2021 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
	2021 Australian Open
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Daniil Medvedev
Final score	7–5, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	128 (16Q / 8WC)
Seeds	32
Events

Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic^[1] defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 6–2,^[2] to claim his record extending ninth Australian Open Men's Singles tennis title, and his 18th major singles title overall.^[3] With his fourth round win against Milos Raonic, Djokovic joined Roger Federer as only the second male player to win 300 or more matches in Grand Slam singles competitions.^[4]^[5] Federer's withdrawal meant that this was his first time since 1999 not to feature in the tournament.

Aslan Karatsev became the first qualifier to reach a Grand Slam semifinal since Vladimir Voltchkov in the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, and the first since Bob Giltinan in December 1977 to do so at the Australian Open.^[6] He is also the lowest-ranked player to reach a semifinal since Goran Ivanišević (ranked 125) at Wimbledon 2001, the lowest ranked to do so at the Australian Open since Patrick McEnroe (also ranked 114) in 1991, and the first male player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal in the Open Era on their main draw debut.^[7]

This is the first Grand Slam in the Open Era to feature three Russian men in the quarterfinals, that being Karatsev, Medvedev and Andrey Rublev. Medvedev went on to become the first Russian man to reach an Australian Open final since Marat Safin in 2005.

Seeds[edit]

All seedings per ATP rankings.^[8]

01. Novak Djokovic (Champion)

02.

Rafael Nadal (Quarterfinals)

03.

Dominic Thiem (Fourth round)

04.

Daniil Medvedev (Final)

05.

Stefanos Tsitsipas (Semifinals)

06.

Alexander Zverev (Quarterfinals)

07.

Andrey Rublev (Quarterfinals)

08.

Diego Schwartzman (Third round)

09.

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[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

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[edit]

Section 1[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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	0^r
	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[edit]

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	1^r			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[edit]

Section 5[edit]

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	0^r
	J Thompson	3	3	1^r		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[edit]

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[edit]

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	0^r		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[edit]

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

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Wild cards[edit]

Protected ranking[edit]

Qualifiers[edit]

Lucky losers[edit]

Withdrawals[edit]

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina → replaced by Damir Džumhur
Federico Delbonis → replaced by Alexandre Müller
Kyle Edmund^[9] → replaced by Ilya Ivashka
Roger Federer^[10] → replaced by Pedro Sousa
Cristian Garín → replaced by Taro Daniel
Richard Gasquet → replaced by Robin Haase
John Isner^[11] → replaced by Hugo Dellien
Steve Johnson → replaced by Mikael Torpegaard
Philipp Kohlschreiber → replaced by Yasutaka Uchiyama
Lucas Pouille → replaced by Kamil Majchrzak
João Sousa → replaced by Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by Andreas Seppi
Fernando Verdasco → replaced by James Duckworth

References[edit]

^ "Novak Djokovic outlasts Dominic Thiem to win eighth Australian Open crown". Guardian. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
^ "Novak Djokovic routs Daniil Medvedev to claim his ninth Australian Open title". The Guardian. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Novak Djokovic wins ninth Australian Open by beating Daniil Medvedev". BBC Sport. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ "Novak Djokovic Records 300th Grand Slam Match Win, Now For Alexander Zverev At Australian Open | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
^ Matias Grez. "Novak Djokovic becomes just second man in history to reach 300 grand slam wins". CNN. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
^ "Australian Open 2021: Novak Djokovic beats Aslan Karatsev to reach Melbourne final". BBC Sport. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ "World stunned as unknown tennis star secures mind-blowing payday". NewsComAu. 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
^ "What is the ATP Rankings?". Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ "Andy Murray dodges training base Covid scare but injured Kyle Edmund pulls out of Australian Open 2021". inews.co.uk. 10 January 2021.
^ "Roger Federer's Australian Open withdrawal due to family not injury - Tennis Australia official". Eurosport. 7 January 2021.
^ "Isner Will Not Play Australian Open: 'It Wasn't An Easy Decision'". ATP Tour. 12 January 2021.

Preceded by 2020 French Open – Men's Singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 2021 French Open – Men's Singles

External links[edit]

[1] "Novak Djokovic outlasts Dominic Thiem to win eighth Australian Open crown". Guardian. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

[2] "Novak Djokovic routs Daniil Medvedev to claim his ninth Australian Open title". The Guardian. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[3] "Novak Djokovic wins ninth Australian Open by beating Daniil Medvedev". BBC Sport. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[4] "Novak Djokovic Records 300th Grand Slam Match Win, Now For Alexander Zverev At Australian Open | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2021-02-17.

[5] Matias Grez. "Novak Djokovic becomes just second man in history to reach 300 grand slam wins". CNN. Retrieved 2021-02-17.

[6] "Australian Open 2021: Novak Djokovic beats Aslan Karatsev to reach Melbourne final". BBC Sport. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[7] "World stunned as unknown tennis star secures mind-blowing payday". NewsComAu. 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2021-02-16.

[8] "What is the ATP Rankings?". Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[9] "Andy Murray dodges training base Covid scare but injured Kyle Edmund pulls out of Australian Open 2021". inews.co.uk. 10 January 2021.

[10] "Roger Federer's Australian Open withdrawal due to family not injury - Tennis Australia official". Eurosport. 7 January 2021.

[11] "Isner Will Not Play Australian Open: 'It Wasn't An Easy Decision'". ATP Tour. 12 January 2021.

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