▁his ▁best ▁performance ▁are ▁at ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open ▁and ▁W im ble don ▁Championships ▁losing ▁to ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁in ▁both ▁occasions , ▁in ▁four ▁and ▁three ▁sets ▁respectively . ▁At ▁the ▁US ▁Open , ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁losing ▁to ▁Stanis las ▁W aw r ink a ▁in ▁four ▁sets . ▁At ▁the ▁French ▁Open , ▁he ▁was ▁ups et ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁by ▁French man ▁Ga ël ▁Mon fil s ▁ 5 - 7 ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁set . ▁He ▁also ▁helped ▁the ▁Czech ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁team ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁final , ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁shot ▁at ▁their ▁second ▁consecutive ▁title . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁fourth ▁consecutive ▁year ▁B erd ych ▁has ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁year - end ▁final s . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁October , ▁following ▁his ▁second ▁round ▁victory ▁in ▁Paris , ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁became ▁the ▁sixth ▁player ▁to ▁qual ify . ▁ ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁began ▁the ▁year ▁as ▁the ▁world ▁number ▁ 2 , ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁year ▁strongly , ▁making ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁semif inals ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 - set ▁thr iller , ▁despite ▁coming ▁back ▁twice ▁from ▁a ▁set ▁down . ▁However , ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁reach ▁his ▁first ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁until ▁the ▁Intern az ionali ▁B NL ▁d ' Italia , ▁losing ▁to ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁At ▁the ▁French ▁Open , ▁Feder er ▁reached