Editing Roger Federer (section)

====2011: Tour Finals title record====
{{Main|2011 Roger Federer tennis season}}
The year 2011 was a lean year for Federer, although great by most player's standards. He was defeated in straight sets in the semifinals of the [[2011 Australian Open|Australian Open]] by eventual champion [[Novak Djokovic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jan/27/australian-open-2011-djokovic-federer |title=Australian Open 2011: Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer to reach final |website=www.theguardian.com |date=27 January 2011 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011042334/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jan/27/australian-open-2011-djokovic-federer |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2011 French Open|French Open]] semifinals, Federer ended Djokovic's undefeated streak of 43 consecutive wins with a four-set victory,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Garros|first=Kevin Mitchell at Roland|date=3 June 2011|title=Roger Federer shocks French Open by beating Novak Djokovic|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/03/roger-federer-french-open-novak-djokovic|access-date=7 June 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607181752/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/03/roger-federer-french-open-novak-djokovic|url-status=live}}</ref> but he then lost in the final to Rafael Nadal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 June 2011|title=Nadal outlasts Federer, wins sixth French Open|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/french11/news/story?id=6628276|access-date=7 June 2020|website=ESPN.com|archive-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203004125/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/french11/news/story?id=6628276|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Federer lost in the quarterfinals to [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]]. It marked the first time in his career that he had lost a Grand Slam match after winning the first two sets.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wimbledon|first=Owen Gibson at|date=29 June 2011|title=Wimbledon 2011: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stuns Roger Federer over five sets|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/29/wimbledon-2011-tsonga-roger-federer|access-date=7 June 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607182614/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/29/wimbledon-2011-tsonga-roger-federer|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[2011 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Federer lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic in five sets after winning the first two sets for the second time in 2011. In a repeat of the previous year's semifinal event, Federer again squandered two match points, this time on his own serve. The loss meant that it was the first time since 2002 that Federer had not won any of the four Grand Slam titles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/sep/10/novak-djokovic-roger-federer-us-open |title=Novak Djokovic reaches US Open final after stunning Roger Federer |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=UK |date=10 September 2011 |accessdate=20 December 2023 |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422004944/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/sep/10/novak-djokovic-roger-federer-us-open |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/usopen11/story/_/id/6953108/two-sets-novak-djokovic-rallies-beat-roger-federer |title=Two sets down, Novak Djokovic rallies to beat Roger Federer |work=ESPN |date=10 September 2011 |accessdate=20 December 2023 |archive-date=9 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009161345/https://www.espn.com/tennis/usopen11/story/_/id/6953108/two-sets-novak-djokovic-rallies-beat-roger-federer |url-status=live }}</ref>

Federer finished the season successfully in the indoor season, winning his last three tournaments of the year at the [[2011 Swiss Indoors Basel|Swiss Indoors]], [[2011 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles|Paris Masters]] and [[2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|ATP Finals]], forming a 16-match winning streak. Federer finished the year ranked No. 3.<ref>{{cite web|last=Buddell|first=James|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/11/47/London-Finals-Final-Federer-Tsonga.aspx|title=Tennis – ATP World Tour – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 2011 Final – Federer Wins Record Sixth Title|publisher=ATP World Tour|access-date=24 January 2012|archive-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214163115/http://www.atpworldtour.com/news/tennis/2011/11/47/london-finals-final-federer-tsonga.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>