▁time ▁and ▁third ▁consecutive ▁year ▁defe ating ▁Philipp ▁K ohl sch rei ber ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁At ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open , ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁semif inals ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁world ▁no . ▁ 1 ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁in ▁three ▁easy ▁sets . ▁Fer rer ▁then ▁won ▁his ▁second ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁Copa ▁Cl aro ▁defe ating ▁Stanis las ▁W aw r ink a ▁in ▁three ▁sets . ▁At ▁the ▁Ab ierto ▁Mex icano ▁Tel cel ▁as ▁the ▁def ending ▁champion , ▁he ▁fell ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁to ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁winning ▁just ▁two ▁games . ▁He ▁then ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Sony ▁Open ▁Tennis ▁but ▁fell ▁to ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁in ▁a ▁third ▁set ▁tie - break ▁despite ▁having ▁a ▁match ▁point . ▁Fer rer ▁reached ▁his ▁fifth ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁Portugal ▁Open ▁facing ▁W aw r ink a , ▁but ▁this ▁time ▁falling ▁in ▁straight ▁sets ▁to ▁the ▁Swiss . ▁At ▁the ▁French ▁Open , ▁Fer rer ▁reached ▁his ▁first ▁sl am ▁final ▁facing ▁compat ri ot ▁Nad al , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁all - Span ish ▁sl am ▁final ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁but ▁lost ▁in ▁three ▁straight ▁sets . ▁At ▁W im ble don , ▁he ▁fell ▁to ▁Argent in ian ▁Juan ▁Martín ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁in ▁three ▁sets . ▁At ▁the ▁US ▁Open , ▁he ▁lost ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁to ▁Richard ▁Gas quet ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁in ▁five ▁sets ▁despite ▁taking ▁the ▁