2021 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2021 Australian Open
Champion Novak Djokovic
Runner-up Daniil Medvedev
Score7–5, 6–2, 6–2
Draw128 ( 16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32

Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic[1] defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open.[2] It was his record-extending ninth Australian Open title and 18th major title overall.[3] With his fourth-round win, Djokovic joined Roger Federer as only the second man to achieve 300 match wins in majors.[4][5]

Aslan Karatsev was the first male qualifier to reach a major semifinal since Vladimir Voltchkov in the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, and the first at the Australian Open since Bob Giltinan in December 1977.[6] Ranked world No. 114, he was the lowest-ranked player to reach a major semifinal since Goran Ivanišević (ranked No. 125) at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, the lowest ranked to do so at the Australian Open since Patrick McEnroe (also ranked No. 114) in 1991, and the first man in the Open Era to reach the semifinals on his major main-draw debut.[7]

This was the first major in the Open Era to feature three Russian men in the quarterfinals, those being Medvedev, Karatsev, and Andrey Rublev.

This marked the first major main-draw appearance of future world No. 1 and five-time major champion Carlos Alcaraz; he lost to Mikael Ymer in the second round. At 17 years old, Alcaraz was the youngest man to win a main-draw match at the Australian Open since Bernard Tomic in 2009.

Seeds

All seedings per ATP rankings.[8]

1.   Novak Djokovic (champion)
2.   Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
3.   Dominic Thiem (fourth round)
4.   Daniil Medvedev (final)
5.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (semifinals)
6.   Alexander Zverev (quarterfinals)
7.   Andrey Rublev (quarterfinals)
8.   Diego Schwartzman (third round)
9.   Matteo Berrettini (fourth round, withdrew)
10.   Gaël Monfils (first round)
11.   Denis Shapovalov (third round)
12.   Roberto Bautista Agut (first round)
13.   David Goffin (first round)
14.   Milos Raonic (fourth round)
15.   Pablo Carreño Busta (third round, retired)
16.   Fabio Fognini (fourth round)
17.   Stan Wawrinka (second round)
18.   Grigor Dimitrov (quarterfinals)
19.   Karen Khachanov (third round)
20.   Félix Auger-Aliassime (fourth round)
21.   Alex de Minaur (third round)
22.   Borna Ćorić (second round)
23.   Dušan Lajović (fourth round)
24.   Casper Ruud (fourth round, retired)
25.   Benoît Paire (first round)
26.   Hubert Hurkacz (first round)
27.   Taylor Fritz (third round)
28.   Filip Krajinović (third round)
29.   Ugo Humbert (second round)
30.   Dan Evans (first round)
31.   Lorenzo Sonego (second round)
32.   Adrian Mannarino (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Novak Djokovic 66 6 6 78
6 Alexander Zverev 78 2 4 66
1 Novak Djokovic 6 6 6
Q Aslan Karatsev 3 4 2
18 Grigor Dimitrov 6 4 1 2
Q Aslan Karatsev 2 6 6 6
1 Novak Djokovic 7 6 6
4 Daniil Medvedev 5 2 2
7 Andrey Rublev 5 3 2
4 Daniil Medvedev 7 6 6
4 Daniil Medvedev 6 6 7
5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 4 2 5
5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3 2 77 6 7
2 Rafael Nadal 6 6 64 4 5

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 N Djokovic 6 6 6
J Chardy 3 1 2 1 N Djokovic 6 63 77 6
F Tiafoe 77 6 6 F Tiafoe 3 77 62 3
S Travaglia 65 2 2 1 N Djokovic 77 6 3 4 6
R Opelka 6 77 6 27 T Fritz 61 4 6 6 2
PR Y-h Lu 3 62 3 R Opelka 6 66 77 65 2
A Ramos Viñolas 66 6 2 66 27 T Fritz 4 78 64 77 6
27 T Fritz 78 3 6 78 1 N Djokovic 77 4 6 6
17 S Wawrinka 6 6 6 14 M Raonic 64 6 1 4
P Sousa 3 2 4 17 S Wawrinka 5 1 6 6 69
M Fucsovics 4 6 6 63 6 M Fucsovics 7 6 4 2 711
WC M Polmans 6 3 1 77 3 M Fucsovics 62 7 2 2
C Moutet 6 64 3 6 6 14 M Raonic 77 5 6 6
J Millman 4 77 6 2 3 C Moutet 77 1 1 4
F Coria 3 3 2 14 M Raonic 61 6 6 6
14 M Raonic 6 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 G Monfils 6 4 5 6 3
E Ruusuvuori 3 6 7 3 6 E Ruusuvuori 6 3 2 65
Y Nishioka 77 1 1 1 P Martínez 1 6 6 77
P Martínez 63 6 6 6 P Martínez 78 5 1 4
A Bedene 4 5 7 4 23 D Lajović 66 7 6 6
A Bublik 6 7 5 6 A Bublik 4 64 6 3
Q S Stakhovsky 7 4 3 7 4 23 D Lajović 6 77 4 6
23 D Lajović 5 6 6 5 6 23 D Lajović 4 65 3
32 A Mannarino 6 6 77 6 A Zverev 6 77 6
D Novak 2 4 62 32 A Mannarino 6 6 6
M Kecmanović 6 6 6 M Kecmanović 1 2 4
K Majchrzak 2 4 3 32 A Mannarino 3 3 1
LL T Daniel 61 63 4 6 A Zverev 6 6 6
Q M Cressy 77 77 6 Q M Cressy 5 4 3
M Giron 710 65 3 2 6 A Zverev 7 6 6
6 A Zverev 68 77 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 D Thiem 77 6 6
M Kukushkin 62 2 3 3 D Thiem 6 6 6
D Koepfer 7 6 6 D Koepfer 4 0 2
LL H Dellien 5 2 4 3 D Thiem 4 4 6 6 6
Q F Ferreira Silva 4 4 4 N Kyrgios 6 6 3 4 4
N Kyrgios 6 6 6 N Kyrgios 5 6 3 77 6
Y Uchiyama 3 4 77 3 29 U Humbert 7 4 6 62 4
29 U Humbert 6 6 63 6 3 D Thiem 4 4 0
18 G Dimitrov 6 6 77 18 G Dimitrov 6 6 6
M Čilić 4 2 65 18 G Dimitrov 77 6 6
WC A Bolt 6 6 4 6 WC A Bolt 61 1 2
N Gombos 2 2 6 3 18 G Dimitrov 6 1
Q K Coppejans 4 6 77 3 3 15 P Carreño Busta 0 0r
J Veselý 6 3 63 6 6 J Veselý 3 63 6 4
K Nishikori 5 64 2 15 P Carreño Busta 6 77 2 6
15 P Carreño Busta 7 77 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 D Shapovalov 3 6 6 4 6
J Sinner 6 3 2 6 4 11 D Shapovalov 6 6 6
Y Sugita 6 1 1r Q B Tomic 1 3 2
Q B Tomic 3 6 4 11 D Shapovalov 5 5 3
LL D Džumhur 3 2 4 20 F Auger-Aliassime 7 7 6
J Duckworth 6 6 6 J Duckworth 4 1 2
LL C-M Stebe 2 4 2 20 F Auger-Aliassime 6 6 6
20 F Auger-Aliassime 6 6 6 20 F Auger-Aliassime 6 6 3 3 4
25 B Paire 2 6 65 5 Q A Karatsev 3 1 6 6 6
E Gerasimov 6 2 77 7 E Gerasimov 0 1 0
G Mager 3 3 4 Q A Karatsev 6 6 6
Q A Karatsev 6 6 6 Q A Karatsev 6 6 6
LL A Müller 4 6 6 6 8 D Schwartzman 3 3 3
JI Londero 6 3 0 3 LL A Müller 2 0 3
Q E Ymer 63 4 6 2 8 D Schwartzman 6 6 6
8 D Schwartzman 77 6 2 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 A Rublev 6 6 6
Y Hanfmann 3 3 4 7 A Rublev 6 6 710
T Monteiro 78 6 6 T Monteiro 4 4 68
A Martin 66 1 2 7 A Rublev 7 6 6
WC L Tu 77 4 64 4 F López 5 2 3
F López 61 6 77 6 F López 5 3 6 7 6
S Querrey 5 4 4 31 L Sonego 7 6 3 5 4
31 L Sonego 7 6 6 7 A Rublev 6 77 0
24 C Ruud 6 6 2 24 C Ruud 2 63 0r
J Thompson 3 3 1r 24 C Ruud 3 6 6 7
N Basilashvili 4 60 4 T Paul 6 2 4 5
T Paul 6 77 6 24 C Ruud 6 5 6 6
WC C O'Connell 77 77 6 R Albot 1 7 4 4
J-L Struff 62 65 1 WC C O'Connell 2 5 68
R Albot 61 6 6 77 R Albot 6 7 710
12 R Bautista Agut 77 0 4 65

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 D Goffin 6 4 77 66 3
WC A Popyrin 3 6 64 78 6 WC A Popyrin 2 6 3 77 3
L Harris 4 6 6 6 L Harris 6 1 6 65 6
LL M Torpegaard 6 3 2 2 L Harris 67 1 4
PR M McDonald 3 6 6 6 PR M McDonald 79 6 6
M Cecchinato 6 3 2 2 PR M McDonald 6 6 4 6
G Pella 3 65 5 22 B Ćorić 4 2 6 4
22 B Ćorić 6 77 7 PR M McDonald 4 2 3
28 F Krajinović 77 6 4 6 4 D Medvedev 6 6 6
LL R Haase 64 3 6 2 28 F Krajinović 6 5 6 6
P Andújar 6 7 7 P Andújar 2 7 1 4
Q Q Halys 4 5 5 28 F Krajinović 3 3 6 6 0
R Carballés Baena 7 3 6 6 4 D Medvedev 6 6 4 3 6
A Balázs 5 6 2 3 R Carballés Baena 2 5 1
V Pospisil 2 2 4 4 D Medvedev 6 7 6
4 D Medvedev 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 S Tsitsipas 6 6 6
G Simon 1 2 1 5 S Tsitsipas 65 6 6 65 6
WC T Kokkinakis 6 6 6 WC T Kokkinakis 77 4 1 77 4
S-w Kwon 4 1 1 5 S Tsitsipas 6 6 6
Q B van de Zandschulp 1 4 4 M Ymer 4 1 1
Q C Alcaraz 6 6 6 Q C Alcaraz 6 4 4 65
M Ymer 3 6 3 7 6 M Ymer 2 6 6 77
26 H Hurkacz 6 3 6 5 3 5 S Tsitsipas w/o
19 K Khachanov 6 64 77 6 9 M Berrettini
WC A Vukic 3 77 62 4 19 K Khachanov 6 6 6
R Berankis 6 7 6 R Berankis 2 4 4
WC S Nagal 2 5 3 19 K Khachanov 61 65 65
Q T Macháč 65 7 6 3 9 M Berrettini 77 77 77
Q M Vilella Martínez 77 5 0 0r Q T Macháč 3 2 6 3
K Anderson 69 5 3 9 M Berrettini 6 6 4 6
9 M Berrettini 711 7 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 F Fognini 6 6 6
P-H Herbert 4 2 3 16 F Fognini 4 6 2 6 714
Q H Laaksonen 2 4 3 S Caruso 6 2 6 3 612
S Caruso 6 6 6 16 F Fognini 6 6 6
P Cuevas 6 4 6 6 21 A de Minaur 4 3 4
A Seppi 4 6 2 2 P Cuevas 3 3 5
T Sandgren 5 1 1 21 A de Minaur 6 6 7
21 A de Minaur 7 6 6 16 F Fognini 3 4 2
30 D Evans 4 6 4 5 2 R Nadal 6 6 6
C Norrie 6 4 6 7 C Norrie 3 7 6 77
I Ivashka 4 3 4 Q R Safiullin 6 5 3 63
Q R Safiullin 6 6 6 C Norrie 5 2 5
Q M Mmoh 77 63 3 77 7 2 R Nadal 7 6 7
Q V Troicki 63 77 6 63 5 Q M Mmoh 1 4 2
L Đere 3 4 1 2 R Nadal 6 6 6
2 R Nadal 6 6 6


Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 1 February 2021. Rankings and points before are as of 8 February 2021.

Seed Rank Player Points
before
Points
defending
Points
won
Points
after
Status
1 1 Novak Djokovic 12,030 2,000 2,000 12,030 Champion, defeated Daniil Medvedev [4]
2 2 Rafael Nadal 9,850 360 360 9,850 Quarterfinals lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [7]
3 3 Dominic Thiem 9,125 1,200 180 9,125 Fourth round lost to Grigor Dimitrov [18]
4 4 Daniil Medvedev 8,695 180 1,200 9,735 Final lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
5 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 5,940 90 720 6,595 Semifinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [4]
6 7 Alexander Zverev 5,615 720 360 5,615 Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
7 8 Andrey Rublev 4,429 180 360 4,609 Quarterfinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [4]
8 9 Diego Schwartzman 3,480 180 90 3,480 Third round lost to Aslan Karatsev [Q]
9 10 Matteo Berrettini 3,345 45 180 3,480 Fourth round withdrew due to abdominal strain
10 12 Gaël Monfils 2,860 180 10 2,860 First round lost to Emil Ruusuvuori
11 11 Denis Shapovalov 2,830 10 90 2,910 Third round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime [20]
12 13 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,710 90 10 2,710 First round lost to Radu Albot
13 15 David Goffin 2,600 90 10 2,600 First round lost to Alexei Popyrin [WC]
14 14 Milos Raonic 2,630 360 180 2,630 Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
15 16 Pablo Carreño Busta 2,585 90 90 2,585 Third round retired against Grigor Dimitrov [18]
16 17 Fabio Fognini 2,535 180 180 2,535 Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
17 18 Stan Wawrinka 2,365 360 45 2,365 Second round lost to Márton Fucsovics
18 21 Grigor Dimitrov 2,260 45 360 2,575 Quarterfinals lost to Aslan Karatsev [Q]
19 20 Karen Khachanov 2,290 90 90 2,290 Third round lost to Matteo Berrettini [9]
20 19 Félix Auger-Aliassime 2,346 10 180 2,516 Fourth round lost to Aslan Karatsev [Q]
21 23 Alex de Minaur 2,065 0 90 2,155 Third round lost to Fabio Fognini [16]
22 25 Borna Ćorić 1,855 10 45 1,890 Second round lost to Mackenzie McDonald [PR]
23 27 Dušan Lajović 1,785 90 180 1,875 Fourth round lost to Alexander Zverev [6]
24 28 Casper Ruud 1,739 10 180 1,909 Fourth round lost to Andrey Rublev [7]
25 29 Benoît Paire 1,738 45 10 1,738 First round lost to Egor Gerasimov
26 30 Hubert Hurkacz 1,735 45 10 1,735 First round lost to Mikael Ymer
27 31 Taylor Fritz 1,695 90 90 1,695 Third round lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
28 33 Filip Krajinović 1,673 45 90 1,718 Third round lost to Daniil Medvedev [4]
29 34 Ugo Humbert 1,671 10 45 1,706 Second round lost to Nick Kyrgios
30 26 Dan Evans 1,794 45 10 1,794 First round lost to Cameron Norrie
31 35 Lorenzo Sonego 1,588 10 45 1,623 Second round lost to Feliciano López
32 36 Adrian Mannarino 1,561 10 90 1,641 Third round lost to Alexander Zverev [6]

Other entry information

Wild cards

Protected ranking

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Potential lucky losers

  1. Borna Gojo (did not play)

Withdrawals

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ Last direct acceptance
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Player who lost in qualifying match in Doha and decided to travel to Australia that was a subject into a mandatory 14-day quarantine period descending by order of the rankings of 4 January 2021

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