3 rd ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁sets , ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁loss ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁the ▁French man . ▁He ▁then ▁reached ▁another ▁final , ▁at ▁the ▁If ▁Stockholm ▁Open ▁facing ▁Gr ig or ▁Dim it rov ▁but ▁lost ▁in ▁three ▁sets , ▁to ▁hand ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁his ▁first ▁title . ▁Fer rer ▁then ▁followed ▁it ▁up ▁with ▁another ▁final ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁Val encia ▁Open ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁def ending ▁champion , ▁however ▁he ▁fell ▁to ▁Russian ▁Mik h ail ▁You zh ny ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁He ▁reached ▁his ▁third ▁final ▁in ▁as ▁many ▁weeks ▁at ▁the ▁B NP ▁Par ib as ▁Masters , ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁def ending ▁champion ▁after ▁defe ating ▁world ▁no . ▁ 1 ▁Rafael ▁Nad al , ▁ending ▁his ▁ 9 ▁match ▁losing ▁stre ak ▁to ▁the ▁Sp ani ard . ▁However , ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁in ▁straight ▁sets , ▁despite ▁serving ▁for ▁each ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁t enth ▁game . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁Fer rer ' s ▁ 7 th ▁consecutive ▁loss ▁in ▁a ▁final . ▁This ▁is ▁fifth ▁time ▁Fer rer ▁has ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁Tour ▁Final s . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁October , ▁Juan ▁Martín ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁reaching ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Shang hai ▁Masters . ▁ ▁Juan ▁Martín ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁had ▁a ▁sh ak y ▁start ▁to ▁the ▁season , ▁losing ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round