Young Australian prodigy Bernard Tomic announced himself to the world at Wimbledon, becoming the youngest man to make the quarter finals before falling to Djokovic in four tight sets.
Jo Wilfried Tsonga became the first man to defeat Federer from two sets to love down in grand slam play.
The Serbian won his first Wimbledon and with it the world number one ranking, after again defeating Nadal in the final. It was Djokovic's 5th win over Nadal in a final this year and the Spaniard admitted after the match that he didn't have a clue how to beat Djokovic version 2011.
Alexandr Dolgopolov won his first ATP career title in Umag
Croatian workhorse Ivan Dodig shocks the tennis world in the Montreal Masters 1000 event, outfighting Nadal to hand the Spaniard a 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6(5) defeat.
Surprise surprise, it's Nole with another Masters 1000 title.
Murray finally gets his hands on some silverware after Djokovic retires hurt in the final of the Cincinnati Masters
Djokovic saves match points against Federer for the second consecutive year to move into the US Open final
The Serb then proceeds to beat Nadal in their sixth final this year to capture his first US Open Championship. The victory caps a fantastic year in the slams for the world number one who suddenly finds himself one slam short of a full set.
Andy Murray goes on a tear during the Asian swing, taking out the Bangkok, Tokyo and Shanghai titles.
Japanese youngster Kei Nishikori beats a tired Djokovic in the Basel semi finals and gets past "Project 45".
Federer wins his last three events of the year in Basel, Paris and at the World Tour Finals in London to take the world number three sport away from Murray and head into the 2012 season full of confidence.
Nadal leads the Spanish team to Davis Cup glory to cap off a memorable 2011 season.
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