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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]

ChampionSerbia Novak Djokovic
Runner-upRussia Daniil Medvedev
Score7–5, 6–2, 6–2
Draw128 (16Q / 8WC)
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Men's singles
2021 Australian Open
Final
ChampionSerbia Novak Djokovic
Runner-upRussia Daniil Medvedev
Score7–5, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw128 (16Q / 8WC)
Seeds32
Events
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Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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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]

Djokovic, Medvedev and Rafael Nadal were all in contention for the No. 1 ranking. Djokovic retained the No. 1 rank after Nadal lost his quarterfinal match and Djokovic reached the semifinals.

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 seven-time major champion Carlos Alcaraz, who would win the title five years later; 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.   Serbia Novak Djokovic (champion)
2.   Spain Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
3.   Austria Dominic Thiem (fourth round)
4.   Russia Daniil Medvedev (final)
5.   Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas (semifinals)
6.   Germany Alexander Zverev (quarterfinals)
7.   Russia Andrey Rublev (quarterfinals)
8.   Argentina Diego Schwartzman (third round)
9.   Italy Matteo Berrettini (fourth round, withdrew)
10.   France Gaël Monfils (first round)
11.   Canada Denis Shapovalov (third round)
12.   Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (first round)
13.   Belgium David Goffin (first round)
14.   Canada Milos Raonic (fourth round)
15.   Spain Pablo Carreño Busta (third round, retired)
16.   Italy Fabio Fognini (fourth round)
17.   Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (second round)
18.   Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov (quarterfinals)
19.   Russia Karen Khachanov (third round)
20.   Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime (fourth round)
21.   Australia Alex de Minaur (third round)
22.   Croatia Borna Ćorić (second round)
23.   Serbia Dušan Lajović (fourth round)
24.   Norway Casper Ruud (fourth round, retired)
25.   France Benoît Paire (first round)
26.   Poland Hubert Hurkacz (first round)
27.   United States Taylor Fritz (third round)
28.   Serbia Filip Krajinović (third round)
29.   France Ugo Humbert (second round)
30.   United Kingdom Dan Evans (first round)
31.   Italy Lorenzo Sonego (second round)
32.   France 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 Serbia Novak Djokovic 66 6 6 78
6 Germany Alexander Zverev 78 2 4 66
1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 6 6
Q Russia Aslan Karatsev 3 4 2
18 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 6 4 1 2
Q Russia Aslan Karatsev 2 6 6 6
1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 7 6 6
4 Russia Daniil Medvedev 5 2 2
7 Russia Andrey Rublev 5 3 2
4 Russia Daniil Medvedev 7 6 6
4 Russia Daniil Medvedev 6 6 7
5 Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 4 2 5
5 Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 3 2 77 6 7
2 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 6 64 4 5

Top half

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Austria D Thiem 77 6 6
Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 62 2 3 3 Austria D Thiem 6 6 6
Germany D Koepfer 7 6 6 Germany D Koepfer 4 0 2
LL Bolivia H Dellien 5 2 4 3 Austria D Thiem 4 4 6 6 6
Q Portugal F Ferreira Silva 4 4 4 Australia N Kyrgios 6 6 3 4 4
Australia N Kyrgios 6 6 6 Australia N Kyrgios 5 6 3 77 6
Japan Y Uchiyama 3 4 77 3 29 France U Humbert 7 4 6 62 4
29 France U Humbert 6 6 63 6 3 Austria D Thiem 4 4 0
18 Bulgaria G Dimitrov 6 6 77 18 Bulgaria G Dimitrov 6 6 6
Croatia M Čilić 4 2 65 18 Bulgaria G Dimitrov 77 6 6
WC Australia A Bolt 6 6 4 6 WC Australia A Bolt 61 1 2
Slovakia N Gombos 2 2 6 3 18 Bulgaria G Dimitrov 6 1
Q Belgium K Coppejans 4 6 77 3 3 15 Spain P Carreño Busta 0 0r
Czech Republic J Veselý 6 3 63 6 6 Czech Republic J Veselý 3 63 6 4
Japan K Nishikori 5 64 2 15 Spain P Carreño Busta 6 77 2 6
15 Spain P Carreño Busta 7 77 6

Section 4

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

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Russia A Rublev 6 6 6
Germany Y Hanfmann 3 3 4 7 Russia A Rublev 6 6 710
Brazil T Monteiro 78 6 6 Brazil T Monteiro 4 4 68
Slovakia A Martin 66 1 2 7 Russia A Rublev 7 6 6
WC Australia L Tu 77 4 64 4 Spain F López 5 2 3
Spain F López 61 6 77 6 Spain F López 5 3 6 7 6
United States S Querrey 5 4 4 31 Italy L Sonego 7 6 3 5 4
31 Italy L Sonego 7 6 6 7 Russia A Rublev 6 77 0
24 Norway C Ruud 6 6 2 24 Norway C Ruud 2 63 0r
Australia J Thompson 3 3 1r 24 Norway C Ruud 3 6 6 7
Georgia (country) N Basilashvili 4 60 4 United States T Paul 6 2 4 5
United States T Paul 6 77 6 24 Norway C Ruud 6 5 6 6
WC Australia C O'Connell 77 77 6 Moldova R Albot 1 7 4 4
Germany J-L Struff 62 65 1 WC Australia C O'Connell 2 5 68
Moldova R Albot 61 6 6 77 Moldova R Albot 6 7 710
12 Spain R Bautista Agut 77 0 4 65

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Belgium D Goffin 6 4 77 66 3
WC Australia A Popyrin 3 6 64 78 6 WC Australia A Popyrin 2 6 3 77 3
South Africa L Harris 4 6 6 6 South Africa L Harris 6 1 6 65 6
LL Denmark M Torpegaard 6 3 2 2 South Africa L Harris 67 1 4
PR United States M McDonald 3 6 6 6 PR United States M McDonald 79 6 6
Italy M Cecchinato 6 3 2 2 PR United States M McDonald 6 6 4 6
Argentina G Pella 3 65 5 22 Croatia B Ćorić 4 2 6 4
22 Croatia B Ćorić 6 77 7 PR United States M McDonald 4 2 3
28 Serbia F Krajinović 77 6 4 6 4 Russia D Medvedev 6 6 6
LL Netherlands R Haase 64 3 6 2 28 Serbia F Krajinović 6 5 6 6
Spain P Andújar 6 7 7 Spain P Andújar 2 7 1 4
Q France Q Halys 4 5 5 28 Serbia F Krajinović 3 3 6 6 0
Spain R Carballés Baena 7 3 6 6 4 Russia D Medvedev 6 6 4 3 6
Hungary A Balázs 5 6 2 3 Spain R Carballés Baena 2 5 1
Canada V Pospisil 2 2 4 4 Russia D Medvedev 6 7 6
4 Russia D Medvedev 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Greece S Tsitsipas 6 6 6
France G Simon 1 2 1 5 Greece S Tsitsipas 65 6 6 65 6
WC Australia T Kokkinakis 6 6 6 WC Australia T Kokkinakis 77 4 1 77 4
South Korea S-w Kwon 4 1 1 5 Greece S Tsitsipas 6 6 6
Q Netherlands B van de Zandschulp 1 4 4 Sweden M Ymer 4 1 1
Q Spain C Alcaraz 6 6 6 Q Spain C Alcaraz 6 4 4 65
Sweden M Ymer 3 6 3 7 6 Sweden M Ymer 2 6 6 77
26 Poland H Hurkacz 6 3 6 5 3 5 Greece S Tsitsipas w/o
19 Russia K Khachanov 6 64 77 6 9 Italy M Berrettini
WC Australia A Vukic 3 77 62 4 19 Russia K Khachanov 6 6 6
Lithuania R Berankis 6 7 6 Lithuania R Berankis 2 4 4
WC India S Nagal 2 5 3 19 Russia K Khachanov 61 65 65
Q Czech Republic T Macháč 65 7 6 3 9 Italy M Berrettini 77 77 77
Q Spain M Vilella Martínez 77 5 0 0r Q Czech Republic T Macháč 3 2 6 3
South Africa K Anderson 69 5 3 9 Italy M Berrettini 6 6 4 6
9 Italy M Berrettini 711 7 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Italy F Fognini 6 6 6
France P-H Herbert 4 2 3 16 Italy F Fognini 4 6 2 6 714
Q Switzerland H Laaksonen 2 4 3 Italy S Caruso 6 2 6 3 612
Italy S Caruso 6 6 6 16 Italy F Fognini 6 6 6
Uruguay P Cuevas 6 4 6 6 21 Australia A de Minaur 4 3 4
Italy A Seppi 4 6 2 2 Uruguay P Cuevas 3 3 5
United States T Sandgren 5 1 1 21 Australia A de Minaur 6 6 7
21 Australia A de Minaur 7 6 6 16 Italy F Fognini 3 4 2
30 United Kingdom D Evans 4 6 4 5 2 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6
United Kingdom C Norrie 6 4 6 7 United Kingdom C Norrie 3 7 6 77
Belarus I Ivashka 4 3 4 Q Russia R Safiullin 6 5 3 63
Q Russia R Safiullin 6 6 6 United Kingdom C Norrie 5 2 5
Q United States M Mmoh 77 63 3 77 7 2 Spain R Nadal 7 6 7
Q Serbia V Troicki 63 77 6 63 5 Q United States M Mmoh 1 4 2
Serbia L Đere 3 4 1 2 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6
2 Spain 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.

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

See also: 2021 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

Lucky losers

Potential lucky losers

  1. Croatia Borna Gojo (did not play)

Withdrawals

† – not included on entry list
‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began
∆ – withdrew from entry list during qualifying
Ω – withdrew from entry list during a mandatory 14-day quarantine period
§ – withdrew from main draw

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. [i]
    Last direct acceptance

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