2017 Australian Open – Men's singles explained

Champ: Roger Federer
Runner: Rafael Nadal
Score:6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Draw:128 (16 / 8)
Seeds:32

See main article: 2017 Australian Open.

Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2017 Australian Open. It was his fifth Australian Open title and record-extending 18th major title overall. Federer became the oldest men's singles major champion since Ken Rosewall at the 1972 Australian Open. Nadal was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double career Grand Slam (he would achieve the feat five years later).[1]

Novak Djokovic was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Denis Istomin.[2] It was the first time since the 2008 Wimbledon Championships that Djokovic failed to reach the third round of a major and the first time since 2006 that he failed to do so at the Australian Open. With top seed Andy Murray losing in the fourth round, this marked the first time since the 2004 French Open that the top two seeds both failed to reach the quarterfinals of a men's singles major.[3]

This marked the first major tournament for future world No. 1 and US Open champion Daniil Medvedev; he lost in the first round to Ernesto Escobedo.

Seeds

See also: 1 and 1. Andy Murray (fourth round)

See also: 2 and 8. Novak Djokovic (second round)

See also: 3 and 6. Milos Raonic (quarterfinals)

See also: 4 and 3. Stan Wawrinka (semifinals)

See also: 5 and 2. Kei Nishikori (fourth round)

See also: 6 and 5. Gaël Monfils (fourth round)

See also: 7 and 4. Marin Čilić (second round)

See also: 8 and 7. Dominic Thiem (fourth round)

See also: 9 and 5. Rafael Nadal (final)

See also: 10 and 2. Tomáš Berdych (third round)

See also: 11 and 7. David Goffin (quarterfinals)

See also: 12 and 4. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)

See also: 13 and 6. Roberto Bautista Agut (fourth round)

See also: 14 and 3. Nick Kyrgios (second round)

See also: 15 and 8. Grigor Dimitrov (semifinals)

See also: 16 and 1. Lucas Pouille (first round)

See also: 17 and 2. Roger Federer (champion)

See also: 18 and 8. Richard Gasquet (third round)

See also: 19 and 1. John Isner (second round)

See also: 20 and 7. Ivo Karlović (third round)

See also: 21 and 6. David Ferrer (third round)

See also: 22 and 3. Pablo Cuevas (first round)

See also: 23 and 4. Jack Sock (third round)

See also: 24 and 5. Alexander Zverev (third round)

See also: 25 and 6. Gilles Simon (third round)

See also: 26 and 2. Albert Ramos-Viñolas (first round)

See also: 27 and 4. Bernard Tomic (third round)

See also: 28 and 7. Feliciano López (first round)

See also: 29 and 3. Viktor Troicki (third round)

See also: 30 and 8. Pablo Carreño Busta (third round)

See also: 31 and 1. Sam Querrey (third round)

See also: 32 and 5. Philipp Kohlschreiber (third round)

Draw

Top half

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 8

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seeding are arranged according to rankings on 9 January 2017,[4] while ranking and points before are as of 16 January 2017.[5]

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
11 Andy Murray12,560 1,20018011,540Fourth round lost to Mischa Zverev
22 Novak Djokovic11,780 2,00045 9,825Second round lost to Denis Istomin [WC]
33 Milos Raonic5,290 7203604,930Quarter-finals lost to Rafael Nadal [9]
44 Stan Wawrinka5,155 1807205,695Semi-finals lost to Roger Federer [17]
55 Kei Nishikori5,0103601804,830Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [17]
66 Gaël Monfils3,625 3601803,445 Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal [9]
77 Marin Čilić3,60590453,560Second round lost to Daniel Evans
88 Dominic Thiem3,415901803,505Fourth round lost to David Goffin [11]
99 Rafael Nadal3,195 10 1,2004,385 Runner-up, lost to Roger Federer [17]
1010 Tomáš Berdych3,060360902,790Third round lost to Roger Federer [17]
1111 David Goffin2,750 1803602,930Quarter-finals lost to Grigor Dimitrov [15]
1212 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga2,505 1803602,685Quarter-finals lost to Stan Wawrinka [4]
1314 Roberto Bautista Agut2,3501801802,350Fourth round lost to Milos Raonic [3]
1413 Nick Kyrgios2,46090452,415Second round lost to Andreas Seppi
1515 Grigor Dimitrov2,135907202,765Semi-finals lost to Rafael Nadal [9]
1616 Lucas Pouille2,13110 102,131 First round lost to Alexander Bublik [Q]
1717 Roger Federer1,9807202,0003,260Champion, defeated Rafael Nadal [9]
1818 Richard Gasquet1,885 0901,975 Third round lost to Grigor Dimitrov [15]
1919 John Isner1,850180 451,715Second round lost to Mischa Zverev
2021 Ivo Karlović1,795 10 901,875Third round lost to David Goffin [11]
2123 David Ferrer1,740360 901,470Third round lost to Roberto Bautista Agut [13]
2222 Pablo Cuevas1,78045 10 1,745First round lost to Diego Schwartzman
2320 Jack Sock1,81045 90 1,855Third round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [12]
2424 Alexander Zverev1,655 10901,735 Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [9]
2525 Gilles Simon1,585180901,495Third round lost to Milos Raonic [3]
2626 Albert Ramos Viñolas1,4354510 1,400First round lost to Lukáš Lacko [Q]
2727 Bernard Tomic1,420180901,330Third round lost to Daniel Evans
2829 Feliciano López1,41090 10 1,330First round lost to Fabio Fognini
2935 Viktor Troicki1,22590 90 1,225Third round lost to Stan Wawrinka [4]
3031 Pablo Carreño Busta1,37010901,450Third round lost to Denis Istomin [WC]
3132 Sam Querrey1,355 10 90 1,435 Third round lost to Andy Murray [1]
3233 Philipp Kohlschreiber1,32510901,405Third round lost to Gaël Monfils [6]

Other entry information

Wildcards

See main article: 2017 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries.

Qualifiers

See main article: 2017 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying.

Retirements

References

General
Specific

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wilansky . Matt . Roger Federer reaches sixth Australian Open final with win over Stan Wawrinka . espn.com . ESPN . 4 February 2020 . 26 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Novak Djokovic says 'there was not much I could do' after shock defeat. 19 January 2017. Guardian. 19 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal in thrilling Australian Open final. 29 January 2017. Guardian. 30 January 2017.
  4. Web site: Men's Singles Seeds. ATP World Tour. Tennis Explorer. 9 January 2017. 2 February 2017.
  5. Web site: Men's Singles Points. ATP World Tour. Tennis Explorer. 16 January 2017. 2 February 2017.