2021 US Open – Men's singles

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 was 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.

Men's singles
2021 US Open
Champion	Daniil Medvedev
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Score	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Draw	128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2021 US Open (tennis)

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 reaching all four major finals in a season. This marked Djokovic's sixth runners-up finish at the event, the most in one of men's grand slam events (tied with Bill Johnston who also had six at the US Open). This is also a record for the ATP Tour event.

Dominic Thiem was the reigning champion, but did not participate due to an ongoing wrist injury.^[3] This wrist injury would eventually lead to his retirement from the sport in 2024.

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 was 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 win the title the following year.^[4] Botic van de Zandschulp was 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

01.   Novak Djokovic (final)

02.   Daniil Medvedev (champion)

03.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (third round)

04.   Alexander Zverev (semifinals)

05.   Andrey Rublev (third round)

06.   Matteo Berrettini (quarterfinals)

07.   Denis Shapovalov (third round)

08.   Casper Ruud (second round)

09.   Pablo Carreño Busta (first round)

10.   Hubert Hurkacz (second round)

11.   Diego Schwartzman (fourth round)

12.   Félix Auger-Aliassime (semifinals)

13.   Jannik Sinner (fourth round)

14.   Alex de Minaur (first round)

15.   Grigor Dimitrov (second round, retired)

16.   Cristian Garín (second round)

17.   Gaël Monfils (third round)

18.   Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)

19.   John Isner (first round)

20.   Lorenzo Sonego (first round)

21.   Aslan Karatsev (third round)

22.   Reilly Opelka (fourth round)

23.   Ugo Humbert (first round)

24.   Daniel Evans (fourth round)

25.   Karen Khachanov (first round)

26.   Cameron Norrie (first round)

27.   David Goffin (first round)

28.   Fabio Fognini (first round)

29.   Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (first round)

30.   Marin Čilić (first round, retired)

31.   Alexander Bublik (second round)

32.   Filip Krajinović (first round)

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	5	6	6	6
	6	Matteo Berrettini	7	2	2	3
										1	Novak Djokovic	4	6	6	4	6
										4	Alexander Zverev	6	2	4	6	2
	4	Alexander Zverev	78	6	6
		Lloyd Harris	66	3	4
																			1	Novak Djokovic	4	4	4
																			2	Daniil Medvedev	6	6	6
	12	Félix Auger-Aliassime	6	3
		Carlos Alcaraz	3	1r
										12	Félix Auger-Aliassime	4	5	2
										2	Daniil Medvedev	6	7	6
	Q	Botic van de Zandschulp	3	0	6	5
	2	Daniil Medvedev	6	6	4	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	N Djokovic	6	65	6	6
	Q	H Rune	1	77	2	1				1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
		T Griekspoor	2	77	4	6	7				T Griekspoor	2	3	2
		J-L Struff	6	63	6	4	5												1	N Djokovic	64	6	6	6
		S Caruso	1	1	7	3														K Nishikori	77	3	3	2
		K Nishikori	6	6	5	6					K Nishikori	77	6	65	2	6
		M McDonald	6	7	6						M McDonald	63	3	77	6	3
	27	D Goffin	2	5	3																							1	N Djokovic	1	6	6	6
	21	A Karatsev	7	1	6	6																						WC	J Brooksby	6	3	2	2
		J Munar	5	6	3	2				21	A Karatsev	3	3	7	711	6
		J Thompson	4	6	7	2	77				J Thompson	6	6	5	69	1
		G Mager	6	3	5	6	63												21	A Karatsev	2	6	6	3	3
	WC	J Brooksby	7	6	5	6													WC	J Brooksby	6	3	2	6	6
		M Ymer	5	2	7	3				WC	J Brooksby	67	712	7	6
		T Fritz	77	6	1	6					T Fritz	79	610	5	2
	14	A de Minaur	64	2	6	4

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	10	H Hurkacz	6	6	6
		E Gerasimov	3	4	3					10	H Hurkacz	6	4	4	66
		A Seppi	2	7	6	2	715				A Seppi	2	6	6	78
		M Fucsovics	6	5	4	6	613													A Seppi	3	4	6	5
		D Kudla	4	6	7	77													Q	O Otte	6	6	2	7
		L Djere	6	3	5	64					D Kudla	4	4	2
	Q	O Otte	68	7	77	77				Q	O Otte	6	6	6
	20	L Sonego	710	5	64	61																						Q	O Otte	4	6	3	2
	28	F Fognini	6	6	1	3	64																					6	M Berrettini	6	3	6	6
		V Pospisil	2	3	6	6	77				V Pospisil	3	4	65
		T Sandgren	63	3	4						I Ivashka	6	6	77
		I Ivashka	77	6	6															I Ivashka	77	2	4	6	3
		C Moutet	6	7	77														6	M Berrettini	65	6	6	2	6
		S Travaglia	4	5	63						C Moutet	62	6	4	3
		J Chardy	65	67	3					6	M Berrettini	77	4	6	6
	6	M Berrettini	77	79	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	4	A Zverev	6	7	6
		S Querrey	4	5	2					4	A Zverev	6	6	6
		A Ramos Viñolas	6	5	5	7	6				A Ramos Viñolas	1	0	3
		L Pouille	1	7	7	5	4												4	A Zverev	3	6	6	2
		Y Nishioka	77	2	4	2													WC	J Sock	6	2	3	1r
	WC	J Sock	65	6	6	6				WC	J Sock	77	62	6	4	6
		Y Hanfmann	0	6	2	1				31	A Bublik	63	77	4	6	3
	31	A Bublik	6	4	6	6																						4	A Zverev	6	6	79
	17	G Monfils	6	6	6																							13	J Sinner	4	4	67
		F Coria	3	2	2					17	G Monfils	7	4	6	6
		S Johnson	5	710	710	6					S Johnson	5	6	4	4
	Q	M Marterer	7	68	68	3													17	G Monfils	61	2	6	6	4
		M Cecchinato	66	7	4	4													13	J Sinner	77	6	4	4	6
	WC	Z Svajda	78	5	6	6				WC	Z Svajda	3	62	78	4
	WC	M Purcell	4	2	6	2				13	J Sinner	6	77	66	6
	13	J Sinner	6	6	4	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	P Carreño Busta	7	6	1	4	67
	Q	M Cressy	5	4	6	6	79			Q	M Cressy	63	3	5
		S Korda	2	1r							N Basilashvili	77	6	7
		N Basilashvili	6	2																N Basilashvili	65	3	4
		L Musetti	65	6	6	6													22	R Opelka	77	6	6
	WC	E Nava	77	4	1	3					L Musetti	61	5	4
		S-w Kwon	63	4	4					22	R Opelka	77	7	6
	22	R Opelka	77	6	6																							22	R Opelka	78	4	1	3
	25	K Khachanov	4	6	6	3	2																						L Harris	66	6	6	6
		L Harris	6	1	4	6	6				L Harris	6	6	6
		P Cuevas	1	3	1					WC	E Escobedo	4	4	2
	WC	E Escobedo	6	6	6															L Harris	6	6	6
		R Carballés Baena	77	6	1	6													7	D Shapovalov	4	4	4
		T Paul	65	2	6	3					R Carballés Baena	67	3	0
		F Delbonis	2	2	3					7	D Shapovalov	79	6	6
	7	D Shapovalov	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	5	A Rublev	6	77	6
	Q	I Karlović	3	63	3					5	A Rublev	77	65	6	6
		P Martínez	4	4	79	6	6				P Martínez	62	77	1	1
		J Duckworth	6	6	67	2	2												5	A Rublev	6	3	66	6	1
		F Tiafoe	710	5	6	6														F Tiafoe	4	6	78	4	6
	Q	C Eubanks	68	7	3	4					F Tiafoe	6	6	7
		G Pella	62	6	6	6					G Pella	1	2	5
	32	F Krajinović	77	3	2	2																							F Tiafoe	6	2	66	4
	18	R Bautista Agut	6	6	6																							12	F Auger-Aliassime	4	6	78	6
		N Kyrgios	3	4	0					18	R Bautista Agut	6	6	6
	Q	K Majchrzak	4	2	6	1					E Ruusuvuori	1	3	2
		E Ruusuvuori	6	6	3	6													18	R Bautista Agut	3	4	6	6	3
		F López	7	66	6	3	3												12	F Auger-Aliassime	6	6	4	3	6
	LL	B Zapata Miralles	5	78	4	6	6			LL	B Zapata Miralles	65	3	2
	Q	E Donskoy	60	6	61	68				12	F Auger-Aliassime	77	6	6
	12	F Auger-Aliassime	77	3	77	710

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	16	C Garín	6	4	6	77
		N Gombos	3	6	4	64				16	C Garín	6	65	2	4
	Q	H Laaksonen	78	77	6					Q	H Laaksonen	3	77	6	6
		J Millman	66	62	1														Q	H Laaksonen	6	3	1	4
		D Lajović	6	7	2	6													Q	P Gojowczyk	3	6	6	6
		B Paire	3	5	6	4					D Lajović	6	4	6	5	4
	Q	P Gojowczyk	1	6	6	5	6			Q	P Gojowczyk	2	6	2	7	6
	23	U Humbert	6	1	2	7	4																					Q	P Gojowczyk	7	1	7	2	0
	26	C Norrie	4	4	3																								C Alcaraz	5	6	5	6	6
		C Alcaraz	6	6	6						C Alcaraz	78	4	6	6
		M Kecmanović	712	6	5	3	4				A Rinderknech	66	6	1	4
		A Rinderknech	610	3	7	6	6													C Alcaraz	6	4	77	0	77
		P-H Herbert	6	6	4	3	3												3	S Tsitsipas	3	6	62	6	65
		A Mannarino	3	4	6	6	6				A Mannarino	3	4	77	0
		A Murray	6	67	6	3	4			3	S Tsitsipas	6	6	64	6
	3	S Tsitsipas	2	79	3	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	8	C Ruud	6	6	6
	LL	Y Sugita	3	2	2					8	C Ruud	6	4	3	4
	Q	B van de Zandschulp	2	3	6	7	6			Q	B van de Zandschulp	3	6	6	6
		C Taberner	6	6	4	5	3												Q	B van de Zandschulp	3	6	6	6
		F Bagnis	6	6	6															F Bagnis	6	0	2	2
		T Daniel	3	3	3						F Bagnis	77	4	6	6
	Q	M Trungelliti	5	6	7	63	6			Q	M Trungelliti	64	6	3	3
	29	A Davidovich Fokina	7	3	5	77	4																					Q	B van de Zandschulp	6	6	5	5	6
	19	J Isner	67	66	3																							11	D Schwartzman	3	4	7	7	1
	WC	B Nakashima	79	78	6					WC	B Nakashima	3	6	6	2	4
	Q	A Molčan	4	6	6	6				Q	A Molčan	6	3	1	6	6
	Q	C İlkel	6	3	1	1													Q	A Molčan	4	3	3
		J Veselý	61	6	6	65	64												11	D Schwartzman	6	6	6
		K Anderson	77	4	3	77	77				K Anderson	64	3	4
		R Berankis	5	3	3					11	D Schwartzman	77	6	6
	11	D Schwartzman	7	6	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	15	G Dimitrov	6	77	6
	WC	S Riffice	1	63	3					15	G Dimitrov	64	64	0r
		A Popyrin	6	63	6	6					A Popyrin	77	77	4
		R Albot	3	77	3	3														A Popyrin	6	6	3	4	61
		M Giron	6	6	7														24	D Evans	4	3	6	6	77
	Q	A Hoang	3	4	5						M Giron	4	63	6	3
		T Monteiro	3	78	4	1				24	D Evans	6	77	2	6
	24	D Evans	6	66	6	6																						24	D Evans	3	4	3
	30	M Čilić	77	77	2	1	0r																					2	D Medvedev	6	6	6
	PR	P Kohlschreiber	64	63	6	6	2			PR	P Kohlschreiber	4	3	1
	LL	M Kukushkin	6	6	4	4	2				P Andújar	6	6	6
		P Andújar	3	4	6	6	6													P Andújar	0	4	3
		D Koepfer	6	3	4	6	6												2	D Medvedev	6	6	6
	Q	Q Halys	4	6	6	3	4				D Koepfer	4	1	2
		R Gasquet	4	3	1					2	D Medvedev	6	6	6
	2	D Medvedev	6	6	6

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

• Jenson Brooksby
• Ernesto Escobedo
• Brandon Nakashima
• Emilio Nava
• Max Purcell
• Sam Riffice
• Jack Sock
• Zachary Svajda^[7]

Qualifiers

See also: 2021 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

• Maxime Cressy
• Evgeny Donskoy
• Christopher Eubanks
• Peter Gojowczyk
• Quentin Halys
• Antoine Hoang
• Cem İlkel
• Ivo Karlović
• Henri Laaksonen
• Kamil Majchrzak
• Maximilian Marterer
• Alex Molčan
• Oscar Otte
• Holger Rune
• Marco Trungelliti
• Botic van de Zandschulp

Lucky losers

• Mikhail Kukushkin
• Yūichi Sugita
• Bernabé Zapata Miralles

Protected ranking

• Philipp Kohlschreiber (96)^[8]

Withdrawals

• Stan Wawrinka (29)^[9] → replaced by Andy Murray (104)
• Roger Federer (9)^[10] → replaced by Tallon Griekspoor (105)
• Borna Ćorić (33)^[11] → replaced by Mackenzie McDonald (106)
• Kyle Edmund (85)^[12] → replaced by Denis Kudla (107)
• Dominic Thiem (6)^[13] → replaced by Carlos Taberner (108)
• Rafael Nadal (3)^[14] → replaced by Salvatore Caruso (109)
• Aljaž Bedene (58)^{[citation needed]} → replaced by Taro Daniel (110)^[i]
• Milos Raonic (22)^[15] → replaced by Bernabé Zapata Miralles (LL)
• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (93) → replaced by Yūichi Sugita (LL)
• Gilles Simon (102) → replaced by Mikhail Kukushkin (LL)

See also

• 2021 US Open – Day-by-day summaries

Explanatory notes

1. Last direct acceptance