Tennis tournament
Men's Singles Champion Rafael Nadal Runner-up Novak Djokovic Final score 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 Draw 56 (8 Q / 5 WC ) Seeds 16
2021 tennis event results
Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Italian Open.[1] Italian Open title and record-equaling 36th Masters 1000 title overall (matching Djokovic's tally). Nadal saved two match points in his third round match against Denis Shapovalov en route to the title.[2] [3]
It was Djokovic's sixth runner-up finish at the Italian Open, a record for the most runner-up finishes at one event on the ATP Tour .
Lorenzo Sonego became the first Italian man to reach a semifinal in Rome since Filippo Volandri in 2007 .[4]
Seeds [ ] The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
0 1 . Novak Djokovic (Final) 0 2 . Rafael Nadal (Champion)0 3 . Daniil Medvedev (Second round) 0 4 . Dominic Thiem (Third round) 0 5 . Stefanos Tsitsipas (Quarterfinals) 0 6 . Alexander Zverev (Quarterfinals) 0 7 . Andrey Rublev (Quarterfinals) 0 8 . Diego Schwartzman (Second round) 0 9 . Matteo Berrettini (Third round) 10 . Roberto Bautista Agut (Third round) 11 . Pablo Carreño Busta (Second round, withdrew) 12 . David Goffin (Second round) 13 . Denis Shapovalov (Third round) 14 . Gaël Monfils (First round) 15 . Hubert Hurkacz (First round, retired) 16 . Grigor Dimitrov (First 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 4
7
7
5
Stefanos Tsitsipas
6
5
5
1
Novak Djokovic 6
65
6
Lorenzo Sonego
3
77
2
Lorenzo Sonego 3
6
6
7
Andrey Rublev
6
4
3
1
Novak Djokovic
5
6
3
2
Rafael Nadal 7
1
6
Q
Federico Delbonis
5
62
Reilly Opelka 7
77
Reilly Opelka
4
4
2
Rafael Nadal 6
6
6
Alexander Zverev
3
4
2
Rafael Nadal 6
6
Top half [ ] Section 1 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
1
N Djokovic 6
77
D Evans
3
2
T Fritz
3
65
T Fritz 6
6
1
N Djokovic 6
6
Q
R Carballés Baena
4
4
Q
A Davidovich Fokina
2
1
Q
C Norrie 6
6
Q
C Norrie
2
3
Q
A Davidovich Fokina 6
77
Q
A Davidovich Fokina 6
6
16
G Dimitrov
4
62
1
N Djokovic 4
7
7
9
M Berrettini 4
6
6
5
S Tsitsipas
6
5
5
N Basilashvili
6
2
4
9
M Berrettini 6
6
J Millman 6
6
J Millman
4
2
D Lajović
3
4
9
M Berrettini
63
2
M Čilić 4
6
6
5
S Tsitsipas 77
6
A Bublik
6
2
3
M Čilić
5
2
5
S Tsitsipas 7
6
Section 2 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
4
D Thiem 3
77
6
LL
Y Nishioka
0
2
M Fucsovics
6
65
0
M Fucsovics 6
6
4
D Thiem
4
77
65
WC
G Mager 6
6
L Sonego 6
65
77
A de Minaur
4
3
WC
G Mager
4
4
L Sonego 6
5
6
L Sonego 6
6
14
G Monfils
4
7
4
L Sonego 3
6
6
10
R Bautista Agut 6
6
7
A Rublev
6
4
3
Q
T Paul
3
4
10
R Bautista Agut 77
6
L Harris
5
2
C Garín
65
3
C Garín 7
6
10
R Bautista Agut
4
4
LL
A Bedene
3
1
7
A Rublev 6
6
J-L Struff 6
6
J-L Struff
79
1
4
7
A Rublev 67
6
6
Bottom half [ ] Section 3 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
8
D Schwartzman
1
3
F Krajinović
3
77
4
F Auger-Aliassime 6
6
F Auger-Aliassime 6
65
6
F Auger-Aliassime
63
1
K Khachanov
6
4
0
Q
F Delbonis 77
6
Q
F Delbonis 3
6
6
Q
F Delbonis 6
6
WC
S Caruso
4
1
12
D Goffin
2
1
12
D Goffin 6
6
Q
F Delbonis
5
62
15
H Hurkacz
4
0r
R Opelka 7
77
WC
L Musetti 6
2
WC
L Musetti
4
4
R Gasquet
1
5
R Opelka 6
6
R Opelka 6
7
R Opelka 78
6
M Kecmanović
62
4
A Karatsev
66
4
A Karatsev 77
6
A Karatsev 6
6
3
D Medvedev
2
4
Section 4 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
6
A Zverev 6
6
Q
H Dellien 2
7
6
Q
H Dellien
2
2
A Mannarino
6
5
2
6
A Zverev 4
6
6
K Nishikori 6
6
K Nishikori
6
3
4
F Fognini
3
4
K Nishikori w/o
L Đere
6
3
1
11
P Carreño Busta
11
P Carreño Busta 4
6
6
6
A Zverev
3
4
13
D Shapovalov 6
6
2
R Nadal 6
6
Q
K Majchrzak
1
3
13
D Shapovalov 77
6
WC
S Travaglia 6
6
WC
S Travaglia
62
3
B Paire
4
3
13
D Shapovalov
6
4
63
U Humbert
2
4
2
R Nadal 3
6
77
J Sinner 6
6
J Sinner
5
4
2
R Nadal 7
6
Qualifying [ ] Seeds [ ]
Cameron Norrie (Qualified)Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Qualified)Aljaž Bedene (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser ) Tommy Paul (Qualified)Yoshihito Nishioka (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser ) Tennys Sandgren (First round) Frances Tiafoe (Qualifying competition, retired) Corentin Moutet (Qualifying competition) Egor Gerasimov (First round) Alexei Popyrin (First round) Federico Delbonis (Qualified)Thiago Monteiro (Qualifying competition) Radu Albot (Withdrew) Jaume Munar (First round)
Qualifiers [ ]
Cameron Norrie Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Hugo Dellien Tommy Paul Kamil Majchrzak Roberto Carballés Baena Federico Delbonis
Lucky losers [ ] Qualifying draw [ ] First qualifier [ ] First Round
Qualifying Competition
1
Cameron Norrie 6
6
Pablo Cuevas
1
3
1
Cameron Norrie 6
2
6
Marco Cecchinato
4
6
4
Marco Cecchinato 64
6
6
9
Egor Gerasimov
77
2
3
Second qualifier [ ] First Round
Qualifying Competition
2
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6
2
WC
Flavio Cobolli
2
0r
2
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6
77
8
Corentin Moutet
4
65
WC
Andrea Pellegrino
65
2
8
Corentin Moutet 77
6
Third qualifier [ ] Fourth qualifier [ ] First Round
Qualifying Competition
4
Tommy Paul 77
6
Juan Ignacio Londero
65
3
4
Tommy Paul 7
4
77
12
Thiago Monteiro
5
6
64
Mikhail Kukushkin
63
61
12
Thiago Monteiro 77
77
Fifth qualifier [ ] First Round
Qualifying Competition
5
Yoshihito Nishioka 6
77
Grégoire Barrère
4
61
5
Yoshihito Nishioka
3
1
Kamil Majchrzak 6
6
Kamil Majchrzak 78
64
6
10
Alexei Popyrin
66
77
3
Sixth qualifier [ ] Seventh qualifier [ ] First Round
Qualifying Competition
7
Frances Tiafoe 6
7
Jozef Kovalík
2
5
7
Frances Tiafoe
7
4
2r
11
Federico Delbonis 5
6
4
Marcos Giron
3
3
11
Federico Delbonis 6
6
ATP singles main draw entrants [ ] Seeds [ ] The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 3 May 2021. Rankings and points before are as of 10 May 2021.
Seed
Rank
Player
Points before
Points defending[a]
Points won
Points after
Status
1
1
Novak Djokovic
11,463
1000
600
11,063
Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
2
3
Rafael Nadal
9,630
1000
1000
9,630
Champion , defeated Novak Djokovic [1]
3
2
Daniil Medvedev
9,780
10
45
9,815
Second round lost to Aslan Karatsev
4
4
Dominic Thiem
8,365
10
90
8,445
Third round lost to Lorenzo Sonego
5
5
Stefanos Tsitsipas
7,610
360
180
7,430
Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
6
6
Alexander Zverev
6,945
10
180
7,115
Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
7
7
Andrey Rublev
6,000
90
180
6,090
Quarterfinals lost to Lorenzo Sonego
8
10
Diego Schwartzman
3,765
345
45
3,465
Second round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime
9
9
Matteo Berrettini
4,048
180
90
3,958
Third round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
10
11
Roberto Bautista Agut
3,170
0
45
3,215
Third round lost to Andrey Rublev [7]
11
12
Pablo Carreño Busta
3,050
10
45
3,085
Second round, withdrew due to a low back injury
12
13
David Goffin
2,875
45
45
2,875
Second round lost to Federico Delbonis [Q]
13
14
Denis Shapovalov
2,855
360
180
2,675
Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
14
15
Gaël Monfils
2,703
10
10
2,703
First round lost to Lorenzo Sonego
15
19
Hubert Hurkacz
2,543
55
10
2,498
First round retired against Lorenzo Musetti [WC]
16
17
Grigor Dimitrov
2,586
90
0
2,496
First round lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina [Q]
^ Points earned from 2019 and 2020 tournaments will be dropped depending on the best result during those periods.
Other entrants [ ] The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
Salvatore Caruso Gianluca Mager Lorenzo Musetti Stefano Travaglia The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Roberto Carballés Baena Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Federico Delbonis Hugo Dellien Kamil Majchrzak Cameron Norrie Tommy Paul The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals [ ] Before the tournament During the tournament Retirements [ ] Hubert Hurkacz References [ ]
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Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic (Final)
Rafael Nadal (Champion)
Daniil Medvedev (Second round)
Dominic Thiem (Third round)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Quarterfinals)
Alexander Zverev (Quarterfinals)
Diego Schwartzman (Second round)
Matteo Berrettini (Third round)
David Goffin (Second round)
Denis Shapovalov (Third round)
Gaël Monfils (First round)
Hubert Hurkacz (First round, retired)
Grigor Dimitrov (First round)
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Lorenzo Sonego
Andrey Rublev
Federico Delbonis
Reilly Opelka
Alexander Zverev
D Evans
G Dimitrov
N Basilashvili
J Millman
M Čilić
A Bublik
D Thiem
Y Nishioka
M Fucsovics
G Monfils
L Harris
C Garín
A Bedene
F Auger-Aliassime
D Goffin
H Hurkacz
H Dellien
Cameron Norrie (Qualified)
Aljaž Bedene (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
Tommy Paul (Qualified)
Yoshihito Nishioka (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
Egor Gerasimov (First round)
Alexei Popyrin (First round)
Thiago Monteiro (Qualifying competition)
Radu Albot (Withdrew)
Hugo Dellien
Pablo Cuevas
Egor Gerasimov
Thiago Monteiro
Jozef Kovalík
Borna Ćorić → replaced by 
Roger Federer → replaced by 
Casper Ruud → replaced by 
Lloyd Harris
– Tournaments are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic