2018 Italian Open – Men's Singles

Alexander Zverev was the defending champion,[1] but lost to Rafael Nadal in the final, 1–6, 6–1, 3–6. It was Nadal's 32nd record-extending ATP Masters title. By winning the title, Nadal regained the ATP no. 1 singles ranking from Roger Federer.[2]

Men's Singles
2018 Italian Open
Champion Rafael Nadal
Runner-up Alexander Zverev
Final score6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Draw56 (7Q / 4WC)
Seeds16
Main article: 2018 Italian Open (tennis)

After failing to defend his finalist points from the previous year, Novak Djokovic fell outside the Top 20 for the first time since October 2, 2006.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

01.   Rafael Nadal (Champion)
02.   Alexander Zverev (Final)
03.   Grigor Dimitrov (Second round)
04.   Marin Čilić (Semifinals)
05.   Juan Martín del Potro (Third round, retired)
06.   Dominic Thiem (Second round)
07.   Kevin Anderson (Second round, retired)
08.   John Isner (Second round)
09.   David Goffin (Quarterfinals)
10.   Pablo Carreño Busta (Quarterfinals)
11.   Novak Djokovic (Semifinals)
12.   Sam Querrey (First round)
13.   Jack Sock (Second round)
14.   Diego Schwartzman (Second round)
15.   Tomáš Berdych (First round)
16.   Lucas Pouille (Second round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Rafael Nadal 4 6 6
Fabio Fognini 6 1 2
1 Rafael Nadal 77 6
11 Novak Djokovic 64 3
Kei Nishikori 6 1 3
11 Novak Djokovic 2 6 6
1 Rafael Nadal 6 1 6
2 Alexander Zverev 1 6 3
10 Pablo Carreño Busta 3 3
4 Marin Čilić 6 6
4 Marin Čilić 613 5
2 Alexander Zverev 715 7
9 David Goffin 4 6 3
2 Alexander Zverev 6 3 6

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 R Nadal 6 6
F Verdasco 3 1 D Džumhur 1 0
D Džumhur 6 6 1 R Nadal 6 6
D Medvedev 6 4 1 D Shapovalov 4 1
R Haase 3 6 6 R Haase 63 77 3
D Shapovalov 1 6 77 D Shapovalov 77 65 6
15 T Berdych 6 3 65 1 R Nadal 4 6 6
12 S Querrey 2 67 F Fognini 6 1 2
P Gojowczyk 6 79 P Gojowczyk 6 6
WC L Sonego 2 77 6 WC L Sonego 3 4
A Mannarino 6 64 3 P Gojowczyk 4 4
F Fognini 6 6 F Fognini 6 6
G Monfils 3 1 F Fognini 6 1 6
6 D Thiem 4 6 3

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 G Dimitrov 77 5 4
K Nishikori 77 6 K Nishikori 64 7 6
F López 65 4 K Nishikori 6 6
K Khachanov 5 79 66 P Kohlschreiber 1 2
P Kohlschreiber 7 67 78 P Kohlschreiber 6 6
D Ferrer 3 4 13 J Sock 4 3
13 J Sock 6 6 K Nishikori 6 1 3
11 N Djokovic 6 6 11 N Djokovic 2 6 6
A Dolgopolov 1 3 11 N Djokovic 6 6
Q N Basilashvili 6 4 6 Q N Basilashvili 4 2
Q F Baldi 4 6 4 11 N Djokovic 6 7
Q F Delbonis 6 5 1 A Ramos Viñolas 1 5
A Ramos Viñolas 2 7 6 A Ramos Viñolas 65 77 77
8 J Isner 77 62 65

Bottom half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
7 K Anderson 4 0r
A Bedene 6 6 A Bedene 6 0
G Müller 4 4 A Bedene 4 77 2
S Wawrinka 4 4 10 P Carreño Busta 6 63 6
S Johnson 6 6 S Johnson 4 6 4
J Donaldson 4 6 0 10 P Carreño Busta 6 2 6
10 P Carreño Busta 6 3 6 10 P Carreño Busta 3 3
14 D Schwartzman 6 6 4 M Čilić 6 6
Q N Jarry 4 1 14 D Schwartzman 6 4 2
B Paire 6 6 B Paire 2 6 6
R Gasquet 4 4 B Paire 3 4
R Harrison 77 6 4 M Čilić 6 6
Y Sugita 65 3 R Harrison 77 1 61
4 M Čilić 63 6 77

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
5 JM del Potro 7 6
B Ćorić 1r Q S Tsitsipas 5 3
Q S Tsitsipas 4 5 JM del Potro 2 5r
P Cuevas 6 5 4 9 D Goffin 6 4
WC M Cecchinato 2 7 6 WC M Cecchinato 7 2 2
L Mayer 1 2 9 D Goffin 5 6 6
9 D Goffin 6 6 9 D Goffin 4 6 3
16 L Pouille 6 3 77 2 A Zverev 6 3 6
WC A Seppi 2 6 63 16 L Pouille 2 63
Q M Jaziri 3 6 3 K Edmund 6 77
K Edmund 6 3 6 K Edmund 5 611
WC M Berrettini 6 77 2 A Zverev 7 713
Q F Tiafoe 3 61 WC M Berrettini 5 2
2 A Zverev 7 6

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Qualified)
  2. João Sousa (Qualifying competition)
  3. Mischa Zverev (Qualifying competition)
  4. Frances Tiafoe (Qualified)
  5. Julien Benneteau (Qualifying competition)
  6. Márton Fucsovics (First round)
  7. Malek Jaziri (Qualified)
  8. Nicolás Jarry (Qualified)
  9. Taylor Fritz (First round)
  10. Guillermo García López (Qualifying competition)
  11. Florian Mayer (First round)
  12. Nikoloz Basilashvili (Qualified)
  13. Federico Delbonis (Qualified)
  14. Viktor Troicki (Qualifying competition, withdrew)

Qualifiers
  1. Stefanos Tsitsipas
  2. Nicolás Jarry
  3. Federico Delbonis
  4. Frances Tiafoe
  5. Nikoloz Basilashvili
  6. Filippo Baldi
  7. Malek Jaziri

Qualifying draw

First qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
1 Stefanos Tsitsipas 5 6 77
  Mikhail Kukushkin 7 3 65
1 Stefanos Tsitsipas 711 6
  Dušan Lajović 69 4
  Dušan Lajović 7 3 6
11 Florian Mayer 5 6 2

Second qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
2 João Sousa 6 6
  Horacio Zeballos 4 0
2 João Sousa 4 3
8 Nicolás Jarry 6 6
  Nicolás Kicker 77 5 67
8 Nicolás Jarry 63 7 79

Third qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
3 Mischa Zverev 6 6
WC Andrea Pellegrino 1 2
3 Mischa Zverev 6 3 4
13 Federico Delbonis 3 6 6
  Cameron Norrie 2 0
13 Federico Delbonis 6 6

Fourth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
4 Frances Tiafoe 3 7 6
WC Salvatore Caruso 6 5 4
4 Frances Tiafoe w/o
14 Viktor Troicki
  Thomas Fabbiano 5 3
14 Viktor Troicki 7 6

Fifth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
5 Julien Benneteau 6 6
WC Liam Caruana 2 0
5 Julien Benneteau 6 5 4
12 Nikoloz Basilashvili 3 7 6
  Marius Copil 4 6 2
12 Nikoloz Basilashvili 6 3 6

Sixth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
6 Márton Fucsovics 64 77 5
WC Filippo Baldi 77 65 7
WC Filippo Baldi 4 6 77
10 Guillermo García López 6 4 65
  Ruben Bemelmans 3 1
10 Guillermo García López 6 6

Seventh qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
          
7 Malek Jaziri 6 6
  Evgeny Donskoy 3 2
7 Malek Jaziri 6 3 6
  Mikhail Youzhny 4 6 3
  Mikhail Youzhny 6 3 6
9 Taylor Fritz 4 6 4

References
  1. "Internazionali BNL d'Italia Overview". 10 May 2018.
  2. Rhys Turrell (2018-04-02). "Roger Federer loses No.1 ranking to Rafael Nadal... but here's how Swiss can win it back". Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
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