▁the ▁US ▁Open ▁Series , ▁Nad al ▁lost ▁his ▁first ▁opening - round ▁match ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Rome , ▁falling ▁to ▁Ivan ▁D od ig , ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 6 – 7 , ▁ 6 – 7 . ▁At ▁the ▁US ▁Open , ▁Nad al ▁once ▁again ▁fell ▁to ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁for ▁the ▁sixth ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁September ▁after ▁defe ating ▁Robin ▁Ha ase ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁US ▁Open , ▁ 6 – 7 , ▁ 2 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 6 – 0 , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁to ▁qual ify . ▁ ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁began ▁the ▁year ▁by ▁reaching ▁his ▁third ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁final ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Australian ▁Open , ▁but ▁once ▁again ▁fell ▁in ▁straight ▁sets , ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 2 – 6 , ▁ 3 – 6 , ▁to ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic . ▁Murray ▁lost ▁his ▁next ▁three ▁matches , ▁but ▁recovered ▁in ▁the ▁cl ay ▁season , ▁reaching ▁the ▁semif inals