2018 French Open – Men's Singles

Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Dominic Thiem in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2018 French Open. Nadal equaled Margaret Court's all-time record of 11 Grand Slam singles titles won at one major and became the first player to achieve that feat in the Open Era.[1][2] He dropped only one set during the entire tournament (losing the first set of his quarterfinal match against Diego Schwartzman). Nadal also retained the ATP No. 1 singles ranking by defending the title. Nadal and Roger Federer (despite having withdrawn from the clay season) were in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament.[3]

Men's Singles
2018 French Open
Champion Rafael Nadal
Runner-up Dominic Thiem
Final score6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Draw128 (16Q / 8WC)
Seeds32
Main article: 2018 French Open

With Alexander Zverev as the second seed, this was the first time since the 2006 Australian Open—when Federer and Andy Roddick were the top 2 seeds—that a player outside of the Big Four was one of the top 2 seeds at a Grand Slam.

Novak Djokovic was attempting to become the first male player in the Open Era to achieve a double career Grand Slam, Djokovic's loss in the quarterfinal ensured a first time Grand Slam finalist from the bottom half of the draw. Thiem became the first Austrian player to reach a Grand Slam singles final since Thomas Muster at the 1995 French Open.

Marco Cecchinato, ranked 72nd in the ATP rankings, after failing to win a main draw match in his four previous Grand Slam appearances, became the first unseeded men's singles semifinalist at the French Open since Gaël Monfils in 2008, the lowest-ranked male singles player to reach the French Open semifinals since Andriy Medvedev in 1999, and the first Italian man to reach a Grand Slam singles semifinal since Corrado Barazzutti at the 1978 French Open.[4] As of June 2020 this remains the only Grand Slam tournament where Cecchinato has won a match.

Seeds
01.   Rafael Nadal (Champion)
02.   Alexander Zverev (Quarterfinals)
03.   Marin Čilić (Quarterfinals)
04.   Grigor Dimitrov (Third round)
05.   Juan Martín del Potro (Semifinals)
06.   Kevin Anderson (Fourth round)
07.   Dominic Thiem (Final)
08.   David Goffin (Fourth round)
09.   John Isner (Fourth round)
10.   Pablo Carreño Busta (Third round)
11.   Diego Schwartzman (Quarterfinals)
12.   Sam Querrey (Second round)
13.   Roberto Bautista Agut (Third round)
14.   Jack Sock (First round)
15.   Lucas Pouille (Third round)
16.   Kyle Edmund (Third round)
17.   Tomáš Berdych (First round)
18.   Fabio Fognini (Fourth round)
19.   Kei Nishikori (Fourth round)
20.   Novak Djokovic (Quarterfinals)
21.   Nick Kyrgios (Withdrew)
22.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (First round)
23.   Stan Wawrinka (First round)
24.   Denis Shapovalov (Second round)
25.   Adrian Mannarino (First round)
26.   Damir Džumhur (Third round)
27.   Richard Gasquet (Third round)
28.   Feliciano López (First round)
29.   Gilles Müller (First round)
30.   Fernando Verdasco (Fourth round)
31.   Albert Ramos Viñolas (Third round)
32.   Gaël Monfils (Third round)

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

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

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Rafael Nadal 4 6 6 6
11 Diego Schwartzman 6 3 2 2
1 Rafael Nadal 6 6 6
5 Juan Martín del Potro 4 1 2
3 Marin Čilić 65 7 3 5
5 Juan Martín del Potro 77 5 6 7
1 Rafael Nadal 6 6 6
7 Dominic Thiem 4 3 2
  Marco Cecchinato 6 77 1 713
20 Novak Djokovic 3 64 6 611
  Marco Cecchinato 5 610 1
7 Dominic Thiem 7 712 6
7 Dominic Thiem 6 6 6
2 Alexander Zverev 4 2 1

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 R Nadal 6 6 711
LL S Bolelli 4 3 69 1 R Nadal 6 6 6
  J Sousa 2 3 4 G Pella 2 1 1
  G Pella 6 6 6 1 R Nadal 6 6 6
  M Jaziri 2 6 6 3 6 27 R Gasquet 3 2 2
  M Youzhny 6 2 2 6 2   M Jaziri 2 6 3 0
  A Seppi 0 2 2 27 R Gasquet 6 3 6 6
27 R Gasquet 6 6 6 1 R Nadal 6 6 77
24 D Shapovalov 7 6 6   M Marterer 3 2 64
  J Millman 5 4 2 24 D Shapovalov 7 64 5 4
  R Harrison 1 3 5   M Marterer 5 77 7 6
  M Marterer 6 6 7   M Marterer 6 6 6
  Y Bhambri 4 4 1 LL J Zopp 2 1 4
LL R Bemelmans 6 6 6 LL R Bemelmans 6 6 3 4 4
LL J Zopp 64 6 4 77 6 LL J Zopp 4 4 6 6 6
14 J Sock 77 2 6 65 3

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 D Schwartzman 6 6 6
WC C Hemery 1 3 1 11 D Schwartzman 6 6 6
  M Bašić 77 5 2 2 Q A Pavlásek 1 3 1
Q A Pavlásek 64 7 6 6 11 D Schwartzman 7 6 6
  M Ebden 4 7 2 6 2   B Ćorić 5 3 3
  T Fabbiano 6 5 6 3 6   T Fabbiano 6 2 1 1
  B Ćorić 6 3 6 6   B Ćorić 4 6 6 6
22 P Kohlschreiber 3 6 3 4 11 D Schwartzman 1 2 7 77 6
28 F López 2 4 2 6 K Anderson 6 6 5 60 2
LL S Stakhovsky 6 6 6 LL S Stakhovsky 3 77 62 1
  M Zverev 6 6 77   M Zverev 6 60 77 6
  F Mayer 2 1 63   M Zverev 1 77 3 64
  A Bedene 4 3 2 6 K Anderson 6 63 6 77
  P Cuevas 6 6 6   P Cuevas 3 6 65 4
  P Lorenzi 1 2 4 6 K Anderson 6 3 77 6
6 K Anderson 6 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 M Čilić 6 7 77
PR J Duckworth 3 5 64 3 M Čilić 6 6 63 7
Q H Hurkacz 6 6 3 6 Q H Hurkacz 2 2 77 5
  T Sandgren 2 2 6 3 3 M Čilić 6 6 6
  E Donskoy 1 3 0   S Johnson 3 2 4
  J-L Struff 6 6 6   J-L Struff 6 65 2 2
  S Johnson 77 6 6   S Johnson 4 77 6 6
25 A Mannarino 61 2 2 3 M Čilić 6 6 3 64 6
18 F Fognini 6 6 6 18 F Fognini 4 1 6 77 3
PR P Andújar 4 2 1 18 F Fognini 6 6 6
  D Sela 63 3 1 Q E Ymer 4 1 2
Q E Ymer 77 6 6 18 F Fognini 6 4 3 6 6
  V Pospisil 3 3 65 16 K Edmund 3 6 6 4 4
  M Fucsovics 6 6 77   M Fucsovics 0 6 2 3
WC A de Minaur 2 4 3 16 K Edmund 6 1 6 6
16 K Edmund 6 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 J Isner 6 79 79
WC N Rubin 3 67 67 9 J Isner 68 77 77 6
  H Zeballos 6 63 6 6 H Zeballos 710 64 62 2
  Y Sugita 4 77 4 2 9 J Isner 77 6 77
LL P Polansky 3 6 2 2   P-H Herbert 61 4 64
  P-H Herbert 6 4 6 6   P-H Herbert 2 6 6 3 9
  J Chardy 77 710 1 5 6   J Chardy 6 3 2 6 7
17 T Berdych 65 68 6 7 2 9 J Isner 4 4 4
31 A Ramos Viñolas 77 6 6 5 JM del Potro 6 6 6
  M Kukushkin 60 4 1 31 A Ramos Viñolas 6 6 6
  J Thompson 1 4 6 6 3 Q C Ruud 4 2 4
Q C Ruud 6 6 2 4 6 31 A Ramos Viñolas 5 4 1
  L Mayer 6 64 2 3 5 JM del Potro 7 6 6
  J Benneteau 2 77 6 6   J Benneteau 4 3 2
WC N Mahut 6 1 2 4 5 JM del Potro 6 6 6
5 JM del Potro 1 6 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 D Goffin 4 4 6 6 6
  R Haase 6 6 4 1 0 8 D Goffin 7 6 6
  I Karlović 67 2 65 WC C Moutet 5 0 1
WC C Moutet 79 6 77 8 D Goffin 66 6 4 7 6
Q M Kližan 78 4 78 6 32 G Monfils 78 3 6 5 3
  L Đere 66 6 66 1 Q M Kližan 2 4 4
WC E Benchetrit 6 1 2 1 32 G Monfils 6 6 6
32 G Monfils 3 6 6 6 8 D Goffin 5 6 0 3
LL M Trungelliti 6 5 6 6   M Cecchinato 7 4 6 6
Q B Tomic 4 7 4 4 LL M Trungelliti 1 61 1
  M Cecchinato 2 64 7 6 10   M Cecchinato 6 77 6
  M Copil 6 77 5 2 8   M Cecchinato 2 77 6 6
  F Delbonis 6 6 3 6 10 P Carreño Busta 6 65 3 1
Q T Bellucci 1 3 6 1   F Delbonis 60 62 6 4
Q J Kovalík 6 1 5 65 10 P Carreño Busta 77 77 3 6
10 P Carreño Busta 4 6 7 77

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 R Bautista Agut 6 63 1 6 6
  D Istomin 2 77 6 4 4 13 R Bautista Agut 6 7 6
  M Baghdatis 6 4r Q S Giraldo 4 5 3
Q S Giraldo 3 3 13 R Bautista Agut 4 78 64 2
Q J Munar 3 3 77 77 7 20 N Djokovic 6 66 77 6
  D Ferrer 6 6 63 64 5 Q J Munar 61 4 4
Q R Dutra Silva 3 4 4 20 N Djokovic 77 6 6
20 N Djokovic 6 6 6 20 N Djokovic 6 6 6
30 F Verdasco 64 6 6 63 7 30 F Verdasco 3 4 2
PR Y Nishioka 77 4 3 77 5 30 F Verdasco 6 6 6
Q G Andreozzi 64 6 3 6 6 Q G Andreozzi 3 2 2
  T Fritz 77 3 6 2 3 30 F Verdasco 77 6 6
  N Jarry 3 6 6 3 4 4 G Dimitrov 64 2 4
  J Donaldson 6 4 3 6 6   J Donaldson 77 4 6 4 8
LL M Safwat 1 4 61 4 G Dimitrov 62 6 4 6 10
4 G Dimitrov 6 6 77

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 D Thiem 6 6 6
Q I Ivashka 2 4 1 7 D Thiem 6 2 6 6
  S Tsitsipas 7 65 6 6 S Tsitsipas 2 6 4 4
Q C Taberner 5 77 4 3 7 D Thiem 6 65 6 6
LL O Otte 6 5 2 1   M Berrettini 3 77 3 2
  M Berrettini 3 7 6 6   M Berrettini 6 3 6 6
Q E Gulbis 2 6 6 6 Q E Gulbis 2 6 4 3
29 G Müller 6 4 4 3 7 D Thiem 6 6 5 6
19 K Nishikori 77 6 6 19 K Nishikori 2 0 7 4
WC M Janvier 60 4 3 19 K Nishikori 6 2 4 6 6
  B Paire 6 63 711 6   B Paire 3 6 6 2 3
  R Carballés Baena 3 77 69 1 19 K Nishikori 6 6 6
  N Basilashvili 4 0 77 4   G Simon 3 1 3
  G Simon 6 6 64 6   G Simon 1 77 6 6
  F Tiafoe 1 2 66 12 S Querrey 6 63 4 1
12 S Querrey 6 6 78

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
15 L Pouille 6 6 6
  D Medvedev 2 3 4 15 L Pouille 6 6 5 77
  P Gojowczyk 1 0r C Norrie 2 4 7 63
  C Norrie 6 2 15 L Pouille 3 5 3
K Khachanov 77 6 6   K Khachanov 6 7 6
PR A Haider-Maurer 60 3 3   K Khachanov 6 79 60 6
  G García López 6 3 4 77 6   G García López 2 67 77 3
23 S Wawrinka 2 6 6 65 3   K Khachanov 6 64 6 3 3
26 D Džumhur 6 6 6 2 A Zverev 4 77 2 6 6
Q D Kudla 4 2 2 26 D Džumhur 6 6 5 1 7
WC G Barrère 6 6 5 1 2   R Albot 3 3 7 6 5
  R Albot 4 0 7 6 6 26 D Džumhur 2 6 6 63 5
  J Veselý 3 1 3 2 A Zverev 6 3 4 77 7
  D Lajović 6 6 6   D Lajović 6 5 6 1 2
R Berankis 1 1 2 2 A Zverev 2 7 4 6 6
2 A Zverev 6 6 6

References
  1. "French Open 2018: Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem in men's final – as it happened". Guardian. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. "French Open 2018: Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem to win 11th title". BBC Sport. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. "Rafael Nadal wins 11th French Open title with three-set victory over Thiem". Guardian. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. "Cecchinato Stuns Djokovic In Roland Garros Thriller". ATP World Tour. 5 June 2018.
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