2023 Australian Open – Men's singles

Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2023 Australian Open. It was his record-extending 10th Australian Open title and 22nd major title overall, tying Rafael Nadal for the all-time record of most Grand Slam men's singles titles won.[1] He also became the second man to win double-digit titles at a single major, after Nadal at the French Open.[2] Djokovic lost just one set en route to the title (in the second round to Enzo Couacaud), and extended his match winning-streak at the Australian Open to an Open Era record 28 matches.

Men's singles
2023 Australian Open
Final
ChampionSerbia Novak Djokovic
Runner-upGreece Stefanos Tsitsipas
Score6–3, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
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Nadal was the defending champion,[3] but lost in the second round to Mackenzie McDonald.[4] This was also his final professional appearance at the Australian Open.

Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud, Tsitsipas and Djokovic were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. By winning the tournament, Djokovic claimed the top spot. Alcaraz, the incumbent world No. 1, withdrew from the tournament due to a right leg injury.[5][6]

As it was in the previous major held a few months earlier, neither of the top two seeds advanced to the quarterfinals, with Nadal and Ruud both losing in the second round; this marked the first men's singles major since the 2002 Australian Open where the top two seeds lost prior to the third round.[7][8] Tsitsipas became the youngest finalist since Djokovic in 2011.[9] Tommy Paul became the first American man to reach the semifinals since Andy Roddick in 2009.[10]

With his win over Thanasi Kokkinakis in the longest match of his career, Andy Murray won a match from two sets down for a record eleventh time.[11]

Seeds

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01.     Rafael Nadal (second round)
02.     Casper Ruud (second round)
03.     Stefanos Tsitsipas (final)
04.     Novak Djokovic (champion)
05.    [a]Andrey Rublev (quarterfinals)
06.     Félix Auger-Aliassime (fourth round)
07.    [a]Daniil Medvedev (third round)
08.     Taylor Fritz (second round)
09.     Holger Rune (fourth round)
10.     Hubert Hurkacz (fourth round)
11.     Cameron Norrie (third round)
12.     Alexander Zverev (second round)
13.     Matteo Berrettini (first round)
14.     Pablo Carreño Busta (second round)
15.     Jannik Sinner (fourth round)
16.     Frances Tiafoe (third round)
17.     Lorenzo Musetti (first round)
18.    [a]Karen Khachanov (semifinals)
19.     Nick Kyrgios (withdrew due to knee injury)
20.     Denis Shapovalov (third round)
21.     Borna Ćorić (first round)
22.     Alex de Minaur (fourth round)
23.     Diego Schwartzman (second round)
24.     Roberto Bautista Agut (fourth round)
25.     Dan Evans (third round)
26.     Miomir Kecmanović (first round)
27.     Grigor Dimitrov (third round)
28.     Francisco Cerúndolo (third round)
29.     Sebastian Korda (quarterfinals, retired)
30.     Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (second round)
31.     Yoshihito Nishioka (fourth round)
32.     Botic van de Zandschulp (second round)

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

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
18   Karen Khachanov 77 6 3
29   Sebastian Korda 65 3 0r
18   Karen Khachanov 62 4 78 3
3   Stefanos Tsitsipas 77 6 66 6
3   Stefanos Tsitsipas 6 77 6
  Jiří Lehečka 3 62 4
3   Stefanos Tsitsipas 3 64 65
4   Novak Djokovic 6 77 77
5   Andrey Rublev 1 2 4
4   Novak Djokovic 6 6 6
4   Novak Djokovic 7 6 6
  Tommy Paul 5 1 2
  Ben Shelton 66 3 7 4
  Tommy Paul 78 6 5 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   R Nadal 7 2 6 6
  J Draper 5 6 4 1 1   R Nadal 4 4 5
  B Nakashima 65 61 6 712 4   M McDonald 6 6 7
  M McDonald 77 77 1 610 6   M McDonald 66 3 2
  J Munar 3 2 2 31   Y Nishioka 78 6 6
Q   D Svrčina 6 6 6 Q   D Svrčina 3 4 2
  M Ymer 4 2 5 31   Y Nishioka 6 6 6
31   Y Nishioka 6 6 7 31   Y Nishioka 0 0 64
18   K Khachanov 77 6 6 18   K Khachanov 6 6 77
  B Zapata Miralles 63 2 0 18   K Khachanov 6 5 6 6
  S Báez 4 4 4 WC   J Kubler 4 7 4 2
WC   J Kubler 6 6 6 18   K Khachanov 6 6 3 711
  O Otte 2 4 77 5 16   F Tiafoe 3 4 6 69
Q   J Shang 6 6 62 7 Q   J Shang 4 4 1
  D Altmaier 3 3 77 66 16   F Tiafoe 6 6 6
16   F Tiafoe 6 6 65 78

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   H Hurkacz 77 6 6
  P Martínez 61 2 2 10   H Hurkacz 3 77 2 6 6
  L Sonego 77 6 66 6   L Sonego 6 63 6 3 3
  N Borges 64 3 78 1 10   H Hurkacz 77 6 1 4 6
Q   E Escobedo 5 2 6 3 20   D Shapovalov 63 4 6 6 3
  T Daniel 7 6 3 6   T Daniel 3 63 5
  D Lajović 4 6 4 1 20   D Shapovalov 6 77 7
20   D Shapovalov 6 4 6 6 10   H Hurkacz 6 3 2 6 67
29   S Korda 6 1 6 6 29   S Korda 3 6 6 1 710
  C Garín 4 6 3 2 29   S Korda 6 7 6
Q   Y Watanuki 6 6 6 Q   Y Watanuki 2 5 4
  A Rinderknech 3 3 2 29   S Korda 79 6 77
WC   J Millman 68 7 62 6 6 7   D Medvedev 67 3 64
  M-A Hüsler 710 5 77 2 3 WC   J Millman 5 2 2
  M Giron 0 1 2 7   D Medvedev 7 6 6
7   D Medvedev 6 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   S Tsitsipas 6 6 78
  Q Halys 3 4 66 3   S Tsitsipas 6 6 6
Q   Y Hanfmann 6 6 3 65 3 WC   R Hijikata 3 0 2
WC   R Hijikata 4 4 6 77 6 3   S Tsitsipas 6 77 6
  T Griekspoor 6 77 6   T Griekspoor 2 65 3
LL   P Kotov 3 63 3   T Griekspoor 6 6 6
  I Ivashka 3 6 5 3 32   B van de Zandschulp 4 4 4
32   B van de Zandschulp 6 3 7 6 3   S Tsitsipas 6 6 3 4 6
17   L Musetti 4 1 77 6 64 15   J Sinner 4 4 6 6 3
PR   L Harris 6 6 60 2 710 PR   L Harris 2 3 7 4
  F Coria 6 5 6 66 2   M Fucsovics 6 6 5 6
  M Fucsovics 4 7 2 78 6   M Fucsovics 6 6 1 2 0
  TM Etcheverry 3 6 6 6 15   J Sinner 4 4 6 6 6
  G Barrère 6 3 4 4   TM Etcheverry 3 2 2
PR   K Edmund 4 0 2 15   J Sinner 6 6 6
15   J Sinner 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   C Norrie 77 6 6
WC   L Van Assche 63 0 3 11   C Norrie 6 3 77 6
  T Monteiro 3 62 3   C Lestienne 3 6 62 3
  C Lestienne 6 77 6 11   C Norrie 710 3 6 1 4
WC   C Eubanks 6 61 6 4 6   J Lehečka 68 6 3 6 6
  S-w Kwon 3 77 3 6 4 WC   C Eubanks 4 4 6 3
  J Lehečka 6 6 6   J Lehečka 6 6 3 6
21   B Ćorić 3 3 3   J Lehečka 4 6 77 77
28   F Cerúndolo 6 6 6 6   F Auger-Aliassime 6 3 62 63
PR   G Pella 4 4 3 28   F Cerúndolo 3 6 6 7
  C Moutet 6 5 6 4 7   C Moutet 6 4 2 5
WC   Y Wu 4 7 2 6 5 28   F Cerúndolo 1 6 1 4
  A Molčan 63 6 1 77 6 6   F Auger-Aliassime 6 3 6 6
PR   S Wawrinka 77 3 6 62 4   A Molčan 6 6 3 2 2
  V Pospisil 6 64 63 3 6   F Auger-Aliassime 3 3 6 6 6
6   F Auger-Aliassime 1 77 77 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   A Rublev 6 6 6
WC   D Thiem 3 4 2 5   A Rublev 6 6 62 6
Q   M Purcell 6 3 4 611   E Ruusuvuori 2 4 77 3
  E Ruusuvuori 4 6 6 713 5   A Rublev 6 6 6
  DE Galán 6 5 1 4 25   D Evans 4 2 3
PR   J Chardy 1 7 6 6 PR   J Chardy 4 4 1
  F Bagnis 4 6 4 4 25   D Evans 6 6 6
25   D Evans 6 4 6 6 5   A Rublev 6 3 6 4 711
LL   D Kudla 3 7 78 6 9   H Rune 3 6 3 6 69
  R Safiullin 6 5 66 3 LL   D Kudla 2 77 2 4
  R Gasquet 3 4 3   U Humbert 6 65 6 6
  U Humbert 6 6 6   U Humbert 4 2 65
  M Cressy 77 7 3 6 9   H Rune 6 6 77
  A Ramos Viñolas 62 5 6 3   M Cressy 5 4 4
  F Krajinović 2 3 4 9   H Rune 7 6 6
9   H Rune 6 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   P Carreño Busta 77 6 77
  P Cachin 64 1 63 14   P Carreño Busta 6 6 65 1 64
Q   M Bellucci 6 3 65 4   B Bonzi 4 4 77 6 710
  B Bonzi 4 6 77 6   B Bonzi 60 2 1
  J Isner 77 68 2 2 22   A de Minaur 77 6 6
  A Mannarino 65 710 6 6   A Mannarino 63 6 4 1
Q   Y-h Hsu 2 2 3 22   A de Minaur 77 4 6 6
22   A de Minaur 6 6 6 22   A de Minaur 2 1 2
27   G Dimitrov 77 7 6 4   N Djokovic 6 6 6
  A Karatsev 63 5 2 27   G Dimitrov 6 6 6
Q   Z Bergs 4 6 4 1   L Djere 3 2 0
  L Djere 6 1 6 6 27   G Dimitrov 67 3 4
Q   E Couacaud 6 7 6 4   N Djokovic 79 6 6
PR   H Dellien 4 5 0 Q   E Couacaud 1 77 2 0
  R Carballés Baena 3 4 0 4   N Djokovic 6 65 6 6
4   N Djokovic 6 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   T Fritz 6 6 4 7
  N Basilashvili 4 2 6 5 8   T Fritz 77 62 4 78 2
  C-h Tseng 6 65 77 64 1 WC   A Popyrin 64 77 6 66 6
WC   A Popyrin 4 77 65 77 6 WC   A Popyrin 3 64 4
  B Shelton 4 6 6 2 710   B Shelton 6 77 6
  Z Zhang 6 3 2 6 64   B Shelton 77 77 7
Q   N Jarry 6 6 77 Q   N Jarry 63 63 5
26   M Kecmanović 3 4 63   B Shelton 65 6 64 77 6
23   D Schwartzman 6 66 6 77   JJ Wolf 77 2 77 64 2
Q   O Krutykh 4 78 3 65 23   D Schwartzman 1 4 4
  JJ Wolf 6 3 6 7   JJ Wolf 6 6 6
  J Thompson 3 6 4 5   JJ Wolf 6 6 6
LL   M Mmoh 4 2 79 6 6 LL   M Mmoh 4 1 2
Q   L Lokoli 6 6 67 4 2 LL   M Mmoh 61 6 6 6
LL   JP Varillas 6 1 7 63 4 12   A Zverev 77 4 3 2
12   A Zverev 4 6 5 77 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   M Berrettini 3 3 6 79 66
  A Murray 6 6 4 67 710   A Murray 4 64 77 6 7
  T Kokkinakis 6 6 6   T Kokkinakis 6 77 65 3 5
  F Fognini 1 2 2   A Murray 1 79 3 4
Q   A Vukic 4 6 3 6 3 24   R Bautista Agut 6 67 6 6
Q   B Holt 6 1 6 3 6 Q   B Holt 6 6 3 2 2
  J Sousa 3 2 2 24   R Bautista Agut 4 2 6 6 6
24   R Bautista Agut 6 6 6 24   R Bautista Agut 2 6 2 5
30   A Davidovich Fokina 6 63 3 6 6   T Paul 6 4 6 7
  A Bublik 0 77 6 4 3 30   A Davidovich Fokina 2 6 77 3 4
Q   J-L Struff 1 66 2   T Paul 6 2 64 6 6
  T Paul 6 78 6   T Paul 6 6 6
  C O'Connell 6 2 3 2   J Brooksby 1 4 3
  J Brooksby 3 6 6 6   J Brooksby 6 7 64 6
  T Macháč 3 66 77 3 2   C Ruud 3 5 77 2
2   C Ruud 6 78 65 6

Seeded players

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The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 9 January 2023. Rankings and points before are as of 16 January 2023.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 2   Rafael Nadal 5,770 2,000 45 3,815 Second round lost to   Mackenzie McDonald
2 3   Casper Ruud 5,720 0 45 5,765 Second round lost to   Jenson Brooksby
3 4   Stefanos Tsitsipas 5,715 720 1,200 6,195 Runner-up, lost to   Novak Djokovic [4]
4 5   Novak Djokovic 5,070 0 2,000 7,070 Champion, defeated   Stefanos Tsitsipas [3]
5 6  [a]Andrey Rublev 3,930 90 360 4,200 Quarterfinals lost to   Novak Djokovic [4]
6 7   Félix Auger-Aliassime 3,895 360 180 3,715 Fourth round lost to   Jiří Lehečka
7 8  [a]Daniil Medvedev 3,860 1,200 90 2,745 Third round lost to   Sebastian Korda [29]
8 9   Taylor Fritz 3,545 180 45 3,410 Second round lost to   Alexei Popyrin (WC)
9 10   Holger Rune 2,876 10 180 3,046 Fourth round lost to  [a]Andrey Rublev [5]
10 11   Hubert Hurkacz 2,860 45 180 2,995 Fourth round lost to   Sebastian Korda [29]
11 12   Cameron Norrie 2,680 10 90 2,760 Third round lost to   Jiří Lehečka
12 13   Alexander Zverev 2,560 180 45 2,425 Second round lost to   Michael Mmoh (LL)
13 14   Matteo Berrettini 2,490 720 10 1,780 First round lost to   Andy Murray
14 15   Pablo Carreño Busta 2,420 180 45 2,285 Second round lost to   Benjamin Bonzi
15 16   Jannik Sinner 2,375 360 180 2,195 Fourth round lost to   Stefanos Tsitsipas [3]
16 17   Frances Tiafoe 2,260 45 90 2,305 Third round lost to  [a]Karen Khachanov [18]
17 19   Lorenzo Musetti 1,925 10 10 1,925 First round lost to   Lloyd Harris (PR)
18 20  [a]Karen Khachanov 1,885 90 720 2,515 Semifinals lost to   Stefanos Tsitsipas [3]
19 21   Nick Kyrgios 1,870 45 0 1,825 Withdrew due to knee injury
20 22   Denis Shapovalov 1,830 360 90 1,560 Third round lost to   Hubert Hurkacz [10]
21 23   Borna Ćorić 1,760 0 10 1,770 First round lost to   Jiří Lehečka
22 24   Alex de Minaur 1,710 180 180 1,710 Fourth round lost to   Novak Djokovic [4]
23 26   Diego Schwartzman 1,550 45 45 1,550 Second round lost to   J. J. Wolf
24 25   Roberto Bautista Agut 1,675 90 180 1,765 Fourth round lost to   Tommy Paul
25 30   Dan Evans 1,380 90 90 1,380 Third round lost to  [a]Andrey Rublev [5]
26 27   Miomir Kecmanović 1,445 180 10 1,275 First round lost to   Nicolás Jarry (Q)
27 28   Grigor Dimitrov 1,395 45 90 1,440 Third round lost to   Novak Djokovic [4]
28 29   Francisco Cerúndolo 1,383 16+80 90+0 1,377 Third round lost to   Félix Auger-Aliassime [6]
29 31   Sebastian Korda 1,325 90 360 1,595 Quarterfinals lost to  [a]Karen Khachanov [18]
30 32   Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 1,325 45 45 1,325 Second round lost to   Tommy Paul
31 33   Yoshihito Nishioka 1,212 10+80 180+0 1,302 Fourth round lost to  [a]Karen Khachanov [18]
32 34   Botic van de Zandschulp 1,205 90 45 1,160 Second round lost to   Tallon Griekspoor

† The player did not qualify for the main draw in 2022. He is defending points from two 2022 ATP Challenger Tour tournaments (Concepción and Santa Cruz) instead.

Withdrawn players

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The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
1   Carlos Alcaraz 6,820 90 6,730 Right leg injury
18   Marin Čilić 1,970 180 1,790 Right knee injury

Other entry information

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Wild cards

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Source:[14]

Protected ranking

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Source:[15]

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Source:[16]

Withdrawals

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The entry list was released by Tennis Australia based on the ATP rankings for the week of 5 December 2022.[17]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m On 1 March 2022, the ATP announced that players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12]
  2. ^ Ben Shelton was the original winner for the US Wildcard Playoff Challenge, however, he got a direct entry at the tournament. Accordingly, the wild card was given to the runner-up Christopher Eubanks.[13]
  3. ^ Last direct acceptance
  4. ^ Attila Balázs (101 PR) had initially replaced Alcaraz, but later withdrew due to recurring injuries.

References

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  1. ^ "Perfect 10: Djokovic Returns To No. 1 With 22nd Major At AO". 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Novak Djokovic sinks Stefanos Tsitsipas to claim his 10th Australian Open title". Guardian. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ Chiesa, Victoria (30 January 2022). "Rafael Nadal wins 21st Grand Slam title at Australian Open, breaking tie with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer". US Open. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  4. ^ Tan, Gill (18 January 2023). "McDonald overcomes injured Nadal at AO 2023". ausopen.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  5. ^ Fendrich, Howard (6 January 2023). "No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz out of Australian Open with leg injury". Associated Press. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Djokovic, Ruud, Tsitsipas Battle For No. 1 At Australian Open". Association of Tennis Professionals. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  7. ^ Morse, Ben (19 January 2023). "Casper Ruud: No. 2 seed dumped out of Australian Open by American Jenson Brooksby". CNN. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Medvedev Drops From Top 10 After Korda Defeat". ATP. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  9. ^ cue (27 January 2023). "Tennis: Tsitsipas, 24, is youngest man to reach Australian Open final since Djokovic in 2011". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  10. ^ Carey, Christopher (25 January 2023). "Tommy Paul and American Tennis Are Having a Moment". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Andy Murray Comes Back From 0-2 Down For Record 11th Time In Australian Open Epic". Forbes. 19 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis". ATP Tour. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Inside Florida Tennis: Ben Shelton Secures Wild Card Spot for 2023 Australian Open". Inside Tennis. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  14. ^ "John Millman and Jaimee Fourlis awarded Australian Open 2023 wildcards". tennis.com.au. Tennis Australia. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Australian Open 2023 main-draw entry lists unveiled". ausopen.com. Australian Open. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  16. ^ @damiankust (12 January 2023). "Lucky loser draw" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Australian Open ATP Entry List and Seeds". dartsrankings.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  18. ^ Fendrich, Howard (16 January 2023). "Nick Kyrgios out of Australian Open, will have knee surgery". Associated Press. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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