2020 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
2020 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Dominic Thiem
Score	6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	128 ( 16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events

Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Dominic Thiem in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2020 Australian Open.^[1] It was his record-extending eighth Australian Open title and 17th major title overall. With the win, Djokovic regained the world No. 1 singles ranking, and became the first player since Ken Rosewall to win major titles in three different decades, and the first to do so in the Open Era. The match also marked the first time Djokovic came back to win a major final after trailing two sets to one, having lost each of the last seven times this happened.^[2] Thiem became the first Austrian to reach the final. This was Thiem's third runner-up finish in as many major finals. The final also marked the first time in the Open Era that three consecutive men's major finals went to five-sets, following the finals at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships and the 2019 US Open.^[3]

This was the final Australian Open appearance for former world No. 1, six-time champion, and 20-time major champion Roger Federer. With his third-round win, Federer became the first player to win 100 matches at the Australian Open. He also became the first player to have at least 100 wins at two majors (the other being Wimbledon). Federer's semifinal encounter with Djokovic marked their 50th and final professional meeting; Djokovic won to end their head-to-head at 27–23 in his favor.

Seeds

All seedings per ATP rankings.^[4]

01.

Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)

02. Novak Djokovic (champion)

03.

Roger Federer (semifinals)

04.

Daniil Medvedev (fourth round)

05.

Dominic Thiem (final)

06.

Stefanos Tsitsipas (third round)

07.

Alexander Zverev (semifinals)

08.

Matteo Berrettini (second round)

09.

Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)

10.

Gaël Monfils (fourth round)

11.

David Goffin (third round)

12.

Fabio Fognini (fourth round)

13.

Denis Shapovalov (first round)

14.

Diego Schwartzman (fourth round)

15.

Stan Wawrinka (quarterfinals)

16.

Karen Khachanov (third round)

17.

Andrey Rublev (fourth round)

18.

Grigor Dimitrov (second round)

19.

John Isner (third round, retired)

20.

Félix Auger-Aliassime (first round)

21.

Benoît Paire (second round)

22.

Guido Pella (third round)

23.

Nick Kyrgios (fourth round)

24.

Dušan Lajović (third round)

25.

Borna Ćorić (first round)

26.

Nikoloz Basilashvili (second round)

27.

Pablo Carreño Busta (third round)

28.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (first round, retired)

29.

Taylor Fritz (third round)

30.

Dan Evans (second round)

31.

Hubert Hurkacz (second round)

32.

Milos Raonic (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

1	Rafael Nadal	6³	6⁴	6	6⁶

5	Dominic Thiem	7⁷	7⁷	4	7⁸
							5	Dominic Thiem	3	6	7⁷	7⁷

							7	Alexander Zverev	6	4	6³	6⁴
15	Stan Wawrinka	6	3	4	2

7	Alexander Zverev	1	6	6	6
													5	Dominic Thiem	4	6	6	3	4

													2	Novak Djokovic	6	4	2	6	6
	Tennys Sandgren	3	6	6	6⁸	3

3	Roger Federer	6	2	2	7¹⁰	6
							3	Roger Federer	6¹	4	3

							2	Novak Djokovic	7⁷	6	6
32	Milos Raonic	4	3	6¹

2	Novak Djokovic	6	6	7⁷

Top half

Section 1

First round						Second round							Third round							Fourth round

1	R Nadal	6	6	6
	H Dellien	2	3	0		1	R Nadal	6	7⁷	6
	F Delbonis	6	6	7⁷			F Delbonis	3	6⁴	1
	J Sousa	3	4	6³									1	R Nadal	6	6	6
Q	C Eubanks	6¹	3	6	0								27	P Carreño Busta	1	2	4
Q	P Gojowczyk	7⁷	6	4	6	Q	P Gojowczyk	4	1	6	4
LL	J Kovalík	4	6	1	6²	27	P Carreño Busta	6	6	1	6
27	P Carreño Busta	6	3	6	7⁷															1	R Nadal	6	3	7⁸	7⁷
23	N Kyrgios	6	7⁷	7⁷																23	N Kyrgios	3	6	6⁶	6⁴
	L Sonego	2	6³	6¹		23	N Kyrgios	6	6	4	7
	P Cuevas	1	3	3			G Simon	2	4	6	5
	G Simon	6	6	6									23	N Kyrgios	6	7⁷	6⁶	6⁷	7¹⁰
	Y Uchiyama	4	1	2									16	K Khachanov	2	6⁵	7⁸	7⁹	6⁸
	M Ymer	6	6	6			M Ymer	2	6	4	6	6⁸
Q	M Vilella Martínez	6	4	6⁴	3	16	K Khachanov	6	2	6	3	7¹⁰
16	K Khachanov	4	6	7⁷	6

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

10	G Monfils	6	6	6
PR	Y-h Lu	1	4	2			10	G Monfils	4	7¹⁰	6	7
	I Karlović	7⁷	6	7				I Karlović	6	6⁸	4	5
PR	V Pospisil	6⁴	4	5										10	G Monfils	7⁷	6	6
	J Duckworth	4	7⁷	7⁷	2	4								Q	E Gulbis	6²	4	3
	A Bedene	6	6⁵	6⁵	6	6		A Bedene	5	3	2
Q	E Gulbis	7	4	7⁷	6		Q	E Gulbis	7	6	6
20	F Auger-Aliassime	5	6	6⁴	4															10	G Monfils	2	4	4
29	T Fritz	6	6	6																5	D Thiem	6	6	6
Q	T Griekspoor	3	3	3			29	T Fritz	4	6⁵	7⁷	6	6
Q	I Ivashka	4	6	6	4	6⁸		K Anderson	6	7⁷	6⁴	2	2
	K Anderson	6	2	4	6	7¹⁰								29	T Fritz	2	4	7⁷	4
WC	A Bolt	7⁷	1	6⁵	6	6								5	D Thiem	6	6	6⁵	6
	A Ramos Viñolas	6¹	6	7⁷	1	4	WC	A Bolt	2	7	7⁷	1	2
	A Mannarino	3	5	2			5	D Thiem	6	5	6⁵	6	6
5	D Thiem	6	7	6

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

4	D Medvedev	6	4	6	6
	F Tiafoe	3	6	4	2		4	D Medvedev	7	6	6
	D Koepfer	3	4	5			Q	P Martínez	5	1	3
Q	P Martínez	6	6	7										4	D Medvedev	6	6	6
WC	H Gaston	5	7	0	3										A Popyrin	4	3	2
	J Munar	7	5	6	6			J Munar	2	6⁵	2
	A Popyrin	6⁵	6	6	0			A Popyrin	6	7⁷	6
28	J-W Tsonga	7⁷	2	1	0^r														4	D Medvedev	2	6	6	6²	2
19	J Isner	6⁵	7⁷	7⁹	7⁷														15	S Wawrinka	6	2	4	7⁷	6
	T Monteiro	7⁷	6⁴	6⁷	6⁵		19	J Isner	6	6	6
Q	A Tabilo	4	6	6	6⁶	6	Q	A Tabilo	4	3	3
Q	DE Galán	6	3	4	7⁸	4								19	J Isner	4	1^r
	M Kecmanović	4	4	6³										15	S Wawrinka	6	4
	A Seppi	6	6	7⁷				A Seppi	6	5	3	6	4
	D Džumhur	5	7⁷	4	4		15	S Wawrinka	4	7	6	3	6
15	S Wawrinka	7	6⁴	6	6

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

11	D Goffin	6	6	6
	J Chardy	4	3	1			11	D Goffin	6	6	4	1	6
	P-H Herbert	7	3	3	7	6		P-H Herbert	1	4	6	6	3
	C Norrie	5	6	6	5	4								11	D Goffin	6	6³	4	6⁴
	Y Sugita	6	6	6										17	A Rublev	2	7⁷	6	7⁷
Q	E Benchetrit	2	0	3				Y Sugita	2	3	6⁵
WC	C O'Connell	3	6	4	6⁵		17	A Rublev	6	6	7⁷
17	A Rublev	6	0	6	7⁷															17	A Rublev	4	4	4
26	N Basilashvili	6⁵	6	7	3	6														7	A Zverev	6	6	6
	S-w Kwon	7⁷	4	5	6	3	26	N Basilashvili	6	6⁵	4	4
	F Verdasco	7	6	6				F Verdasco	4	7⁷	6	6
LL	E Donskoy	5	2	1											F Verdasco	2	2	4
	C Ruud	3	6⁶	6	6	6⁶								7	A Zverev	6	6	6
	E Gerasimov	6	7⁸	1	4	7¹⁰		E Gerasimov	6⁵	4	5
	M Cecchinato	4	6⁴	3			7	A Zverev	7⁷	6	7
7	A Zverev	6	7⁷	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

8	M Berrettini	6	6	6
WC	A Harris	3	1	3			8	M Berrettini	6⁷	4	6	6	5
	T Sandgren	6	6	7				T Sandgren	7⁹	6	4	2	7
Q	M Trungelliti	1	4	5											T Sandgren	6	6	6
	R Carballés Baena	4	2	2											S Querrey	4	4	4
	R Berankis	6	6	6				R Berankis	6²	6	4	4
	S Querrey	6	6	6				S Querrey	7⁷	4	6	6
25	B Ćorić	3	4	4																T Sandgren	7⁷	7	6²	6
22	G Pella	6	7	6															12	F Fognini	6⁵	5	7⁷	4
WC	J-P Smith	3	5	4			22	G Pella	6	6	3	6
Q	M Safwat	7¹⁰	6¹	4	6⁵			G Barrère	1	4	6	3
	G Barrère	6⁸	7⁷	6	7⁷									22	G Pella	6⁰	2	3
	J Thompson	6	6	6										12	F Fognini	7⁷	6	6
	A Bublik	4	3	2				J Thompson	6⁴	1	6	6	6⁴
	R Opelka	6	7⁷	4	3	6⁵	12	F Fognini	7⁷	6	3	4	7¹⁰
12	F Fognini	3	6³	6	6	7¹⁰

Section 6

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

13	D Shapovalov	3	7⁹	1	6³
	M Fucsovics	6	6⁷	6	7⁷			M Fucsovics	6	6	6
	J Sinner	7⁷	6	6				J Sinner	4	4	3
Q	M Purcell	6²	2	4											M Fucsovics	6	6	6
	L Mayer	6	4	4	4										T Paul	1	1	4
	T Paul	4	6	6	6			T Paul	6	7⁸	3	6³	7¹⁰
	JI Londero	6	2	0	4		18	G Dimitrov	4	6⁶	6	7⁷	6³
18	G Dimitrov	4	6	6	6																	M Fucsovics	6	1	2	2
31	H Hurkacz	6⁴	1	6	6	6															3	R Federer	4	6	6	6
Q	D Novak	7⁷	6	2	3	4	31	H Hurkacz	4	5	3
	J Millman	7⁷	6	1	7			J Millman	6	7	6
	U Humbert	6³	3	6	5										J Millman	6	6²	4	6	6⁸
Q	Q Halys	6⁷	6¹	6	6	5								3	R Federer	4	7⁷	6	4	7¹⁰
	F Krajinović	7⁹	7⁷	3	4	7		F Krajinović	1	4	1
	S Johnson	3	2	2			3	R Federer	6	6	6
3	R Federer	6	6	6

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

6	S Tsitsipas	6	6	6
	S Caruso	0	2	3			6	S Tsitsipas	w/o
	P Kohlschreiber	7	6	6				P Kohlschreiber
	M Giron	5	1	2										6	S Tsitsipas	5	4	6²
	C Garín	6	6	6										32	M Raonic	7	6	7⁷
	S Travaglia	4	3	4				C Garín	3	4	2
LL	L Giustino	2	1	3			32	M Raonic	6	6	6
32	M Raonic	6	6	6																	32	M Raonic	6	6	7
21	B Paire	6	3	6	6²	6																M Čilić	4	3	5
PR	C-M Stebe	4	6	3	7⁷	0	21	B Paire	2	7⁸	6	1	6³
	M Čilić	6	6	6				M Čilić	6	6⁶	3	6	7¹⁰
	C Moutet	3	2	4											M Čilić	6³	6	6	5	6
	P Andújar	1	4	4										9	R Bautista Agut	7⁷	4	0	7	3
WC	M Mmoh	6	6	6			WC	M Mmoh	7	2	4	1
	F López	2	2	5			9	R Bautista Agut	5	6	6	6
9	R Bautista Agut	6	6	7

Section 8

First round							Second round					Third round					Fourth round

14	D Schwartzman	6	6	6
	L Harris	4	2	2			14	D Schwartzman	6	6	6
	A Davidovich Fokina	4	6	2	6	6		A Davidovich Fokina	1	4	2
Q	N Gombos	6	4	6	3	2						14	D Schwartzman	6	6	7⁹
WC	M Polmans	6	6	4	6⁸	6						24	D Lajović	2	3	6⁷
	M Kukushkin	4	3	6	7¹⁰	4	WC	M Polmans	2	4	3
	K Edmund	6⁷	3	6⁴			24	D Lajović	6	6	6
24	D Lajović	7⁹	6	7⁷													14	D Schwartzman	3	4	4
30	D Evans	3	4	6	6	6											2	N Djokovic	6	6	6
PR	M McDonald	6	6	1	2	3	30	D Evans	4	3	4
	Y Nishioka	6	3	6	7⁷			Y Nishioka	6	6	6
	L Đere	4	6	2	6¹								Y Nishioka	3	2	2
WC	T Ito	6	6	7								2	N Djokovic	6	6	6
LL	P Gunneswaran	4	2	5			WC	T Ito	1	4	2
	J-L Struff	6⁵	2	6	1		2	N Djokovic	6	6	6
2	N Djokovic	7⁷	6	2	6

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings on 13 January 2020, while ranking and points before are as of 20 January 2020. Points after are as of 3 February 2020.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending (or 18th best result)^†	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Rafael Nadal	10,235	1,200	360	9,395	Quarterfinals lost to Dominic Thiem [5]
2	2	Novak Djokovic	9,720	2,000	2,000	9,720	Champion, defeated Dominic Thiem [5]
3	3	Roger Federer	6,590	180	720	7,130	Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [2]
4	4	Daniil Medvedev	5,960	180	180	5,960	Fourth round lost to Stan Wawrinka [15]
5	5	Dominic Thiem	5,890	45	1,200	7,045	Final lost to Novak Djokovic [2]
6	6	Stefanos Tsitsipas	5,375	720	90	4,745	Third round lost to Milos Raonic [32]
7	7	Alexander Zverev	3,345	180	720	3,885	Semifinals lost to Dominic Thiem [5]
8	8	Matteo Berrettini	2,870	10	45	2,905	Second round lost to Tennys Sandgren
9	9	Roberto Bautista Agut	2,630	360	90	2,360	Third round lost to Marin Čilić
10	10	Gaël Monfils	2,565	45	180	2,700	Fourth round lost to Dominic Thiem [5]
11	11	David Goffin	2,555	90	90	2,555	Third round lost to Andrey Rublev [17]
12	12	Fabio Fognini	2,310	90	180	2,400	Fourth round lost to Tennys Sandgren
13	13	Denis Shapovalov	2,200	90	10	2,120	First round lost to Márton Fucsovics
14	14	Diego Schwartzman	2,130	90	180	2,220	Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [2]
15	15	Stan Wawrinka	2,045	45	360	2,360	Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev [7]
16	17	Karen Khachanov	1,995	90	90	1,995	Third round lost to Nick Kyrgios [23]
17	16	Andrey Rublev	2,004	10	180	2,174	Fourth round lost to Alexander Zverev [7]
18	20	Grigor Dimitrov	1,772	180	45	1,637	Second round lost to Tommy Paul
19	19	John Isner	1,860	10	90	1,940	Third round retired against Stan Wawrinka [15]
20	22	Félix Auger-Aliassime	1,701	(45)	10	1,666	First round lost to Ernests Gulbis [Q]
21	21	Benoît Paire	1,703	10	45	1,738	Second round lost to Marin Čilić
22	25	Guido Pella	1,585	10	90	1,665	Third round lost to Fabio Fognini [12]
23	26	Nick Kyrgios	1,520	10	180	1,690	Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal [1]
24	27	Dušan Lajović	1,516	10	90	1,596	Third round lost to Diego Schwartzman [14]
25	28	Borna Ćorić	1,490	180	10	1,320	First round lost to Sam Querrey
26	29	Nikoloz Basilashvili	1,485	90	45	1,440	Second round lost to Fernando Verdasco
27	30	Pablo Carreño Busta	1,422	180	90	1,332	Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [1]
28	33	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	1,340	45	10	1,305	First round retired against Alexei Popyrin
29	34	Taylor Fritz	1,335	90+125	90+45	1,255	Third round lost to Dominic Thiem [5]
30	32	Dan Evans	1,349	70+48	45+20	1,296	Second round lost to Yoshihito Nishioka
31	31	Hubert Hurkacz	1,398	10	45	1,433	Second round lost to John Millman
32	35	Milos Raonic	1,305	360	360	1,305	Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [2]

† This column shows either the player's points from the 2019 tournament or his 18th best result (shown in brackets). Only ranking points counting towards the player's ranking as of 13 January 2020 are reflected in the column.

Withdrawn players

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.

Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points after	Withdrawal reason
18	Kei Nishikori	1,930	360	1,570	Elbow injury^[5]
23	Alex de Minaur	1,665	90	1,575	Abdominal injury^[6]
24	Lucas Pouille	1,600	720	880	Elbow injury

Other entry information

Wild cards

Protected ranking

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Withdrawals

Alexandr Dolgopolov (66 PR) → replaced by Lloyd Harris (99)
Kei Nishikori (13) → replaced by James Duckworth (100)
Juan Martín del Potro (22 PR) → replaced by Marcos Giron (102)
Richard Gasquet (61) → replaced by Yūichi Sugita (103)^[a]
Nicolás Jarry (77) → replaced by Prajnesh Gunneswaran (LL)
Alex de Minaur (18) → replaced by Evgeny Donskoy (LL)
Lucas Pouille (22) → replaced by Jozef Kovalík (LL)^[b]
Radu Albot (46) → replaced by Lorenzo Giustino (LL)

Notes

^ Last direct acceptance
^ Jared Donaldson (99 PR) had initially replaced Pouille, but later withdrew due to continuous injuries. Kamil Majchrzak (101) was the next player initially entered into the main draw to replace Donaldson, but he later withdrew due to recurring injury.

Championship match ratings

504 thousand on ESPN, in the USA.^[12]

References

^ "Novak Djokovic outlasts Dominic Thiem to win eighth Australian Open crown". Guardian. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
^ "Australian Open: Novak Djokovic beats Dominic Thiem to win 17th Grand Slam". BBC Sport. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
^ Bhagavatula, Manoj (2020-02-02). "Stats: Djokovic's invincible run in Aussie Open finals hits 8". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ "What is the ATP rankings?". Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ "Kei Nishikori out of Australian Open with elbow injury". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 30 December 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
^ "De Minaur Withdraws From Australian Open". ATP. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
^ "Wild-cards : Parmentier récompensée de sa fidélité, Gaston appelé, Parry en qualif" [Wild-cards: Parmentier rewarded for her loyalty, Gaston called, Parry in qualifying] (in French). Eurosport. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
^ "Han, Ito secure Australian Open 2020 spots". Tennis Australia. 9 December 2019.
^ "VANDEWEGHE, GIRON EARN WILD CARDS FOR 2020 AUSTRALIAN OPEN". Tennis Channel. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b "From washing boats to Australian Open main draw". Australian Associated Press. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
^ "JP Smith wins Australian Open 2020 Wildcard". Tennis Australia. 15 December 2019.
^ "Australian Open – Men's Singles ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

External links

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[12] Last direct acceptance

[13] Jared Donaldson (99 PR) had initially replaced Pouille, but later withdrew due to continuous injuries. Kamil Majchrzak (101) was the next player initially entered into the main draw to replace Donaldson, but he later withdrew due to recurring injury.

[1] "Novak Djokovic outlasts Dominic Thiem to win eighth Australian Open crown". Guardian. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

[2] "Australian Open: Novak Djokovic beats Dominic Thiem to win 17th Grand Slam". BBC Sport. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

[3] Bhagavatula, Manoj (2020-02-02). "Stats: Djokovic's invincible run in Aussie Open finals hits 8". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

[4] "What is the ATP rankings?". Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[5] "Kei Nishikori out of Australian Open with elbow injury". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 30 December 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

[6] "De Minaur Withdraws From Australian Open". ATP. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

[French_WC-7] "Wild-cards : Parmentier récompensée de sa fidélité, Gaston appelé, Parry en qualif" [Wild-cards: Parmentier rewarded for her loyalty, Gaston called, Parry in qualifying] (in French). Eurosport. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.

[Asian_WC-8] "Han, Ito secure Australian Open 2020 spots". Tennis Australia. 9 December 2019.

[USA_WC-9] "VANDEWEGHE, GIRON EARN WILD CARDS FOR 2020 AUSTRALIAN OPEN". Tennis Channel. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.

[AUS_WC-10] "From washing boats to Australian Open main draw". Australian Associated Press. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

[11] "JP Smith wins Australian Open 2020 Wildcard". Tennis Australia. 15 December 2019.

[14] "Australian Open – Men's Singles ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

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