2023 Australian Open – Men's singles explained

See main article: 2023 Australian Open.

Champ: Novak Djokovic
Runner: Stefanos Tsitsipas
Score:6–3, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Draw:128
Seeds:32
Type:grandslamwc

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.

Nadal was the defending champion,[3] but lost in the second round to Mackenzie McDonald.[4]

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]

Draw

Top half

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 8

Seeded players

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.

SeedRankPlayerPoints before Points defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
12 Rafael Nadal5,7702,000453,815Second round lost to Mackenzie McDonald
23 Casper Ruud5,7200455,765Second round lost to Jenson Brooksby
34 Stefanos Tsitsipas5,7157201,2006,195Runner-up, lost to Novak Djokovic [4]
45 Novak Djokovic5,07002,0007,070Champion, defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas [3]
56Andrey Rublev3,930903604,200Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [4]
67 Félix Auger-Aliassime3,8953601803,715Fourth round lost to Jiří Lehečka
78Daniil Medvedev3,8601,200902,745Third round lost to Sebastian Korda [29]
89 Taylor Fritz3,545180453,410Second round lost to Alexei Popyrin (WC)
910 Holger Rune2,876101803,046Fourth round lost to Andrey Rublev [5]
1011 Hubert Hurkacz2,860451802,995Fourth round lost to Sebastian Korda [29]
1112 Cameron Norrie2,68010902,760Third round lost to Jiří Lehečka
1213 Alexander Zverev2,560180452,425Second round lost to Michael Mmoh (LL)
1314 Matteo Berrettini2,490720101,780First round lost to Andy Murray
1415 Pablo Carreño Busta2,420180452,285Second round lost to Benjamin Bonzi
1516 Jannik Sinner2,3753601802,195Fourth round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [3]
1617 Frances Tiafoe2,26045902,305Third round lost to Karen Khachanov [18]
1719 Lorenzo Musetti1,92510101,925First round lost to Lloyd Harris (PR)
1820Karen Khachanov1,885907202,515Semifinals lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [3]
1921 Nick Kyrgios1,8704501,825Withdrew due to knee injury
2022 Denis Shapovalov1,830360901,560Third round lost to Hubert Hurkacz [10]
2123 Borna Ćorić1,7600101,770First round lost to Jiří Lehečka
2224 Alex de Minaur1,7101801801,710Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [4]
2326 Diego Schwartzman1,55045451,550Second round lost to J. J. Wolf
2425 Roberto Bautista Agut1,675901801,765Fourth round lost to Tommy Paul
2530 Dan Evans1,38090901,380Third round lost to Andrey Rublev [5]
2627 Miomir Kecmanović1,445180101,275First round lost to Nicolás Jarry (Q)
2728 Grigor Dimitrov1,39545901,440Third round lost to Novak Djokovic [4]
2829 Francisco Cerúndolo1,38316+8090+01,377
2931 Sebastian Korda1,325903601,595Quarterfinals lost to Karen Khachanov [18]
30321,32545451,325Second round lost to Tommy Paul
3133 Yoshihito Nishioka1,21210+80180+01,302Fourth round lost to Karen Khachanov [18]
3234 Botic van de Zandschulp1,20590451,160Second 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

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

RankPlayerPoints before Points defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason
1 Carlos Alcaraz6,820906,730Right leg injury
18 Marin Čilić1,9701801,790Right knee injury

Other entry information

Wild cards

Source:[12]

Protected ranking

Source:[13]

Qualifiers

See main article: 2023 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying.

Lucky losers

Source:[14]

Withdrawals

The entry list was released by Tennis Australia based on the ATP rankings for the week of 5 December 2022.[15]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perfect 10: Djokovic Returns To No. 1 With 22nd Major At AO. 29 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Novak Djokovic sinks Stefanos Tsitsipas to claim his 10th Australian Open title. 29 January 2023. Guardian. 30 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Rafael Nadal wins 21st Grand Slam title at Australian Open, breaking tie with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Chiesa. Victoria. 2022-01-30. US Open. 2022-12-06. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220902122008/https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2022-01-30/rafael_nadal_wins_21st_grand_slam_title_at_australian_open_breaking_tie_with_novak_djokovic_and_roger_federer.html. 2022-09-02.
  4. Web site: McDonald overcomes injured Nadal at AO 2023. Tan. Gill. 2023-01-18. ausopen.com. 2023-01-18.
  5. Web site: No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz out of Australian Open with leg injury. Howard. Fendrich. 2023-01-06. Associated Press. 2023-01-06.
  6. Web site: Djokovic, Ruud, Tsitsipas Battle For No. 1 At Australian Open. 2023-01-14. 2023-01-15. Association of Tennis Professionals.
  7. News: Morse . Ben . Casper Ruud: No. 2 seed dumped out of Australian Open by American Jenson Brooksby . CNN . 2023-01-19 . 2023-01-20.
  8. Web site: Medvedev Drops From Top 10 After Korda Defeat. ATP. 2023-01-20. 2023-01-21.
  9. Web site: cue . 2023-01-27 . Tennis: Tsitsipas, 24, is youngest man to reach Australian Open final since Djokovic in 2011 . 2023-01-28 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  10. Web site: Tommy Paul and American Tennis Are Having a Moment. The New York Times. Carey. Christopher. 25 January 2023. 25 January 2023.
  11. Web site: Andy Murray Comes Back From 0-2 Down For Record 11th Time In Australian Open Epic. 19 January 2023. Forbes.
  12. Web site: John Millman and Jaimee Fourlis awarded Australian Open 2023 wildcards. 2023-01-05. 2023-01-05. Tennis Australia. tennis.com.au.
  13. Web site: Australian Open 2023 main-draw entry lists unveiled. 2022-12-08. 2022-12-13. Australian Open. ausopen.com.
  14. damiankust. 1613415052802924544. Lucky loser draw. 2023-01-12.
  15. Web site: Australian Open ATP Entry List and Seeds. 2022-12-30. dartsrankings.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230112193737/https://www.dartsrankings.com/tennis/australian-open. 2023-01-12.