▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open ▁in ▁five ▁sets ▁to ▁J éré my ▁Ch ard y . ▁However ▁he ▁reb ounded ▁from ▁this ▁loss ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁AB N ▁AM RO ▁World ▁Tennis ▁Tournament , ▁defe ating ▁French man ▁Jul ien ▁Ben net eau ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁He ▁then ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁his ▁second ▁Masters ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁final ▁at ▁the ▁B NP ▁Par ib as ▁Open ▁defe ating ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁and ▁Dj ok ov ic , ▁ultimately ▁losing ▁to ▁Sp ani ard ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁in ▁three ▁sets . ▁A ▁virus ▁ham per ed ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁cl ay ▁court ▁season , ▁leading ▁to ▁him ▁pulling ▁out ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Madrid ▁Masters ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁Open . ▁He ▁reb ounded ▁well , ▁having ▁his ▁best ▁run ▁at ▁W im ble don ▁Championships ▁defe ating ▁David ▁Fer rer ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁but ▁lost ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁in ▁five ▁sets ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁the ▁longest ▁ever ▁semif inal ▁at ▁W im ble don , ▁sur pass ing ▁the ▁record ▁set ▁by ▁Bor is ▁Be cker ▁and ▁Ivan ▁L endl ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁American ▁hard ▁court ▁swing , ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁began ▁strongly ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁C iti ▁Open , ▁defe ating ▁American ▁John ▁Is ner ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁from ▁a ▁set ▁down . ▁At ▁the ▁US ▁Open , ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁to ▁former ▁no . ▁ 1 ▁L ley ton ▁H ew itt