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October 8, 2012, Monday
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NOVAK Djokovic opened his 2012 season by winning a third straight Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, beating No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 in the longest major championship match at five hours and 53 minutes. It was his third Australian Open title, following 2008 and 2011, and his fifth Grand Slam trophy overall.
In February, Djokovic won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award at a ceremony in London. He suffered his first loss of year in Dubai in the semifinals against Andy Murray 2-6, 5-7 on March 3.
Djokovic was stopped by No. 11 John Isner 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-7 (5) in the semifinals at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells. But the 25-year-old went on to clinch his third ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami title, beating Murray 6-1, 7-6(4).
With a 16-4 record on the spring European clay swing, Djokovic finished runner-up at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Monte Carlo and Rome (losing to Nadal).
At the French Open, he saved four match points to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals and Roger Federer in semifinals before falling to Nadal 4-6, 3-6, 6-2, 5-7 in his first final on the Parisian clay.
Top seed at Wimbledon, he lost to Federer 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6 in the semifinals. Djokovic lost his world No. 1 ranking on July 9. He did not compete again until the London Olympics.
Andy Murray
Under the guidance of his new coach, former world No. 1 Ivan Lendl, Andy Murray defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov to win his first title at Brisbane, in the first tournament of the year. This was Murray's 22nd ATP World Tour trophy.
At the Australian Open, the Scot reached his fifth straight Grand Slam semifinals but lost to Novak Djokovic in five sets.
Murray undertook a training block in Delray Beach in Florida before heading to Dubai. There he beat world No. 1 Djokovic in the semifinals but fell to Roger Federer in the final.
After a first-round exit at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells, where he was defeated by Guillermo García-López, Murray regrouped to reach the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami final. He beat Janko Tipsarevic in the quarterfinals and Rafael Nadal by walkover in the semifinals but then lost to Djokovic in the final.
With a 9-4 record on the spring European clay swing, Murray had a quarterfinal run at Roland Garros in the French Open, which he lost to David Ferrer. In the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo, Murray lost to Tomas Berdych, and in Barcelona to Milos Raonic.
During the grass swing, Murray played at Queen's and as fourth seed at Wimbledon he became the first British man to reach the final since Bunny Austin in 1938. Murray only dropped four sets en route to the title match, but lost to Federer in the final.
Murray did not play again until the London Olympics, when he became the first British man to win the singles gold medal since 1908. Murray beat Federer 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the final for the biggest title of his career at the time. He also won the mixed doubles silver medal with Laura Robson, losing to Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the final.
At the US Open, on the date Fred Perry won his first Grand Slam title in 1933, Murray captured his first major by beating Djokovic in five sets, ending Britain's 76-year wait for a male Grand Slam champion.
Roger Federer
Roger Federer opened his season at Doha but pulled out ahead of his semifinal with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, which marked only the second time in his career (at the time 996 matches) he had withdrawn in the middle of a tournament due to injury.
The No. 3 seed at Australian Open, Federer fell to Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. The 31-year-old played his 1,000th match versus Juan Martín Del Potro in the quarterfinals.
Representing Switzerland in the Davis Cup first round against the United States, Federer lost to John Isner in four sets. But he bounced back by clinching back-to-back ATP World Tour titles at Rotterdam, defeating Del Potro, and at Dubai defeating Andy Murray. It was his fifth title in Dubai.
At the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 at Indian Wells in March, he beat Del Potro and Nadal en route to the final, where he defeated No. 11 Isner 7-6 (7), 6-3. Federer fell to Andy Roddick at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami in the third round.
With a 12-3 record on the spring European clay swing, Federer picked up the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid title, beating No. 7 Tomas Berdych 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 in the final. He later lost to Novak Djokovic in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome and Roland Garros in the semifinals.
During the grass swing, Federer finished runner-up to No. 87 Tommy Haas 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the Halle final. As the third seed at Wimbledon, he won a record-equalling seventh title, beating No. 1 Djokovic in the semifinals before a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 win over No. 4 Murray in the final. Federer regained the world No. 1 ranking on July 9, when he qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour Final. On July 16, he became No. 1 for the 287th week, breaking the record held by Pete Sampras.
Federer won a singles silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics, losing to Murray 2-6, 1-6, 4-6 in the final.
On August 19, Federer won his 21st ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati, beating No. 2 Djokovic 6-0, 7-6 (7) in the final.
In February, Djokovic won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award at a ceremony in London. He suffered his first loss of year in Dubai in the semifinals against Andy Murray 2-6, 5-7 on March 3.
Djokovic was stopped by No. 11 John Isner 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-7 (5) in the semifinals at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells. But the 25-year-old went on to clinch his third ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami title, beating Murray 6-1, 7-6(4).
With a 16-4 record on the spring European clay swing, Djokovic finished runner-up at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Monte Carlo and Rome (losing to Nadal).
At the French Open, he saved four match points to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals and Roger Federer in semifinals before falling to Nadal 4-6, 3-6, 6-2, 5-7 in his first final on the Parisian clay.
Top seed at Wimbledon, he lost to Federer 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6 in the semifinals. Djokovic lost his world No. 1 ranking on July 9. He did not compete again until the London Olympics.
Andy Murray
Under the guidance of his new coach, former world No. 1 Ivan Lendl, Andy Murray defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov to win his first title at Brisbane, in the first tournament of the year. This was Murray's 22nd ATP World Tour trophy.
At the Australian Open, the Scot reached his fifth straight Grand Slam semifinals but lost to Novak Djokovic in five sets.
Murray undertook a training block in Delray Beach in Florida before heading to Dubai. There he beat world No. 1 Djokovic in the semifinals but fell to Roger Federer in the final.
After a first-round exit at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells, where he was defeated by Guillermo García-López, Murray regrouped to reach the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami final. He beat Janko Tipsarevic in the quarterfinals and Rafael Nadal by walkover in the semifinals but then lost to Djokovic in the final.
With a 9-4 record on the spring European clay swing, Murray had a quarterfinal run at Roland Garros in the French Open, which he lost to David Ferrer. In the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo, Murray lost to Tomas Berdych, and in Barcelona to Milos Raonic.
During the grass swing, Murray played at Queen's and as fourth seed at Wimbledon he became the first British man to reach the final since Bunny Austin in 1938. Murray only dropped four sets en route to the title match, but lost to Federer in the final.
Murray did not play again until the London Olympics, when he became the first British man to win the singles gold medal since 1908. Murray beat Federer 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the final for the biggest title of his career at the time. He also won the mixed doubles silver medal with Laura Robson, losing to Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the final.
At the US Open, on the date Fred Perry won his first Grand Slam title in 1933, Murray captured his first major by beating Djokovic in five sets, ending Britain's 76-year wait for a male Grand Slam champion.
Roger Federer
Roger Federer opened his season at Doha but pulled out ahead of his semifinal with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, which marked only the second time in his career (at the time 996 matches) he had withdrawn in the middle of a tournament due to injury.
The No. 3 seed at Australian Open, Federer fell to Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. The 31-year-old played his 1,000th match versus Juan Martín Del Potro in the quarterfinals.
Representing Switzerland in the Davis Cup first round against the United States, Federer lost to John Isner in four sets. But he bounced back by clinching back-to-back ATP World Tour titles at Rotterdam, defeating Del Potro, and at Dubai defeating Andy Murray. It was his fifth title in Dubai.
At the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 at Indian Wells in March, he beat Del Potro and Nadal en route to the final, where he defeated No. 11 Isner 7-6 (7), 6-3. Federer fell to Andy Roddick at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami in the third round.
With a 12-3 record on the spring European clay swing, Federer picked up the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid title, beating No. 7 Tomas Berdych 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 in the final. He later lost to Novak Djokovic in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome and Roland Garros in the semifinals.
During the grass swing, Federer finished runner-up to No. 87 Tommy Haas 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the Halle final. As the third seed at Wimbledon, he won a record-equalling seventh title, beating No. 1 Djokovic in the semifinals before a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 win over No. 4 Murray in the final. Federer regained the world No. 1 ranking on July 9, when he qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour Final. On July 16, he became No. 1 for the 287th week, breaking the record held by Pete Sampras.
Federer won a singles silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics, losing to Murray 2-6, 1-6, 4-6 in the final.
On August 19, Federer won his 21st ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati, beating No. 2 Djokovic 6-0, 7-6 (7) in the final.
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