Alexander Zverev defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2018 ATP Finals.[1] It was his first ATP Finals title.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2018 ATP Finals | |
| Champion |  Alexander Zverev |
| Runner-up |  Novak Djokovic |
| Score | 6–4, 6–3 |
Grigor Dimitrov was the reigning champion, but failed to qualify this year.[2]
Rafael Nadal withdrew from the event due to an abdominal injury and was replaced by John Isner. Djokovic secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking.[3] Juan Martín del Potro qualified for the first time since 2013, but withdrew with a knee injury and was replaced by Kei Nishikori.[4]
Kevin Anderson and Isner made their tournament debuts.[5]
Seeds edit
Novak Djokovic (final)
Roger Federer (semifinals)
Alexander Zverev (champion)
Kevin Anderson (semifinals)
Marin Čilić (round robin)
Dominic Thiem (round robin)
Kei Nishikori (round robin)
John Isner (round robin)
Alternates edit
Karen Khachanov (Did not play)- Borna Ćorić (Did not play)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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
- SR = Special ranking
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Novak Djokovic
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 |  Kevin Anderson
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Novak Djokovic
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Alexander Zverev
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  Roger Federer
| 5 | 65 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Alexander Zverev
| 7 | 77 | ||||||||||
Group Guga Kuerten edit
| Djokovic
|
Zverev
|
 Čilić
|
 Isner
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Novak Djokovic
|
6–4, 6–1 | 7–6(9–7), 6–2 | 6–4, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–0 (100%) | 37–20 (65%) | 1 | |
| 3 | Alexander Zverev
|
4–6, 1–6 | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1) | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 (67%) | 32–33 (49%) | 2 | |
| 5 | Marin Čilić
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6–7(7–9), 2–6 | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(1–7) | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4 | 1–2 | 2–5 (29%) | 38–41 (48%) | 3 | |
| 8 | John Isner
|
4–6, 3–6 | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 4–6 | 0–3 | 1–6 (14%) | 30–43 (41%) | 4 |
Group Lleyton Hewitt edit
| Federer
|
Anderson
|
 Thiem
|
 Nishikori
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Roger Federer
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6–4, 6–3 | 6–2, 6–3 | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | 2–1 | 4–2 (67%) | 33–25 (57%) | 1 | |
| 4 | Kevin Anderson
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4–6, 3–6 | 6–3, 7–6(12–10) | 6–0, 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 (67%) | 32–22 (59%) | 2 | |
| 6 | Dominic Thiem
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2–6, 3–6 | 3–6, 6–7(10–12) | 6–1, 6–4 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 26–30 (46%) | 3 | |
| 7 | Kei Nishikori
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7–6(7–4), 6–3 | 0–6, 1–6 | 1–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 19–33 (37%) | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches played; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, percentage of sets won, then percentage of games won, then ATP rankings.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Alexander Zverev stuns Novak Djokovic to win ATP World Tour Finals title". Guardian. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Cilic, Thiem Qualify To Complete Singles Field For 2018 Nitto ATP Finals". ATP. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Rafael Nadal withdraws from ATP World Tour Finals in London for THIS reason". 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Nishikori Replaces Del Potro At 2018 Nitto ATP Finals". ATP. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Anderson Creates History With First-Time Nitto ATP Finals Qualification". ATP. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Semi-final Qualifying Procedure". Nitto ATP Finals. Retrieved 14 November 2018.