2013
Reached Australian Open QFs for third straight year, losing to eventual champion Djokovic in four sets…Also lost to Djokovic in same round in 2011…
Helped Czech Republic beat Switzerland 3-2 in Davis Cup 1R, winning three points…Partnering Rosol in doubles rubber, the duo overcame Chiudinelli/Wawrinka 24-22 in fifth set, match lasted 7 hours, 1 minute and is the longest Davis Cup match on record (in terms of duration). The previous longest was the fifth rubber of the 1982 World Group QF between McEnroe (USA) and Wilander (SWE), which lasted 6 hours, 22 minutes…Subsequently pulled out of Montpellier on 4 February, with a wrist injury...
On 24 February, in Marseille final, failed to convert 1 M.P. at 6-5 in 2nd set TB versus Tsonga, who won 64 in 3rd set…Was just the second Czech to reach the Marseille final since Vacek in 1995…Dropped to 8-9 in finals…On 1 March, in Dubai SFs, saved 3 M.P versus Federer in 64 3rd set win to become the first Czech to reach the final since Novak in 2003…Lost to Djokovic in 2-set final…
Fell in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells SFs (l. to Nadal), dropping to 3-8 lifetime in tournament-level SFs…On 25 March, saved two match points versus Falla in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami 3R; fell in QFs (l. to Gasquet)…Fell to Fognini in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 3R…
On 23 April in Barcelona 1R, saved one M.P. at 4-5 in second set in 6-4 third set win over Davydenko…Improved to 12-13 in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 QFs after snapping a two-match losing streak versus Murray in Madrid; fell to Wawrinka in SFs…
On 17 May, recorded his first win in three years over Djokovic at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome QFs; recovered from 26 25 to win 64 in third set…Fell to Nadal in SFs…On 18 May, withdrew from Nice due to fatigue...
On 27 May, lost to Monfils 7-5 in fifth set in Roland Garros 1R…Reached Queen’s Club QFs (l. to Cilic)... |
