2011 US Open – Men's singles

Novak Djokovic defeated defending champion Rafael Nadal in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–2, 6–4, 6–7^(3–7), 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2011 US Open. It was his first US Open title and fourth major title overall.^[1][2] Djokovic saved two match points en route to the title, against Roger Federer in the semifinals.^[3] This was the second consecutive US Open where Djokovic saved two match points against Federer to reach the final, and the fifth consecutive US Open where Djokovic and Federer played each other.^[4] Federer's defeat meant that he did not win a major in a calendar year for the first time since 2002.

Men's singles
2011 US Open
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Rafael Nadal
Score	6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
Draw	128
Seeds	32

The trophy presentation

Main article: 2011 US Open (tennis)

Andy Roddick and John Isner, who both lost in the quarterfinals, became the last American men to reach the quarterfinals of a major until Sam Querrey at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, a span of 22 events.

This marked the last US Open appearance of 2003 finalist and former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Seeds

01.   Novak Djokovic (champion)

02.   Rafael Nadal (final)

03.   Roger Federer (semifinals)

04.   Andy Murray (semifinals)

05.   David Ferrer (fourth round)

06.   Robin Söderling (withdrew)

07.   Gaël Monfils (second round)

08.   Mardy Fish (fourth round)

09.   Tomáš Berdych (third round, retired)

10.   Nicolás Almagro (first round)

11.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)

12.   Gilles Simon (fourth round)

13.   Richard Gasquet (second round)

14.   Stanislas Wawrinka (second round)

15.   Viktor Troicki (first round)

16.   Mikhail Youzhny (first round)

17.   Jürgen Melzer (second round)

18.   Juan Martín del Potro (third round)

19.   Fernando Verdasco (third round)

20.   Janko Tipsarević (quarterfinals, retired)

21.   Andy Roddick (quarterfinals)

22.   Alexandr Dolgopolov (fourth round)

23.   Radek Štěpánek (second round, retired)

24.   Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)

25.   Feliciano López (third round)

26.   Florian Mayer (third round)

27.   Marin Čilić (third round)

28.   John Isner (quarterfinals)

29.   Michaël Llodra (second round)

30.   Ivan Ljubičić (second round)

31.   Marcel Granollers (third round, retired)

32.   Ivan Dodig (first round)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 2011 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

Main 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

Detail from final (Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal)

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	77	63	6	3
	20	Janko Tipsarević	62	77	0	0r
										1	Novak Djokovic	67	4	6	6	7
										3	Roger Federer	79	6	3	2	5
	3	Roger Federer	6	6	6
	11	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	4	3	3
																			1	Novak Djokovic	6	6	63	6
																			2	Rafael Nadal	2	4	77	1
	28	John Isner	5	4	6	62
	4	Andy Murray	7	6	3	77
										4	Andy Murray	4	2	6	2
										2	Rafael Nadal	6	6	3	6
	21	Andy Roddick	2	1	3
	2	Rafael Nadal	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	N Djokovic	6	5
	Q	C Niland	0	1r						1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
		P Riba	5	0	1						C Berlocq	0	0	2
		C Berlocq	7	6	6														1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
		P Starace	6	4	6	6														N Davydenko	3	4	2
		M Berrer	4	6	3	2					P Starace	2	4	5
		N Davydenko	66	6	6	2	6				N Davydenko	6	6	7
	32	I Dodig	78	3	0	6	2																					1	N Djokovic	716	6	6
	22	A Dolgopolov	6	6	7																							22	A Dolgopolov	614	4	2
		F Gil	4	2	5					22	A Dolgopolov	6	7	2	5	6
		K Nishikori	4	2	0r						F Cipolla	0	5	6	7	4
		F Cipolla	6	6	0														22	A Dolgopolov	64	6	6	6
	PR	I Karlović	6	6	77														PR	I Karlović	77	2	4	4
	PR	F González	4	4	63					PR	I Karlović	6	6	2	77
		S Stakhovsky	4	4	0					13	R Gasquet	4	2	6	64
	13	R Gasquet	6	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	T Berdych	6	77	6
	Q	R Jouan	2	64	1					9	T Berdych	7	6	6
		F Fognini	5	6	77	6					F Fognini	5	0	0
		H Zeballos	7	4	65	4													9	T Berdych	4	0r
		P Petzschner	7	62	6	65	6												20	J Tipsarević	6	5
		A Ramos	5	77	3	77	3				P Petzschner	0	3	6	3
	Q	A Gensse	2	5	0					20	J Tipsarević	6	6	3	6
	20	J Tipsarević	6	7	6																							20	J Tipsarević	7	63	7	6
	31	M Granollers	6	6	6																								JC Ferrero	5	77	5	2
		X Malisse	4	4	4					31	M Granollers	7	6	6
		M Kukushkin	7	6	3	77					M Kukushkin	5	3	4
		A Montañés	5	2	6	65													31	M Granollers	1	3r
		P Andújar	6	5	7	1	3													JC Ferrero	6	4
		JC Ferrero	1	7	5	6	6				JC Ferrero	77	5	65	6	6
		G Dimitrov	64	3	4					7	G Monfils	65	7	77	4	4
	7	G Monfils	77	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	3	R Federer	6	6	6
		S Giraldo	4	3	2					3	R Federer	6	6	6
		D Sela	4	2	6	6	6				D Sela	3	2	2
		T Bellucci	6	6	4	3	0												3	R Federer	6	4	6	6
	Q	M Yani	3	4	4														27	M Čilić	3	6	4	2
		B Tomic	6	6	6						B Tomic	1	0	2
	WC	R Harrison	2	5	66					27	M Čilić	6	6	6
	27	M Čilić	6	7	78																							3	R Federer	6	6	6
	23	R Štěpánek	6	6	6																								J Mónaco	1	2	0
		P Kohlschreiber	4	1	3					23	R Štěpánek	4	1	0r
		J Mónaco	77	6	6						J Mónaco	6	6	2
		A Seppi	61	2	2															J Mónaco	63	6	6	6
	PR	T Haas	6	6	65	6													PR	T Haas	77	3	2	3
	Q	J Dasnières de Veigy	3	4	77	1				PR	T Haas	77	6	7
		A Falla	3	6	4	7	7				A Falla	65	1	5
	15	V Troicki	6	3	6	5	5

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	11	J-W Tsonga	6	6	6
		Y-h Lu	4	4	4					11	J-W Tsonga	6	7	6
		A Haider-Maurer	3	2	6	4				Q	S Bubka	3	5	2
	Q	S Bubka	6	6	3	6													11	J-W Tsonga	6	7	6
	Q	M İlhan	6	6	1														19	F Verdasco	3	5	4
	Q	F Dancevic	3	2	0r					Q	M İlhan	4	3	1
		J Nieminen	6	4	1	4				19	F Verdasco	6	6	6
	19	F Verdasco	3	6	6	6																						11	J-W Tsonga	6	65	3	6	6
	29	M Llodra	6	4	4	6	6																					8	M Fish	4	77	6	4	2
		V Hănescu	2	6	6	3	2			29	M Llodra	1	2	2
		K Anderson	6	6	6						K Anderson	6	6	6
	Q	G Soeda	1	3	0															K Anderson	4	64	63
	Q	M Jaziri	4	6	6	6													8	M Fish	6	77	77
		T de Bakker	6	1	4	2				Q	M Jaziri	2	2	4
		T Kamke	2	2	1					8	M Fish	6	6	6
	8	M Fish	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	LL	R Dutra da Silva	6	3	6	1
	Q	L Sorensen	0	6	4	0r				LL	R Dutra da Silva	4	3	5
		A Bogomolov Jr.	4	4	6	77	6				A Bogomolov Jr.	6	6	7
	WC	S Johnson	6	6	3	63	3													A Bogomolov Jr.	69	4	4
	WC	R Ginepri	6	6	65	6													28	J Isner	711	6	6
	Q	J Souza	3	4	77	1				WC	R Ginepri	4	3	4
		M Baghdatis	62	611	6	4				28	J Isner	6	6	6
	28	J Isner	77	713	2	6																						28	J Isner	77	3	77	77
	18	JM del Potro	6	6	6																							12	G Simon	62	6	62	64
		F Volandri	3	1	1					18	JM del Potro	6	6	7
		D Junqueira	6	0							D Junqueira	2	1	5
		K Beck	2	0r															18	JM del Potro	6	65	2	63
		G García-López	6	1	77	4	77												12	G Simon	4	77	6	77
		D Gimeno-Traver	3	6	61	6	64				G García-López	4	77	5	3
		R Mello	6	3	4	6	4			12	G Simon	6	64	7	6
	12	G Simon	3	6	6	3	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	14	S Wawrinka	3	6	6	6
		M González	6	4	1	3				14	S Wawrinka	67	6	6	3	61
	WC	D Young	6	6	6					WC	D Young	79	3	2	6	77
	LL	L Lacko	4	2	4														WC	D Young	7	6	6
		D Tursunov	77	6	5	1	60												24	JI Chela	5	4	3
		S Darcis	64	4	7	6	77				S Darcis	2	4	4
	WC	M Matosevic	1r							24	JI Chela	6	6	6
	24	JI Chela	3																									WC	D Young	2	3	3
	25	F López	6	6	6																							4	A Murray	6	6	6
		T Ito	2	4	4					25	F López	5	6	77	77
	Q	V Pospisil	6	6	6					Q	V Pospisil	7	4	63	65
		L Rosol	1	2	1														25	F López	1	4	2
		R Machado	0	4	4														4	A Murray	6	6	6
		R Haase	6	6	6						R Haase	77	6	2	0	4
		S Devvarman	65	2	3					4	A Murray	65	2	6	6	6
	4	A Murray	77	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	5	D Ferrer	2	6	6	6
		I Andreev	6	3	0	4				5	D Ferrer	6	6	6
		J Blake	6	6	4	6					J Blake	4	3	4
	Q	J Huta Galung	4	2	6	4													5	D Ferrer	6	6	77
		O Rochus	65	2	4														26	F Mayer	1	2	62
	Q	J-R Lisnard	77	6	6					Q	J-R Lisnard	2	5	2
		A Mannarino	2	0	1					26	F Mayer	6	7	6
	26	F Mayer	6	6	6																							5	D Ferrer	3	4	6	3
	21	A Roddick	6	6	4	7																						21	A Roddick	6	6	3	6
		M Russell	2	4	6	5				21	A Roddick	6	6	6
	WC	J Sock	6	6	1	6				WC	J Sock	3	3	4
		M Gicquel	4	3	6	4													21	A Roddick	6	6	77
		D Istomin	3	7	6	77													WC	J Benneteau	1	4	65
		R Sweeting	6	5	4	64					D Istomin	4	4	4
	WC	J Benneteau	6	6	6					WC	J Benneteau	6	6	6
	10	N Almagro	2	4	3

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	16	M Youzhny	2	4	4
		E Gulbis	6	6	6						E Gulbis	6	64	4	65
		É Roger-Vasselin	65	4	4						G Müller	3	77	6	77
		G Müller	77	6	6															G Müller	6	6	6
		M Bachinger	6	6	1	4	4													I Kunitsyn	1	4	4
		I Kunitsyn	2	1	6	6	6				I Kunitsyn	3	6	1	6	77
		É Prodon	2	64	2					17	J Melzer	6	3	6	2	65
	17	J Melzer	6	77	6																								G Müller	61	1	2
	30	I Ljubičić	77	3	6	7																						2	R Nadal	77	6	6
		B Kavčič	65	6	1	5				30	I Ljubičić	4	6	3	2
	WC	B Reynolds	6	3	4	3					D Nalbandian	6	1	6	6
		D Nalbandian	4	6	6	6														D Nalbandian	65	1	5
		N Mahut	3	64	6	6	6												2	R Nadal	77	6	7
	Q	R Farah	6	77	2	4	0				N Mahut	2	2	0r
		A Golubev	3	61	5					2	R Nadal	6	6	0
	2	R Nadal	6	77	7