At the Australian Open, Youzhny lost in the first round to Sébastien Grosjean, but then reached his first quarterfinals of the season at the Indesit ATP Milan Indoor, where he lost to Antony Dupuis.
At the Australian Open, Youzhny lost in the first round to number nine seed Sébastien Grosjean from France. He reached his first quarterfinals of the season at the Indesit ATP Milan Indoor, and lost to world number ninety-seven Antony Dupuis.