2018 ATP Finals – Singles
Singles | |
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2018 ATP Finals | |
Champion | Alexander Zverev |
Runner-up | Novak Djokovic |
Final score | 6–4, 6–3 |
Alexander Zverev defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2018 ATP Finals.[1] It was his first ATP Finals title.
Grigor Dimitrov was the defending champion, but he failed to qualify this year.[2]
Rafael Nadal withdrew from the event due to an abdominal injury and was replaced by John Isner. As a result of Nadal's withdrawal, Djokovic secured the year-end ATP no. 1 singles ranking.[3] Juan Martín del Potro qualified for the first time since 2013, but withdrew with a knee injury and was replaced by Kei Nishikori.[4]
Kevin Anderson and Isner made their ATP Finals debuts in this event.[5]
Seeds[]
- Novak Djokovic (final)
- Roger Federer (semifinals)
- Alexander Zverev (champion)
- Kevin Anderson (semifinals)
- Marin Čilić (round robin)
- Dominic Thiem (round robin)
- Kei Nishikori (round robin)
- John Isner (round robin)
Alternates[]
- Karen Khachanov (Did not play)
- Borna Ćorić (Did not play)
Draw[]
Key[]
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals[]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | Kevin Anderson | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
1 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
3 | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | Roger Federer | 5 | 65 | ||||||||||
3 | Alexander Zverev | 7 | 77 |
Group Guga Kuerten[]
Djokovic | Zverev | Čilić | Isner | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
1 | Novak Djokovic | 6–4, 6–1 | 7–6(9–7), 6–2 | 6–4, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–0 (100%) | 37–20 (65%) | 1 | |
3 | Alexander Zverev | 4–6, 1–6 | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1) | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 (67%) | 32–33 (49%) | 2 | |
5 | Marin Čilić | 6–7(7–9), 2–6 | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(1–7) | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4 | 1–2 | 2–5 (29%) | 38–41 (48%) | 3 | |
8 | John Isner | 4–6, 3–6 | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 4–6 | 0–3 | 1–6 (14%) | 30–43 (41%) | 4 |
Group Lleyton Hewitt[]
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches played; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, percentage of sets won, then percentage of games won, then ATP rankings.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Alexander Zverev stuns Novak Djokovic to win ATP World Tour Finals title". Guardian. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Cilic, Thiem Qualify To Complete Singles Field For 2018 Nitto ATP Finals". ATP. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Rafael Nadal withdraws from ATP World Tour Finals in London for THIS reason". 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Nishikori Replaces Del Potro At 2018 Nitto ATP Finals". ATP. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Anderson Creates History With First-Time Nitto ATP Finals Qualification". ATP. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Semi-final Qualifying Procedure". Nitto ATP Finals. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
External links[]
- 2018 ATP Finals