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2020 US Open – Men's singles

Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev in the final, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2020 US Open.[1] It was his first major title, following three previous runner-up finishes. Thiem became the first man to come back from two sets down in a US Open final in the Open Era, the first to do so overall since 1949, and the first to do so in any major final since Gastón Gaudio at the 2004 French Open.[2][3] Both players served for the championship in the final set (Zverev at 5–3 and Thiem at 6–5), but both were broken at 30. This was the first time in history that the US Open title was decided by a fifth set tie-break, 50 years after the rule was introduced in 1970.[4]

Men's singles
2020 US Open
Final
ChampionAustria Dominic Thiem
Runner-upGermany Alexander Zverev
Score2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Details
Draw128 (8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 2020 US Open (tennis)

Thiem's victory made him the first Austrian to win a singles major since Thomas Muster at the 1995 French Open, the first man born in the 1990s to win a singles major, and the first new male major singles champion since Marin Čilić won the 2014 US Open.[4] The gap between Čilić and Thiem's titles was the longest between two new major singles champions in the history of men's tennis, surpassing the previous longest gap between Juan Martín del Potro and Andy Murray respectively at the 2009 and 2012 editions of the US Open. Zverev became the youngest male finalist at a major since Novak Djokovic at the 2010 US Open.[4]

Rafael Nadal was the reigning champion, but chose not to participate due to both safety concerns related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the short amount of time between the US Open and the rescheduled European clay season.[5][6][7] This marked the first time since the 1999 US Open that both Nadal and Roger Federer (who was recovering from a knee surgery) were absent from a major.[8]

There were no qualifiers this year. The ATP rankings valid on August 3 (being the rankings from March 16) were used to determine the main-draw entry list.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic was disqualified from the tournament during his fourth-round match against Pablo Carreño Busta. After being broken to trail 6–5 in the first set, Djokovic frustratedly hit a ball towards the baseline. This ball accidentally hit a lineswoman in the throat.[9] Djokovic's unbeaten 26–0 2020 season, as well as his 29-match winning streak (extending back to the 2019 Davis Cup Finals), ended as a result. Djokovic became the first player to be defaulted from a major since Stefan Koubek at the 2000 French Open.[10]

Djokovic's ejection from the tournament guaranteed a first-time major finalist in the top half of the draw. His disqualification also meant this would be the first major since the 2004 French Open not to feature either Djokovic, Federer or Nadal in the semifinals, the first major since the 2003 Wimbledon Championships in which none of the quarterfinalists had previously won a major, and the first major men's singles tournament not to have been won by Djokovic, Federer or Nadal since Stan Wawrinka in the 2016 US Open final.[11] This also guaranteed a first-time major champion in men's singles for the first time since the 2014 tournament. Additionally, it meant this would be the first major won by someone under the age of 30 since the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. For the first time in major history, all of the male quarterfinalists were born in the 1990s.[12]

Seeds edit

All seedings per ATP rankings.[13]

01.    Novak Djokovic (fourth round, defaulted)
02.    Dominic Thiem (champion)
03.    Daniil Medvedev (semifinals)
04.    Stefanos Tsitsipas (third round)
05.    Alexander Zverev (final)
06.    Matteo Berrettini (fourth round)
07.    David Goffin (fourth round)
08.    Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)
09.    Diego Schwartzman (first round)
10.    Andrey Rublev (quarterfinals)
11.    Karen Khachanov (third round)
12.    Denis Shapovalov (quarterfinals)
13.    Cristian Garín (second round)
14.    Grigor Dimitrov (second round)
15.    Félix Auger-Aliassime (fourth round)
16.    John Isner (first round)
17.    Benoît Paire (withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test)
18.    Dušan Lajović (first round)
19.    Taylor Fritz (third round)
20.    Pablo Carreño Busta (semifinals)
21.    Alex de Minaur (quarterfinals)
22.    Nikoloz Basilashvili (first round)
23.    Dan Evans (second round)
24.    Hubert Hurkacz (second round)
25.    Milos Raonic (second round)
26.    Filip Krajinović (third round)
27.    Borna Ćorić (quarterfinals)
28.    Jan-Lennard Struff (third round)
29.    Guido Pella (first round)
30.    Casper Ruud (third round)
31.    Marin Čilić (third round)
32.    Adrian Mannarino (third round)

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

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
20   Pablo Carreño Busta 3 77 77 0 6
12   Denis Shapovalov 6 65 64 6 3
20   Pablo Carreño Busta 6 6 3 4 3
5   Alexander Zverev 3 2 6 6 6
27   Borna Ćorić 6 65 61 3
5   Alexander Zverev 1 77 77 6
5   Alexander Zverev 6 6 4 3 66
2   Dominic Thiem 2 4 6 6 78
10   Andrey Rublev 66 3 65
3   Daniil Medvedev 78 6 77
3   Daniil Medvedev 2 67 65
2   Dominic Thiem 6 79 77
21   Alex de Minaur 1 2 4
2   Dominic Thiem 6 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   N Djokovic 6 6 6
  D Džumhur 1 4 1 1   N Djokovic 65 6 6 6
  K Edmund 2 7 7 6   K Edmund 77 3 4 2
  A Bublik 6 5 5 0 1   N Djokovic 6 6 6
  J Sousa 2 5 6 1 28   J-L Struff 3 3 1
WC   M Mmoh 6 7 2 6 WC   M Mmoh 2 2 5
  P Martínez 0 5 4 28   J-L Struff 6 6 7
28   J-L Struff 6 7 6 1   N Djokovic 5d
20   P Carreño Busta 4 6 1 6 6 20   P Carreño Busta 6
  Y Uchiyama 6 3 6 3 3 20   P Carreño Busta 6 6 6
WC   M Krueger 3 6 7 6 WC   M Krueger 1 2 2
  P Sousa 6 2 5 3 20   P Carreño Busta 6 6 6
  F Gaio 63 6 4 4   R Berankis 4 3 2
  R Berankis 77 4 6 6   R Berankis 7 6 1 77
  S Johnson 65 6 65 6 77   S Johnson 5 2 6 61
16   J Isner 77 3 77 3 63

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   D Shapovalov 6 4 6 6
WC   S Korda 4 6 3 2 12   D Shapovalov 65 6 6 6
WC   T-S Kwiatkowski 6 64 1 2   S-w Kwon 77 4 4 2
  S-w Kwon 3 77 6 6 12   D Shapovalov 3 6 4 77 6
  M Safwat 1 4 4 19   T Fritz 6 3 6 65 2
  G Simon 6 6 6   G Simon 5 3 2
  D Koepfer 79 3 2 4 19   T Fritz 7 6 6
19   T Fritz 67 6 6 6 12   D Shapovalov 60 6 6 6
26   F Krajinović 6 77 6 7   D Goffin 77 3 4 3
  M Ymer 2 63 3 26   F Krajinović 6 6 6
  M Giron 6 65 3 6 6   M Giron 4 1 3
  M Polmans 4 77 6 4 2 26   F Krajinović 1 65 4
  L Harris 6 7 6 7   D Goffin 6 77 6
  M Cecchinato 4 5 2   L Harris 66 6 1 4
  R Opelka 62 6 1 4 7   D Goffin 78 4 6 6
7   D Goffin 77 3 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   S Tsitsipas 6 6 6
  A Ramos Viñolas 2 1 1 4   S Tsitsipas 77 6 6
WC   M Cressy 6 2 6 6 WC   M Cressy 62 3 4
  J Kovalík 1 6 4 4 4   S Tsitsipas 77 4 6 5 64
  JI Londero 6 6 7 27   B Ćorić 62 6 4 7 77
  E Donskoy 3 3 5   JI Londero 5 6 77 2 3
  P Andújar 5 3 1 27   B Ćorić 7 4 65 6 6
27   B Ćorić 7 6 6 27   B Ćorić 7 6 6
18   D Lajović 1 6 4 4   J Thompson 5 1 3
  E Gerasimov 6 4 6 6   E Gerasimov 1 4 6 3
  S Travaglia 3 4 6 2   J Thompson 6 6 3 6
  J Thompson 6 6 4 6   J Thompson 7 6 6
  A Balázs 4 5 4   M Kukushkin 5 4 1
  M Kukushkin 6 7 6   M Kukushkin 6 6 3 4 7
WC   U Blanch 6 7 4 4 2 13   C Garín 2 1 6 6 5
13   C Garín 4 5 6 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   D Schwartzman 6 6 2 1 5
  C Norrie 3 4 6 6 7   C Norrie 6 6 6
  J Jung 6 6 4 1 0r   F Coria 3 4 4
  F Coria 2 4 6 6 2   C Norrie 62 6 2 1
  A Davidovich Fokina 3 6 6 1 6   A Davidovich Fokina 77 4 6 6
  D Novak 6 4 3 6 0   A Davidovich Fokina 6 1 6 6
  P Gojowczyk 3 4 4 24   H Hurkacz 4 6 2 2
24   H Hurkacz 6 6 6   A Davidovich Fokina 2 2 1
32   A Mannarino 6 6 2 6 5   A Zverev 6 6 6
  L Sonego 1 4 6 3 32   A Mannarino 77 7 6
PR   J Sock 3 6 6 4 77 PR   J Sock 65 5 2
  P Cuevas 6 4 2 6 62 32   A Mannarino 77 4 2 2
  P Lorenzi 3 2 63 5   A Zverev 64 6 6 6
WC   B Nakashima 6 6 77 WC   B Nakashima 5 710 3 1
  K Anderson 62 7 3 5 5   A Zverev 7 68 6 6
5   A Zverev 77 5 6 7

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   M Berrettini 77 6 6
  G Soeda 65 1 4 6   M Berrettini 6 6 78
  Y Sugita 3 4 3   U Humbert 4 4 66
  U Humbert 6 6 6 6   M Berrettini 6 6 6
  E Ruusuvuori 6 3 6 4 6 30   C Ruud 4 4 2
  A Bedene 3 6 1 6 1   E Ruusuvuori 4 3 2r
PR   M McDonald 6 6 4 3 2 30   C Ruud 6 6 3
30   C Ruud 4 4 6 6 6 6   M Berrettini 6 3 3 3
Alt   E Escobedo 77 6 6 10   A Rublev 4 6 6 6
  K Majchrzak 63 2 3 Alt   E Escobedo 6 4 3 4
  S Caruso 4 7 7 6   S Caruso 3 6 6 6
  J Duckworth 6 5 5 2   S Caruso 0 4 0
  T Daniel 3 4 6 1 10   A Rublev 6 6 6
  G Barrère 6 6 3 6   G Barrère 2 4 64
  J Chardy 4 4 3 10   A Rublev 6 6 77
10   A Rublev 6 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   G Dimitrov 6 6 6
  T Paul 4 3 1 14   G Dimitrov 77 64 6 4 1
  M Fucsovics 6 6 6   M Fucsovics 65 77 3 6 6
  H Dellien 3 3 1   M Fucsovics 2 3 2
  F Tiafoe 4 6 6 7   F Tiafoe 6 6 6
  A Seppi 6 3 4 5   F Tiafoe 78 3 1 6 6
  J Millman 6 6 6   J Millman 66 6 6 3 3
22   N Basilashvili 1 4 4   F Tiafoe 4 1 0
29   G Pella 2 6 3 3 3   D Medvedev 6 6 6
WC   JJ Wolf 6 0 6 6 WC   JJ Wolf 6 6 6
  F López 6 65 4 3   R Carballés Baena 2 4 3
  R Carballés Baena 3 77 6 6 WC   JJ Wolf 3 3 2
  C O'Connell 4 6 77 6 3   D Medvedev 6 6 6
  L Đere 6 4 62 4   C O'Connell 3 2 4
  F Delbonis 1 2 4 3   D Medvedev 6 6 6
3   D Medvedev 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   R Bautista Agut 6 6 77
  T Sandgren 4 4 63 8   R Bautista Agut 6 3 6 6
  G Mager 4 4 78 6 2   M Kecmanović 3 6 3 4
  M Kecmanović 6 6 66 3 6 8   R Bautista Agut 5 6 6 3 2
  V Pospisil 77 7 77   V Pospisil 7 2 4 6 6
  P Kohlschreiber 64 5 63   V Pospisil 61 6 77 6
  L Mayer 3 2 3 25   M Raonic 77 3 64 3
25   M Raonic 6 6 6   V Pospisil 66 3 2
21   A de Minaur 6 6 7 21   A de Minaur 78 6 6
  A Martin 4 3 5 21   A de Minaur 6 6 66 7
  I Karlović 60 64 1   R Gasquet 4 3 78 5
  R Gasquet 77 77 6 21   A de Minaur 6 0 4 6 6
PR   A Kuznetsov 6 78 6 11   K Khachanov 4 6 6 3 1
  S Querrey 4 66 2 PR   A Kuznetsov 3 4 1
  J Sinner 6 79 2 0 64 11   K Khachanov 6 6 6
11   K Khachanov 3 67 6 6 77

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   F Auger-Aliassime 6 67 78 78
  T Monteiro 3 79 66 66 15   F Auger-Aliassime 6 6 6
  A Murray 4 4 77 77 6   A Murray 2 3 4
  Y Nishioka 6 6 65 64 4 15   F Auger-Aliassime 6 6 6
  C Moutet 6 6 7   C Moutet 1 0 4
  J Veselý 4 4 5   C Moutet 4 6 77 77
  T Seyboth Wild 2 1 65 23   D Evans 6 3 65 61
23   D Evans 6 6 77 15   F Auger-Aliassime 64 1 1
31   M Čilić 63 3 7 7 6 2   D Thiem 77 6 6
  D Kudla 77 6 5 5 3 31   M Čilić 6 1 77 7
  N Gombos 6 6 6   N Gombos 3 6 62 5
  R Albot 4 1 4 31   M Čilić 2 2 6 3
  S Nagal 6 6 3 6 2   D Thiem 6 6 3 6
  B Klahn 1 3 6 1   S Nagal 3 3 2
  J Munar 66 3 0r 2   D Thiem 6 6 6
2   D Thiem 78 6 0

Players edit

Seeded players edit

Other entry information edit

Wild cards edit

Protected ranking edit

Alternates edit

Withdrawals edit

† – not included on entry list
& – withdrew from entry list
Rank date: March 16, 2020[c]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Last direct acceptance
  2. ^ Marcel Granollers had initially replaced Paire, but later withdrew due to focus on his Men's Doubles match.
  3. ^ Valid on using the August 3, 2020 entry date

References edit

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