2021 US Open – Men's singles Tennis tournament
2021 tennis event results
Daniil Medvedev defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 US Open.[ 1] It was his first major title. Medvedev became the third Russian man, after Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Marat Safin , to win a major singles title, and the first to do so since Safin at the 2005 Australian Open . He lost just one set during the tournament, against Botic van de Zandschulp in the quarterfinals. Djokovic was aiming to become the second man in the Open Era , after Rod Laver in 1969, to complete the Grand Slam .[ 2] He was also attempting to win an outright record 21st major singles title and surpass his Big Three counterparts, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal .[ 2] By reaching the final, Djokovic tied Federer's record of 31 men's singles major finals contested, and repeated his 2015 achievement of contesting the maximum-possible 28 major singles matches in a season. This marked Djokovic's record sixth runner-up finish at the event.
Dominic Thiem was the reigning champion, but did not participate due to an ongoing wrist injury.[ 3]
By defeating world No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round, Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to beat a top 3 ranked-player in singles at the US Open since the inception of the ATP rankings in 1973. He became the youngest male quarterfinalist at a singles major since Michael Chang at the 1989 French Open , and the youngest at the US Open in the Open Era; he would go on to win the title the following year .[ 4] Van de Zandschulp became the first Dutchman to reach a singles major quarterfinal since Sjeng Schalken at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships and the first qualifier to do so at the US Open since Gilles Müller in 2008 .[ 5] [ 6]
Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw
Key
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Seeded players
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of August 23, 2021. Rank and points before are as of August 30, 2021.
As a result of pandemic-related adjustments to the ranking system, players are defending the greater of their points from the 2019 and 2020 tournaments.
Seed
Rank
Player
Points before
Points defending from 2019 or 2020
Points won
Points after
Status
1
1
Novak Djokovic
11,113
180
1,200
12,133
Runner-up, lost to Daniil Medvedev [2]
2
2
Daniil Medvedev
9,980
1,200
2,000
10,780
Champion , defeated Novak Djokovic [1]
3
3
Stefanos Tsitsipas
8,350
(150)†
90
8,350 ^
Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz
4
4
Alexander Zverev
8,240
1,200
720
7,760
Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
5
7
Andrey Rublev
6,400
360
90
6,130
Third round lost to Frances Tiafoe
6
8
Matteo Berrettini
5,533
720
360
5,173
Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
7
10
Denis Shapovalov
3,580
360
90
3,310
Third round lost to Lloyd Harris
8
11
Casper Ruud
3,455
90
45
3,440 ^
Second round lost to Botic van de Zandschulp [Q]
9
12
Pablo Carreño Busta
3,325
720
10
2,650 ^
First round lost to Maxime Cressy [Q]
10
13
Hubert Hurkacz
3,128
45
45
3,128
Second round lost to Andreas Seppi
11
14
Diego Schwartzman
2,980
360
180
2,800
Fourth round lost to Botic van de Zandschulp [Q]
12
15
Félix Auger-Aliassime
2,828
180
720
3,368
Semifinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [2]
13
16
Jannik Sinner
2,750
35
180
2,895
Fourth round lost to Alexander Zverev [4]
14
17
Alex de Minaur
2,555
360
10
2,218 ^
First round lost to Taylor Fritz
15
18
Grigor Dimitrov
2,511
720
45
1,836
Second round retired against Alexei Popyrin
16
19
Cristian Garín
2,510
45
45
2,510
Second round lost to Henri Laaksonen [Q]
17
20
Gaël Monfils
2,503
360
90
2,233
Third round lost to Jannik Sinner [13]
18
21
Roberto Bautista Agut
2,405
90
90
2,405
Third round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime [12]
19
22
John Isner
2,238
90
10
2,171 ^
First round lost to Brandon Nakashima [WC]
20
23
Lorenzo Sonego
2,227
45+125‡
10+20
2,097 ^
First round lost to Oscar Otte [Q]
21
25
Aslan Karatsev
2,109
(125)§
90
2,074
Third round lost to Jenson Brooksby [WC]
22
24
Reilly Opelka
2,206
45
180
2,341
Fourth round lost to Lloyd Harris
23
26
Ugo Humbert
2,090
45+90‡
10+45
2,045 ^
First round lost to Peter Gojowczyk [Q]
24
27
Daniel Evans
2,074
90
180
2,164
Fourth round lost to Daniil Medvedev [2]
25
28
Karen Khachanov
2,010
90
10
1,965 ^
First round lost to Lloyd Harris
26
29
Cameron Norrie
1,975
90
10
1,930 ^
First round lost to Carlos Alcaraz
27
30
David Goffin
1,933
180
10
1,766 ^
First round lost to Mackenzie McDonald
28
31
Fabio Fognini
1,734
10
10
1,744 ^
First round lost to Vasek Pospisil
29
32
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
1,723
180+194‡
10+60
1,429 ^
First round lost to Marco Trungelliti [Q]
30
36
Marin Čilić
1,650
180
10
1,493 ^
First round retired against Philipp Kohlschreiber [PR]
31
37
Alexander Bublik
1,633
90
45
1,588
Second round lost to Jack Sock [WC]
32
38
Filip Krajinović
1,589
90
10
1,544 ^
First round lost to Guido Pella
† Because the 2020 tournament was non-mandatory, the player was defending 150 points from his 19th best result instead of 90 points from the 2020 US Open.
‡ The player was also defending points from one or more 2019 ATP Challenger Tour tournaments. Those points were frozen in 2020 as a result of pandemic-related adjustments to the ranking system.
§ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019 or 2020 and is defending points from a 2020 ATP Challenger Tour tournament (Ostrava ) instead.
^ Because the 2021 tournament was non-mandatory, the player substituted his 19th best result in place of the points won in this tournament.
Withdrawn players
The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Rank
Player
Points before
Points defending from 2019 or 2020
Points after
Withdrawal reason
5
Rafael Nadal
7,815
2,000
5,815
Left foot Injury
6
Dominic Thiem
6,995
2,000
4,995
Right wrist injury
9
Roger Federer
4,125
360
3,765
Right knee surgery
33
Stan Wawrinka
1,715
360
1,355
Left foot injury
34
Milos Raonic
1,694
45
1,649
Right leg injury
35
Borna Ćorić
1,674
360
1,319 ^
Right shoulder injury
^ Because the 2021 tournament was non-mandatory, the player substituted his 19th best result in place of zero points for this tournament.
Other entry information
Wild card entries
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Protected ranking
Withdrawals
See also
Explanatory notes
References
^ "Daniil Medvedev ends Novak Djokovic's Grand Slam dreams" . TheGuardian.com . September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021 .
^ a b "Djokovic Targets Grand Slam At The US Open; All You Need To Know" . ATP Tour . August 23, 2021. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021 .
^ "Defending champion Dominic Thiem to miss US Open tennis tournament with wrist injury" . ESPN . August 18, 2021. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021 .
^ "US Open: Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz wins in five sets to reach quarter-finals" . BBC Sport . September 5, 2021. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021 .
^ "Felix Auger-Aliassime & Carlos Alcaraz Meet; Daniil Medvedev, Botic Van De Zandschulp Eye Semi-final Spots | ATP Tour | Tennis" . ATP Tour . Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021 .
^ Fernandez, Megan (September 9, 2021). "By the Numbers: Botic van de Zandschulp's big breakthrough at the 2021 US Open" . usopen.org . Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021 .
^ "Rising American tennis star Zach Svajda makes history with USTA Boys Nationals win in Kalamazoo" . www.mlive.com . August 16, 2021. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021 .
^ Kapetanakis, Arthur (July 21, 2021). "Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer headline 2021 US Open men's singles field" . US Open . Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021 .
^ "STAN WAWRINKA WITHDRAWS FROM US OPEN, MOVING ANDY MURRAY INTO MAIN DRAW" . Tennis.com . August 9, 2021. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021 .
^ Pantorno, Joe (August 15, 2021). "Roger Federer withdraws from 2021 US Open" . AM New York . Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021 .
^ Mesic, Dzevad (August 17, 2021). "Borna Coric's rough 2021 season continues, pulls out of US Open" . Tennis World USA. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021 .
^ "Kyle Edmund: British No 3 withdraws from US Open" . Sky Sports. August 17, 2021. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021 .
^ "US Open: Dominic Thiem will not defend men's singles title after pulling out through injury" . Sky Sports. August 18, 2021. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021 .
^ "Rafael Nadal: Spaniard ends 2021 season because of foot injury" . BBC Sport . August 20, 2021. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021 .
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