▁Open ▁for ▁his ▁second ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁event . ▁Nad al ▁lost ▁his ▁first ▁hard court ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁China ▁Open ▁to ▁Dj ok ov ic , ▁but ▁still ▁claimed ▁the ▁number ▁ 1 ▁ranking ▁from ▁Dj ok ov ic . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁nin th ▁time ▁Nad al ▁has ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ATP ▁final s . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁August , ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁to ▁qual ify . ▁ ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁began ▁the ▁year ▁by ▁reaching ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Hop man ▁Cup ▁with ▁Ana ▁Ivan ov ic ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁An abel ▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues ▁and ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co . ▁He ▁then ▁won ▁his ▁third ▁consecutive ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open ▁defe ating ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁in ▁four ▁sets , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁era ▁to ▁win ▁three ▁consecutive ▁times ▁in ▁Melbourne . ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁won ▁his ▁fourth ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁Dub ai ▁Tennis ▁Championships ▁defe ating ▁Tom áš ▁B erd ych ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁ATP ▁Masters ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁defe ating ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Monte - Car lo ▁Masters , ▁ending ▁the ▁Sp ani ards ▁ 8 - year ▁un be aten ▁run ▁at ▁the ▁event , ▁and ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁win ▁ 8 ▁of