2022 Australian Open – Men's singles

Main article: 2022 Australian Open

Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final, 2–6, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 Australian Open.^[1] It was his second Australian Open title and 21st major singles title overall, surpassing the all-time record he had jointly held with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.^[2][3] Nadal became the fourth man, after Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, and Djokovic, to achieve the double career Grand Slam, and the second in the Open Era.^[4] He also became the first man in the Open Era to win an Australian Open final after losing the first two sets.^[5] This marked the third consecutive year a man trailed by two sets in a major final yet rallied to win, following Djokovic's two-set comeback at the 2021 French Open and Dominic Thiem's at the 2020 US Open.^[6]

Men's singles
2022 Australian Open
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Daniil Medvedev
Score	2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
Draw	128
Seeds	32

Djokovic was the three-time reigning champion,^[7] but did not compete after his visa was cancelled shortly before the tournament began due to an intervention from Australia's Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, citing risks to public health and good order in Australia.^[8] That meant Nadal was the only former champion (2009) to compete in the tournament, with both Federer and Stan Wawrinka sidelined by injury.^[9] Djokovic retained the world No. 1 singles ranking despite being unable to defend his points after Medvedev and Alexander Zverev lost in the final and fourth round, respectively.^[10]

Matteo Berrettini became the first man born in the 1990s to reach the quarterfinals at all four majors,^[11] and the first Italian man to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open.^[12]

Seeds

01.   Novak Djokovic (deported)

02.   Daniil Medvedev (final)

03.   Alexander Zverev (fourth round)

04.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (semifinals)

05.   Andrey Rublev (third round)

06.   Rafael Nadal (champion)

07.   Matteo Berrettini (semifinals)

08.   Casper Ruud (withdrew due to ankle injury)

09.   Félix Auger-Aliassime (quarterfinals)

10.   Hubert Hurkacz (second round)

11.   Jannik Sinner (quarterfinals)

12.   Cameron Norrie (first round)

13.   Diego Schwartzman (second round)

14.   Denis Shapovalov (quarterfinals)

15.   Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)

16.   Cristian Garín (third round)

17.   Gaël Monfils (quarterfinals)

18.   Aslan Karatsev (third round)

19.   Pablo Carreño Busta (fourth round)

20.   Taylor Fritz (fourth round)

21.   Nikoloz Basilashvili (first round)

22.   John Isner (first round)

23.   Reilly Opelka (third round)

24.   Dan Evans (third round)

25.   Lorenzo Sonego (third round)

26.   Grigor Dimitrov (second round)

27.   Marin Čilić (fourth round)

28.   Karen Khachanov (third round)

29.   Ugo Humbert (first round)

30.   Lloyd Harris (first round)

31.   Carlos Alcaraz (third round)

32.   Alex de Minaur (fourth 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
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	17	Gaël Monfils	4	4	6	6	2
	7	Matteo Berrettini	6	6	3	3	6
										7	Matteo Berrettini	3	2	6	3
										6	Rafael Nadal	6	6	3	6
	14	Denis Shapovalov	3	4	6	6	3
	6	Rafael Nadal	6	6	4	3	6
																			6	Rafael Nadal	2	65	6	6	7
																			2	Daniil Medvedev	6	77	4	4	5
	11	Jannik Sinner	3	4	2
	4	Stefanos Tsitsipas	6	6	6
										4	Stefanos Tsitsipas	65	6	4	1
										2	Daniil Medvedev	77	4	6	6
	9	Félix Auger-Aliassime	77	6	62	5	4
	2	Daniil Medvedev	64	3	77	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	LL	S Caruso	4	2	1
		M Kecmanović	6	6	6						M Kecmanović	79	7	710
	Q	M Kukushkin	3	4	2						T Paul	67	5	68
		T Paul	6	6	6															M Kecmanović	6	68	6	7
		O Otte	6	6	6														25	L Sonego	4	710	2	5
	WC	C-h Tseng	4	3	2						O Otte	6	2	3	1
		S Querrey	5	3	3					25	L Sonego	2	6	6	6
	25	L Sonego	7	6	6																								M Kecmanović	5	64	3
	17	G Monfils	6	6	6																							17	G Monfils	7	77	6
		F Coria	1	1	3					17	G Monfils	6	6	6
		A Bublik	3	77	6	6					A Bublik	1	0	4
	LL	E Escobedo	6	65	3	3													17	G Monfils	77	6	6
		F Delbonis	615	6	4	2													16	C Garín	64	1	3
		P Martínez	717	3	6	6					P Martínez	77	64	6	2	2
		F Bagnis	3	4	7	77	3			16	C Garín	61	77	2	6	6
	16	C Garín	6	6	5	64	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	12	C Norrie	3	0	4
		S Korda	6	6	6						S Korda	3	6	62	7	710
		C Moutet	3	6	6	6					C Moutet	6	4	77	5	66
	WC	L Pouille	6	3	4	3														S Korda	4	5	78	3
		T Griekspoor	6	6	6														19	P Carreño Busta	6	7	66	6
		F Fognini	1	4	4						T Griekspoor	3	78	63	6	4
	Q	TM Etcheverry	1	2	62					19	P Carreño Busta	6	66	77	3	6
	19	P Carreño Busta	6	6	77																							19	P Carreño Busta	5	64	4
	31	C Alcaraz	6	6	6																							7	M Berrettini	7	77	6
	Q	A Tabilo	2	2	3					31	C Alcaraz	6	6	7
		M Fucsovics	3	6	1	78	1				D Lajović	2	1	5
		D Lajović	6	4	6	66	6												31	C Alcaraz	2	63	6	6	65
	WC	S Kozlov	7	6	6														7	M Berrettini	6	77	4	2	710
		J Veselý	5	3	4					WC	S Kozlov	1	6	4	1
		B Nakashima	6	2	65	3				7	M Berrettini	6	4	6	6
	7	M Berrettini	4	6	77	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	3	A Zverev	77	6	77
		D Altmaier	63	1	61					3	A Zverev	6	6	6
		F López	1	3	6	5					J Millman	4	4	0
		J Millman	6	6	4	7													3	A Zverev	6	6	6
	Q	R Albot	6	6	4	6													Q	R Albot	3	4	4
		Y Nishioka	3	4	6	2				Q	R Albot	6	77	6
	WC	A Vukic	4	6	7	77				WC	A Vukic	4	64	4
	30	L Harris	6	3	5	63																						3	A Zverev	3	65	3
	23	R Opelka	6	6	77																							14	D Shapovalov	6	77	6
		K Anderson	3	4	63					23	R Opelka	6	6	77
		D Koepfer	6	3	6	6					D Koepfer	4	3	64
		C Taberner	1	6	4	1													23	R Opelka	64	6	3	4
		H Rune	6	4	6	3	2												14	D Shapovalov	77	4	6	6
		S-w Kwon	3	6	3	6	6				S-w Kwon	66	77	78	5	2
		L Djere	63	4	6	63				14	D Shapovalov	78	63	66	7	6
	14	D Shapovalov	77	6	3	77

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	10	H Hurkacz	6	77	65	6
		E Gerasimov	2	63	77	3				10	H Hurkacz	4	2	3
		J Duckworth	4	6	6	2	1				A Mannarino	6	6	6
		A Mannarino	6	2	3	6	6													A Mannarino	77	64	7	6
	Q	N Milojević	7	4	3	2													18	A Karatsev	64	77	5	4
		M McDonald	5	6	6	6					M McDonald	6	2	2	3
		J Munar	6	61	77	4	4			18	A Karatsev	3	6	6	6
	18	A Karatsev	3	77	63	6	6																						A Mannarino	614	2	2
	28	K Khachanov	3	6	6	77																						6	R Nadal	716	6	6
		D Kudla	6	3	2	62				28	K Khachanov	6	6	7
		B Bonzi	6	6	6						B Bonzi	4	0	5
		P Gojowczyk	3	3	3														28	K Khachanov	3	2	6	1
	Q	Y Hanfmann	6	6	6														6	R Nadal	6	6	3	6
	WC	T Kokkinakis	2	3	2					Q	Y Hanfmann	2	3	4
		M Giron	1	4	2					6	R Nadal	6	6	6
	6	R Nadal	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	LL	R Safiullin	3	69	7	66
		A Molčan	6	711	5	78					A Molčan	4	66	6	1
	LL	D Džumhur	1	5	1						P Andújar	6	78	0	6
		P Andújar	6	7	6															P Andújar	4	4	2
		A Seppi	1	1	5														32	A de Minaur	6	6	6
		K Majchrzak	6	6	7						K Majchrzak	4	4	2
		L Musetti	6	3	0	3				32	A de Minaur	6	6	6
	32	A de Minaur	3	6	6	6																						32	A de Minaur	63	3	4
	21	N Basilashvili	1	6	4	77	4																					11	J Sinner	77	6	6
	WC	A Murray	6	3	6	65	6			WC	A Murray	4	4	4
	Q	T Daniel	77	6	6					Q	T Daniel	6	6	6
	Q	T Barrios Vera	65	1	1														Q	T Daniel	4	6	3	1
		S Johnson	77	66	4	6	6												11	J Sinner	6	1	6	6
		J Thompson	65	78	6	3	3				S Johnson	2	4	3
	LL	J Sousa	4	5	1					11	J Sinner	6	6	6
	11	J Sinner	6	7	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	15	R Bautista Agut	77	6	5	6
		S Travaglia	62	4	7	1				15	R Bautista Agut	6	6	6
		P Kohlschreiber	6	7	77						P Kohlschreiber	1	0	3
		M Cecchinato	4	5	60														15	R Bautista Agut	0	6	6	4	3
		F Tiafoe	3	6	6	3	6												20	T Fritz	6	3	3	6	6
	Q	M Trungelliti	6	4	2	6	3				F Tiafoe	4	3	65
	Q	M Marterer	68	3	2					20	T Fritz	6	6	77
	20	T Fritz	710	6	6																							20	T Fritz	6	4	6	3	4
	26	G Dimitrov	6	4	6	7																						4	S Tsitsipas	4	6	4	6	6
	Q	J Lehečka	4	6	3	5				26	G Dimitrov	4	4	77	62
		B Paire	6	3	7	2	7				B Paire	6	6	64	77
		T Monteiro	4	6	5	6	5													B Paire	3	5	77	4
		S Báez	6	4	6	1	6												4	S Tsitsipas	6	7	62	6
		A Ramos Viñolas	4	6	3	6	2				S Báez	61	77	3	4
		M Ymer	2	4	3					4	S Tsitsipas	77	65	6	6
	4	S Tsitsipas	6	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	5	A Rublev	6	6	6
		G Mager	3	2	2					5	A Rublev	6	6	6
		R Carballés Baena	1	6	6	3	4				R Berankis	4	2	0
		R Berankis	6	3	2	6	6												5	A Rublev	5	63	6	3
	Q	T Skatov	3	2	6	4													27	M Čilić	7	77	3	6
	Q	N Gombos	6	6	1	6				Q	N Gombos	2	3	6	66
	Q	E Gómez	3	1	2					27	M Čilić	6	6	3	78
	27	M Čilić	6	6	6																							27	M Čilić	6	67	2	64
	24	D Evans	6	6	6																							9	F Auger-Aliassime	2	79	6	77
		D Goffin	4	3	0					24	D Evans	w/o
		A Popyrin	5	6	2	6	3				A Rinderknech
		A Rinderknech	7	4	6	3	6												24	D Evans	4	1	1
		A Davidovich Fokina	6	6	6														9	F Auger-Aliassime	6	6	6
	WC	A Bolt	3	3	4						A Davidovich Fokina	64	77	65	64
		E Ruusuvuori	4	6	6	3	4			9	F Auger-Aliassime	77	64	77	77
	9	F Auger-Aliassime	6	0	3	6	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	13	D Schwartzman	6	6	7
		F Krajinović	3	4	5					13	D Schwartzman	66	4	4
	WC	C O'Connell	77	6	4	6				WC	C O'Connell	78	6	6
		H Gaston	64	0	6	1													WC	C O'Connell	2	78	3	2
	Q	T Macháč	6	2	6	6														M Cressy	6	66	6	6
		JM Cerúndolo	3	6	4	2				Q	T Macháč	1	6	1	65
		M Cressy	77	7	64	64	6				M Cressy	6	3	6	77
	22	J Isner	62	5	77	77	4																						M Cressy	2	64	77	5
	29	U Humbert	6	64	63	3																						2	D Medvedev	6	77	64	7
		R Gasquet	3	77	77	6					R Gasquet	6	0	0r
		B van de Zandschulp	6	6	6						B van de Zandschulp	4	6	4
		J-L Struff	4	3	2															B van de Zandschulp	4	4	2
	Q	L Broady	4	4	3														2	D Medvedev	6	6	6
		N Kyrgios	6	6	6						N Kyrgios	61	4	6	2
		H Laaksonen	1	4	63					2	D Medvedev	77	6	4	6
	2	D Medvedev	6	6	77

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 10 January 2022. Rank and points before are as of 17 January 2022.

As a result of pandemic-related adjustments to the ranking system and changes to the ATP Tour calendar in 2020 and 2021, ranking points after the tournament (as of 31 January 2022) were calculated as follows:

• Players who were defending points from the 2020 tournament (i.e. players whose 2020 results exceeded or were equal to their 2021 results) had their 2020 points replaced by points from the 2022 tournament; as of 31 January 2022, these players could also count their 2021 points towards their ranking if the 2021 points exceeded their 19th best result (in other words, points from the 2021 and 2022 tournaments could be counted simultaneously instead of under the previous "better of" system)
• Players who were defending points from the 2021 tournament (i.e. players whose 2021 points exceeded their 2020 points) had their 19th best result replaced by their points from the 2022 tournament; these players continued to count their 2021 points alongside their 2022 points at the end of the tournament because the 2021 tournament was delayed by three weeks compared to the normal schedule and the "better of" logic for calculating ATP ranking points had been discontinued
• All players who have points from the 2021 tournament still counting towards their ranking on 31 January 2022 will have those points dropped on 21 February 2022 (52 weeks after the 2021 tournament) and replaced by their next best result^[13]

Note that this is a different ranking adjustment system than the one being used by the WTA for the women's event.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	2020 points (and/or 19th best result)	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Novak Djokovic	11,015	2,000+0	0+2,000	11,015†	Unable to compete due to visa cancellation and deportation
2	2	Daniil Medvedev	8,935	(10)	1,200	10,125	Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [6]
3	3	Alexander Zverev	7,970	720+10	180+360	7,780†	Fourth round lost to Denis Shapovalov [14]
4	4	Stefanos Tsitsipas	6,540	(90)	720	7,170	Semifinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [2]
5	6	Andrey Rublev	4,785	(45)	90	4,830	Third round lost to Marin Čilić [27]
6	5	Rafael Nadal	4,875	(0)	2,000	6,875	Champion, defeated Daniil Medvedev [2]
7	7	Matteo Berrettini	4,568	(10)	720	5,278	Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [6]
8	8	Casper Ruud	4,155	(90)	0	4,065	Withdrew due to ankle injury
9	9	Félix Auger-Aliassime	3,608	(45)	360	3,923	Quarterfinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [2]
10	11	Hubert Hurkacz	3,336	45	45	3,336	Second round lost to Adrian Mannarino
11	10	Jannik Sinner	3,390	45	360	3,705	Quarterfinals lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [4]
12	12	Cameron Norrie	2,900	(45)	10	2,865	First round lost to Sebastian Korda
13	13	Diego Schwartzman	2,730	180+45	45+90	2,640†	Second round lost to Christopher O'Connell (WC)
14	14	Denis Shapovalov	2,593	(23)	360	2,930	Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [6]
15	18	Roberto Bautista Agut	2,385	90	90	2,385	Third round lost to Taylor Fritz [20]
16	19	Cristian Garín	2,375	45	90	2,420	Third round lost to Gaël Monfils [17]
17	20	Gaël Monfils	2,373	180	360	2,553	Quarterfinals lost to Matteo Berrettini [7]
18	15	Aslan Karatsev	2,553	(10)	90	2,633	Third round lost to Adrian Mannarino
19	21	Pablo Carreño Busta	2,305	90+10	180+90	2,475†	Fourth round lost to Matteo Berrettini [7]
20	22	Taylor Fritz	2,175	90+45	180+90	2,310†	Fourth round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [4]
21	23	Nikoloz Basilashvili	2,051	45	10	2,016	First round lost to Andy Murray (WC)
22	25	John Isner	1,881	90	10	1,801	First round lost to Maxime Cressy
23	29	Reilly Opelka	1,776	(0)	90	1,866	Third round lost to Denis Shapovalov [14]
24	24	Dan Evans	1,957	45	90	2,002	Third round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime [9]
25	26	Lorenzo Sonego	1,860	(13)	90	1,937	Third round lost to Miomir Kecmanović
26	28	Grigor Dimitrov	1,821	90+10	45+90	1,856†	Second round lost to Benoît Paire
27	27	Marin Čilić	1,840	180	180	1,840	Fourth round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime [9]
28	30	Karen Khachanov	1,748	90+23	90+90	1,815†	Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [6]
29	40	Ugo Humbert	1,318	(10)	10	1,318	First round lost to Richard Gasquet
30	33	Lloyd Harris	1,473	(6)	10	1,477	First round lost to Aleksandar Vukic (WC)
31	31	Carlos Alcaraz	1,609	(10)§	90	1,689	Third round lost to Matteo Berrettini [7]
32	42	Alex de Minaur	1,316	(10)	180	1,486	Fourth round lost to Jannik Sinner [11]

† The player's 2020 points were replaced by his 2022 points, and his 19th best result was replaced by his 2021 points. The 2021 points will be dropped three weeks after the end of the 2022 tournament.
§ The player was defending points from a 2020 ITF tournament.

Withdrawn players

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

Rank	Player	Points before	2020 points	2021 points	Points lost	Points after	Withdrawal reason
16	Dominic Thiem	2,410	1,200	180	1,020	1,390†	Wrist injury
17	Roger Federer	2,385	720	0	720	1,665	Right knee surgery

Djokovic visa controversy

Main article: 2022 Australian Open § COVID-19 vaccination, visa controversies and other controversies

See also: Novak Djokovic § Opposition to COVID-19 vaccine

Djokovic lost his ability to compete when his visa to enter Australia was cancelled. Despite being granted a medical exemption to the tournament's COVID-19 vaccine requirement by Tennis Australia,^[14] the Australian Border Force confirmed that after being detained at Melbourne Airport for eight hours, Djokovic's visa had been cancelled and he would be denied entry to the country due to not meeting exemption criteria to Australia's vaccination requirements.^[15] Djokovic sought an injunction to prevent his deportation.^[16] The Federal Circuit and Family Court ruled in favour of Djokovic, ordered his release from detention and directed the federal government to pay his legal expenses.^[17] On 14 January Minister for Immigration Alex Hawke used his discretionary power under sections 133C(3) and 116(1)(e)(i) of the Migration Act 1958 to cancel Djokovic's visa on health and good order grounds.^[18][19] Djokovic sought a judicial review against deportation, but three Federal Court of Australia judges unanimously rejected the review on 16 January, preventing him from defending his title.^[20]

Other entry information

Wildcards

• Alex Bolt
• Thanasi Kokkinakis
• Stefan Kozlov
• Andy Murray
• Christopher O'Connell
• Lucas Pouille
• Tseng Chun-hsin
• Aleksandar Vukic

Source:^[21]

Qualifiers

Main article: 2022 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

• Radu Albot
• Tomás Barrios Vera
• Liam Broady
• Taro Daniel
• Tomás Martín Etcheverry
• Norbert Gombos
• Emilio Gómez
• Yannick Hanfmann
• Mikhail Kukushkin
• Jiří Lehečka
• Tomáš Macháč
• Maximilian Marterer
• Nikola Milojević
• Timofey Skatov
• Alejandro Tabilo
• Marco Trungelliti

Lucky losers

• Salvatore Caruso
• Damir Džumhur
• Ernesto Escobedo
• Roman Safiullin
• João Sousa

Withdrawals

• ‡ Milos Raonic (70)^[22] → replaced by Carlos Taberner (111)
• ‡ Dominic Thiem (15)^[23] → replaced by Maxime Cressy (112)
• ‡ Tennys Sandgren (96)^[24] → replaced by Egor Gerasimov (113)
• ‡ Kei Nishikori (47)^[25] → replaced by Philipp Kohlschreiber (114)
• ‡ Jenson Brooksby (56)^[26] → replaced by Kamil Majchrzak (115)^[a]
• ‡ Borna Ćorić (73) → replaced by João Sousa (LL)
• § Pablo Cuevas (98) → replaced by Ernesto Escobedo (LL)
• § Novak Djokovic (1) → replaced by Salvatore Caruso (LL)
• § Ilya Ivashka (48) → replaced by Damir Džumhur (LL)
• § Casper Ruud (8)^[27] → replaced by Roman Safiullin (LL)

Sources:^[28][29]

‡ – withdrew from entry list
§ – withdrew from main draw

See also

• 2022 ATP Tour
• 2022 French Open – Men's singles
• 2022 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
• 2022 US Open – Men's singles
• List of Grand Slam men's singles champions

Notes

1. Last direct acceptance