For the second year Nicolas got to the 4th round at the Australian Championships only then to meet the champion elect
Novak Djokovic. He is pictured here during Wimbledon 2011.
LAST 16. AUSTRALIA OPEN 2011
RAFAEL NADAL defeated MARIN CILIC 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
DAVID FERRER defeated MILOS RAONIC 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
ALEXANDR DOLGOPOLOV defeated ROBIN SODERLING 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
ANDY MURRAY defeated JURGEN MELZER 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
TOMAS BERDYCH defeated FERNANDO VERDASCO 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
NOVAK DJOKOVIC defeated NICOLAS ALMAGRO 6-3, 6-4, 6-0
STANISLAS WARWRINKA defeated ANDY RODDICK 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
ROGER FEDERER defeated TOMMY ROBREDO 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
QUARTERFINALS
DAVID FERRER defeated RAFAEL NADAL 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
ANDY MURRAY defeated ALEXANDR DOLGOPOLOV 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
NOVAK DJOKOVIC defeated TOMAS BERDYCH 6-1, 7-6, 6-1
ROGER FEDERER defeated STANISLAS WARWRINKA 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
SEMIFINALS
NOVAK DJOKOVIC defeated ROGER FEDERER 7-6, 7-5, 6-4
ANDY MURRAY defeated DAVID FERRER 4-6, 7-6, 6-1, 7-6
FINAL
NOVAK DJOKOVIC defeated ANDY MURRAY 6-4, 6-2, 6-3