2018 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Roger Federer successfully defended his title, defeating Marin Čilić in the final, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2018 Australian Open. It was Federer's 20th Grand Slam singles title and, at the time, record-equalling sixth Australian Open men's singles title (tied with Roy Emerson and Novak Djokovic).[1]

Men's Singles
2018 Australian Open
Champion Roger Federer
Runner-up Marin Čilić
Final score6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Draw128 (16Q / 8WC)
Seeds32
Main article: 2018 Australian Open

With the win, Federer became the first male player to win at least six titles at two Grand Slam tournaments (six at the Australian Open and eight at Wimbledon). Federer became the oldest man to win a Grand Slam singles title in the Open Era since Ken Rosewall in 1972.[2] The time span between Federer's first Grand slam win at Wimbledon and this latest, almost 15 years, is an Open era record in the men's singles field.[3] This was also the 10th time that Federer has defended a Grand Slam title, with the previous time being at the 2008 US Open. Čilić became the first Croatian player to reach a singles final at the Australian Open.[4]

Federer and Rafael Nadal were in contention for the ATP no. 1 singles ranking at the start of the tournament. Nadal ensured he would retain the top ranking by reaching the fourth round. It was the first time since the 2011 Australian Open that Federer and Nadal were the top 2 seeds at a grand slam. Nadal attempted to become the first male player in the Open Era and the third man ever to achieve a double career Grand Slam, but he retired in the quarterfinals due to injury.

This was the first time since the 2008 Wimbledon Championships that two unseeded players (Chung Hyeon and Kyle Edmund) reached the semifinals of the men's singles event at a Grand Slam tournament, and the first time at the Australian Open since 1999.[5] Chung became the first South Korean player to reach the quarterfinals and semifinals of a Grand Slam event.[6]

Djokovic's fourth-round loss to Chung was his first straight-sets loss at the Australian Open since 2007.[7]

It was also the last Australian Open appearance for 2006 finalist and former World No. 8 Marcos Baghdatis.

Seeds
01.   Rafael Nadal (Quarterfinals, retired)
02.   Roger Federer (Champion)
03.   Grigor Dimitrov (Quarterfinals)
04.   Alexander Zverev (Third round)
05.   Dominic Thiem (Fourth round)
06.   Marin Čilić (Final)
07.   David Goffin (Second round)
08.   Jack Sock (First round)
09.   Stan Wawrinka (Second round)
10.   Pablo Carreño Busta (Fourth round)
11.   Kevin Anderson (First round)
12.   Juan Martín del Potro (Third round)
13.   Sam Querrey (Second round)
14.   Novak Djokovic (Fourth round)
15.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Third round)
16.   John Isner (First round)
17.   Nick Kyrgios (Fourth round)
18.   Lucas Pouille (First round)
19.   Tomáš Berdych (Quarterfinals)
20.   Roberto Bautista Agut (First round)
21.   Albert Ramos-Viñolas (Third round)
22.   Milos Raonic (First round)
23.   Gilles Müller (Third round)
24.   Diego Schwartzman (Fourth round)
25.   Fabio Fognini (Fourth round)
26.   Adrian Mannarino (Third round)
27.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (First round)
28.   Damir Džumhur (Third round)
29.   Richard Gasquet (Third round)
30.   Andrey Rublev (Third round)
31.   Pablo Cuevas (Second round)
32.   Mischa Zverev (First round, retired)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 2018 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Wildcards
Main article: 2018 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Rafael Nadal 6 3 77 2 0r
6 Marin Čilić 3 6 65 6 2
6 Marin Čilić 6 77 6
Kyle Edmund 2 64 2
3 Grigor Dimitrov 4 6 3 4
Kyle Edmund 6 3 6 6
6 Marin Čilić 2 77 3 6 1
2 Roger Federer 6 65 6 3 6
  Tennys Sandgren 4 65 3
Chung Hyeon 6 77 6
Chung Hyeon 1 2r
2 Roger Federer 6 5
19 Tomáš Berdych 61 3 4
2 Roger Federer 77 6 6

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 R Nadal 6 6 6
V Estrella Burgos 1 1 1 1 R Nadal 6 6 77
N Jarry 2 61 3 L Mayer 3 4 64
L Mayer 6 77 6 1 R Nadal 6 6 6
PR J Millman 7 6 6 28 D Džumhur 1 3 1
B Ćorić 5 4 1 PR J Millman 5 6 4 1
P Lorenzi 6 6 65 2 4 28 D Džumhur 7 3 6 6
28 D Džumhur 3 2 77 6 6 1 R Nadal 6 64 6 6
24 D Schwartzman 2 6 5 6 11 24 D Schwartzman 3 77 3 3
D Lajović 6 3 7 4 9 24 D Schwartzman 6 6 6
Q C Ruud 6 3 65 7 11 Q C Ruud 4 2 3
Q Q Halys 3 6 77 5 9 24 D Schwartzman 61 6 6 6
A Dolgopolov 77 6 6 A Dolgopolov 77 2 3 3
PR A Haider-Maurer 63 3 4 A Dolgopolov 77 6 6
M Ebden 6 3 6 6 M Ebden 60 3 4
16 J Isner 4 6 3 3

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 P Carreño Busta 7 4 7 6
WC J Kubler 5 6 5 1 10 P Carreño Busta 6 3
G Simon 7 6 6 G Simon 2 0r
M Copil 5 4 3 10 P Carreño Busta 77 4 7 7
Q S Caruso 77 6 3 5 3 23 G Müller 64 6 5 5
M Jaziri 62 3 6 7 6 M Jaziri 5 4 77 6 2
F Delbonis 5 4 3 23 G Müller 7 6 65 3 6
23 G Müller 7 6 6 10 P Carreño Busta 77 3 60 63
31 P Cuevas 79 6 7 6 M Čilić 62 6 77 77
M Youzhny 67 3 5 31 P Cuevas 4 65 4
D Sela 3 7 6 5 2 R Harrison 6 77 6
R Harrison 6 5 3 7 6 R Harrison 64 3 64
Q D Brown 4 3 6 77 1 6 M Čilić 77 6 77
J Sousa 6 6 4 64 6 J Sousa 1 5 2
Q V Pospisil 2 2 6 65 6 M Čilić 6 7 6
6 M Čilić 6 6 4 77

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 G Dimitrov 6 6 6
Q D Novak 3 2 1 3 G Dimitrov 4 6 6 0 8
Q M McDonald 6 6 4 6 Q M McDonald 6 2 4 6 6
Q E Ymer 4 3 6 1 3 G Dimitrov 6 4 6 6
M Baghdatis 77 6 6 30 A Rublev 3 6 4 4
Q Y Bhambri 64 4 3 M Baghdatis 4 77 4 2
D Ferrer 5 78 2 78 2 30 A Rublev 6 65 6 6
30 A Rublev 7 66 6 66 6 3 G Dimitrov 77 77 4 77
17 N Kyrgios 6 6 6 17 N Kyrgios 63 64 6 64
R Dutra Silva 1 2 4 17 N Kyrgios 7 6 77
V Troicki 62 4 6 6 6 V Troicki 5 4 62
WC A Bolt 77 6 2 3 4 17 N Kyrgios 77 4 78 77
S Tsitsipas 1 3 65 15 J-W Tsonga 65 6 66 65
D Shapovalov 6 6 77 D Shapovalov 6 3 6 64 5
Q K King 4 4 1 15 J-W Tsonga 3 6 1 77 7
15 J-W Tsonga 6 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 K Anderson 77 3 6 3 4
K Edmund 64 6 3 6 6 K Edmund 6 6 6
P-H Herbert 2 1 7 63 D Istomin 2 2 4
D Istomin 6 6 5 77 K Edmund 77 3 4 6 7
G Melzer 3 4 6 3 N Basilashvili 60 6 6 0 5
N Basilashvili 6 6 2 6 N Basilashvili 7 6 6
Q R Bemelmans 6 6 64 78 Q R Bemelmans 5 1 3
18 L Pouille 4 4 77 66 K Edmund 64 7 6 6
27 P Kohlschreiber 3 6 0 6 2 A Seppi 77 5 2 3
PR Y Nishioka 6 2 6 1 6 PR Y Nishioka 1 3 4
A Seppi 3 6 6 6 A Seppi 6 6 6
WC C Moutet 6 4 2 2 A Seppi 6 77 63 65 9
I Karlović 77 6 77 I Karlović 3 64 77 77 7
L Đere 63 3 62 I Karlović 77 63 7 4 12
Y Sugita 6 77 5 6 Y Sugita 63 77 5 6 10
8 J Sock 1 64 7 3

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 D Thiem 6 6 6
G Pella 4 4 4 5 D Thiem 66 3 6 6 6
S Johnson 77 3 63 2 Q D Kudla 78 6 3 2 3
Q D Kudla 65 6 77 6 5 D Thiem 6 6 7
Q V Šafránek 4 3 3 26 A Mannarino 4 2 5
J Veselý 6 6 6 J Veselý 3 64 7 3
LL M Berrettini 4 4 4 26 A Mannarino 6 77 5 6
26 A Mannarino 6 6 6 5 D Thiem 2 6 64 79 3
20 R Bautista Agut 1 5 5 T Sandgren 6 4 77 67 6
F Verdasco 6 7 7 F Verdasco 4 6 65 6 3
C-M Stebe 0 3 4 M Marterer 6 4 77 3 6
M Marterer 6 6 6 M Marterer 7 3 5 65
J Chardy 4 62 2 T Sandgren 5 6 7 77
T Sandgren 6 77 6 T Sandgren 6 6 6
PR R Berankis 3 4 6 62 9 S Wawrinka 2 1 4
9 S Wawrinka 6 6 2 77

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 N Djokovic 6 6 6
D Young 1 2 4 14 N Djokovic 4 6 6 6
G Monfils 6 77 6 G Monfils 6 3 1 3
Q J Munar 3 65 4 14 N Djokovic 6 6 6
WC T Smyczek 6 614 6 6 21 A Ramos Viñolas 2 3 3
WC A Popyrin 3 716 3 3 WC T Smyczek 4 2 62
J Donaldson 2 3 4 21 A Ramos Viñolas 6 6 77
21 A Ramos Viñolas 6 6 6 14 N Djokovic 64 5 63
32 M Zverev 2 1r H Chung 77 7 77
H Chung 6 4 H Chung 77 6 6
WC T Kokkinakis 2 78 68 4 D Medvedev 64 1 1
D Medvedev 6 66 710 6 H Chung 5 77 2 6 6
M Kukushkin 3 3 1 4 A Zverev 7 63 6 3 0
P Gojowczyk 6 6 6 P Gojowczyk 1 3 6 3
T Fabbiano 1 65 5 4 A Zverev 6 6 4 6
4 A Zverev 6 77 7

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 D Goffin 63 6 6 6
Q M Bachinger 77 3 2 4 7 D Goffin 6 65 1 64
J Benneteau 66 77 6 6 J Benneteau 1 77 6 77
T Daniel 78 60 4 1 J Benneteau 6 2 1 6 3
E Donskoy 6 6 6 25 F Fognini 3 6 6 4 6
F Mayer 4 4 4 E Donskoy 6 3 4 1
H Zeballos 4 4 5 25 F Fognini 2 6 6 6
25 F Fognini 6 6 7 25 F Fognini 1 4 4
19 T Berdych 6 3 6 6 19 T Berdych 6 6 6
WC A de Minaur 3 6 0 1 19 T Berdych 6 2 6 6
G García López 6 64 6 6 G García López 3 6 2 3
B Paire 0 77 1 4 19 T Berdych 6 6 6
K Khachanov 77 77 6 12 JM del Potro 3 3 2
LL P Polansky 63 62 4 K Khachanov 4 64 77 4
F Tiafoe 3 4 3 12 JM del Potro 6 77 60 6
12 JM del Potro 6 6 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 S Querrey 6 6 6
F López 3 4 2 13 S Querrey 4 66 6 2
R Albot 2 3 6 5 M Fucsovics 6 78 4 6
M Fucsovics 6 6 4 7 M Fucsovics 6 6 6
N Kicker 6 6 4 3 6 N Kicker 3 3 2
J Thompson 3 1 6 6 3 N Kicker 6 7 1 7
L Lacko 65 7 6 77 L Lacko 2 5 6 5
22 M Raonic 77 5 4 64 M Fucsovics 4 63 2
29 R Gasquet 6 6 7 2 R Federer 6 77 6
B Kavčič 1 4 5 29 R Gasquet 6 6 6
Q L Sonego 6 7 66 7 Q L Sonego 2 2 3
R Haase 3 5 78 5 29 R Gasquet 2 5 4
WC S-w Kwon 1 2 4 2 R Federer 6 7 6
J-L Struff 6 6 6 J-L Struff 4 4 64
A Bedene 3 4 3 2 R Federer 6 6 77
2 R Federer 6 6 6

References
General
Specific
  1. "Roger Federer wins sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title". BBC Sport. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. "Federer wins record 20th Grand Slam title with five-set win over Cilic". tennis.com. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. "Roger Federer wins Australian Open and 20th major after beating Marin Cilic". CNN.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  4. "Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic to win Australian Open 2018 men's singles final – as it happened". Guardian. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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  7. "Five takeaways from Hyeon Chung's Aussie Open win over Novak Djokovic". Tennis.com. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
Preceded by
2017 US Open – Men's Singles		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
2018 French Open – Men's Singles
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