Andy Murray lost in the second round to South African Kevin Anderson. However, the following week, he won the 2011 Western & Southern Open after Novak Djokovic retired due to injury. At the 2011 US Open, Murray battled from two sets down to win a five-set second-round encounter with Robin Haase, but lost in the semi-finals to Rafael Nadal in four sets. Murray easily won the small 250-class Thailand Open, and the following week he won his third title in four tournaments at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships. His opponent in the final was Rafael Nadal, whom he beat for the
2011 SA Tennis Open qualifying draw: 2011 SA Tennis Open The 2011 SA Tennis Open was a men's tennis tournament to be played on hard courts indoors. It was the 20th edition of the SA Tennis Open and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 30 January through 6 February 2011. Kevin Anderson defeated Somdev Devvarman, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 James Cerretani / Adil Shamasdin defeated Scott Lipsky / Rajeev Ram, 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry