▁to ▁ 1 7 . ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁represented ▁the ▁Ser bia ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁their ▁push ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁against ▁Czech ▁Republic . ▁This ▁is ▁Dj ok ov ic ' s ▁sevent h ▁straight ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁year - end ▁final s . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁September , ▁following ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Open , ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁became ▁the ▁third ▁player ▁to ▁qual ify . ▁ ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁started ▁his ▁year ▁strongly , ▁def ending ▁his ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁International ▁defe ating ▁Bulgar ian ▁Gr ig or ▁Dim it rov , ▁and ▁reaching ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open , ▁losing ▁to ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁in ▁ 4 ▁sets . ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁second ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁Sony ▁Open ▁Tennis , ▁defe ating ▁David ▁Fer rer ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁saving ▁match ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁He ▁then ▁pulled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Open ▁after ▁a ▁difficult ▁cl ay ▁court ▁season , ▁cit ing ▁a ▁back ▁injury . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁he ' d ▁missed ▁a ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁event ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁miss ▁both ▁Roland ▁Gar ros ▁and ▁W im ble don . ▁Following ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁injury , ▁Murray ▁came ▁back ▁strong , ▁and ▁had ▁his ▁best ▁ever ▁grass ▁court ▁season , ▁winning ▁the ▁A EG ON ▁Championships ▁defe ating ▁def