Tennis championship
Men's Singles Champion Novak Djokovic Runner-up Daniil Medvedev Final score 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 Draw 128 (16 / 8 Seeds 32
2021 tennis event results
Main article: 2021 Australian Open
Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic 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.[1] [2] Australian Open title and his 18th major title overall.[3] Milos Raonic , Djokovic joined Roger Federer as only the second man with 300 or more match wins in major singles competitions.[4] [5]
This tournament marked the first time in the 21st century that Federer did not play at the Australian Open, withdrawing prior to the tournament.[6] 1999 .
Aslan Karatsev became the first male qualifier to reach a major 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.[7] 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 major semifinal in the Open Era on their main draw debut.[8]
This was the first major in the Open Era to feature three Russian men in the quarterfinals, those being Karatsev, Medvedev and Andrey Rublev . Medvedev became the first Russian man to reach the Australian Open final since Marat Safin in 2005 .
Seeds [ ] All seedings per ATP rankings.[9]
0 1 . Novak Djokovic (Champion)0 2 . Rafael Nadal (Quarterfinals) 0 3 . Dominic Thiem (Fourth round) 0 4 . Daniil Medvedev (Final) 0 5 . Stefanos Tsitsipas (Semifinals) 0 6 . Alexander Zverev (Quarterfinals) 0 7 . Andrey Rublev (Quarterfinals) 0 8 . Diego Schwartzman (Third round) 0 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 [ ]
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
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 [ ] 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
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List of National Flags
Ranking [ ] 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
Points
Points
Points
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 [ ]
Alex Bolt Thanasi Kokkinakis Sumit Nagal Christopher O'Connell Marc Polmans Alexei Popyrin Li Tu Aleksandar Vukic
Protected ranking [ ]
Lu Yen-hsun (71)Mackenzie McDonald (83)
Qualifiers [ ] Lucky losers [ ] Withdrawals [ ]
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina → replaced by Damir Džumhur Federico Delbonis → replaced by Alexandre Müller Kyle Edmund [10] Ilya Ivashka Roger Federer [11] Pedro Sousa
Cristian Garín → replaced by Taro Daniel Richard Gasquet → replaced by Robin Haase John Isner [12] 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
See also [ ] References [ ] External links [ ]
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Novak Djokovic
Daniil Medvedev
Novak Djokovic (Champion)
Rafael Nadal (Quarterfinals)
Dominic Thiem (Fourth round)
Daniil Medvedev (Final)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Semifinals)
Alexander Zverev (Quarterfinals)
Diego Schwartzman (Third round)
Matteo Berrettini (Fourth round, withdrew)
Gaël Monfils (First round)
Denis Shapovalov (Third round)
David Goffin (First round)
Stan Wawrinka (Second round)
Grigor Dimitrov (Quarterfinals)
Alex de Minaur (Third round)
Borna Ćorić (Second round)
Casper Ruud (Fourth round, retired)
Hubert Hurkacz (First round)
Taylor Fritz (Third round)
Dan Evans (First round)
Alexander Zverev
Grigor Dimitrov
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Rafael Nadal
J Chardy
F Tiafoe
S Travaglia
Y-h Lu
S Wawrinka
M Raonic
P Sousa
M Fucsovics
M Polmans
F Coria
E Ruusuvuori
Y Nishioka
A Bedene
A Bublik
S Stakhovsky
D Novak
K Majchrzak
H Dellien
M Čilić
N Gombos
K Coppejans
J Veselý
D Džumhur
E Gerasimov
E Ymer
T Monteiro
C Ruud
N Basilashvili
R Albot
L Harris
M Torpegaard
R Haase
S-w Kwon
R Berankis
S Nagal
P Cuevas
D Evans
Sumit Nagal
Lu Yen-hsun (71)
Frederico Ferreira Silva
Tomáš Macháč
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Botic van de Zandschulp
Elias Ymer
Taro Daniel
Hugo Dellien
Damir Džumhur
Mikael Torpegaard
Ilya Ivashka
Cristian Garín → replaced by 
– Tournaments are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic