2020 US Open – Men's Singles

Dominic Thiem won his first major title, defeating Alexander Zverev in the final, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6^(8–6) to capture the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2020 US Open.[1] He became the first player in the Open Era to win from two sets down in a US Open final, the first male player to win from two sets down at the US Open since Pancho Gonzales came back to defeat Ted Schroeder in 1949 and the first at any major event since Gastón Gaudio defeated Guillermo Coria in the 2004 French Open final.[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.

Men's Singles
2020 US Open
Champion	Dominic Thiem
Runner-up	Alexander Zverev
Final score	2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)
Draw	128 (8 WC )
Seeds	32

This was the first time in history that the US Open final was decided by a fifth set tie-break, 50 years after it was introduced in 1970.[4] Thiem's victory made him the first Austrian player to win a Grand Slam singles title since Thomas Muster at the 1995 French Open, the first male player born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam singles title and the first new Grand Slam tournament singles champion since Marin Čilić won the 2014 tournament.[4] The gap between Čilić and Thiem's titles was the longest between two new Grand Slam 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. Coincidentally, all four players would win their respective titles at the same major. This was also the first time in history that four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals were decided in the fifth set.

Zverev became the youngest male finalist at a major championship since Novak Djokovic at the 2010 US Open.[4]

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but chose not to participate due to 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 were absent from a Grand Slam tournament.[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 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 hit a ball towards the baseline before the commencement of the following game. 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. This confirmed that someone born after the 1980s would win a men's singles Grand Slam tournament and Djokovic became the first player to be defaulted from such a tournament since Stefan Koubek at the 2000 French Open.[10] Koubek threw his racket and hit a ballboy during his second-round match against Attila Sávolt, following three previous warnings for coaching and unsportsmanlike conduct.

Djokovic's ejection from the tournament ensured there would be a guaranteed first-time Grand Slam finalist in the top half of the draw. His disqualification also meant this would be the first Grand Slam tournament since the 2004 French Open to not feature either Djokovic, Federer or Nadal in the semifinals, the first tournament since the 2003 Wimbledon Championships in which none of the quarterfinalists had previously won a Grand Slam tournament and the first Grand Slam men's singles tournament not to have been won by Djokovic, Federer or Nadal since Stan Wawrinka defeated Djokovic in the 2016 US Open final.[11] This also guaranteed a maiden Grand Slam champion in men's singles for the first time since the 2014 tournament, when Čilić defeated fellow first-time finalist Kei Nishikori in straight sets. Additionally, it meant this would be the first Grand Slam won by someone under the age of 30 since the 2016 Wimbledon Championships.[12]

Seeds

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

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	20	Pablo Carreño Busta	3	7^7	7^7	0	6
	12	Denis Shapovalov	6	6^5	6^4	6	3
										20	Pablo Carreño Busta	6	6	3	4	3
										5	Alexander Zverev	3	2	6	6	6
	27	Borna Ćorić	6	6^5	6^1	3
	5	Alexander Zverev	1	7^7	7^7	6
																			5	Alexander Zverev	6	6	4	3	6^6
																			2	Dominic Thiem	2	4	6	6	7^8
	10	Andrey Rublev	6^6	3	6^5
	3	Daniil Medvedev	7^8	6	7^7
										3	Daniil Medvedev	2	6^7	6^5
										2	Dominic Thiem	6	7^9	7^7
	21	Alex de Minaur	1	2	4
	2	Dominic Thiem	6	6	6

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
		D Džumhur	1	4	1					1	N Djokovic	6^5	6	6	6
		K Edmund	2	7	7	6					K Edmund	7^7	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	5^d
	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	6^3	6	4	4														R Berankis	4	3	2
		R Berankis	7^7	4	6	6					R Berankis	7	6	1	7^7
		S Johnson	6^5	6	6^5	6	7^7				S Johnson	5	2	6	6^1
	16	J Isner	7^7	3	7^7	3	6^3

Section 2

	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	6^5	6	6	6
	WC	T-S Kwiatkowski	6	6^4	1	2					S-w Kwon	7^7	4	4	2
		S-w Kwon	3	7^7	6	6													12	D Shapovalov	3	6	4	7^7	6
		M Safwat	1	4	4														19	T Fritz	6	3	6	6^5	2
		G Simon	6	6	6						G Simon	5	3	2
		D Koepfer	7^9	3	2	4				19	T Fritz	7	6	6
	19	T Fritz	6^7	6	6	6																						12	D Shapovalov	6^0	6	6	6
	26	F Krajinović	6	7^7	6																							7	D Goffin	7^7	3	4	3
		M Ymer	2	6^3	3					26	F Krajinović	6	6	6
		M Giron	6	6^5	3	6	6				M Giron	4	1	3
		M Polmans	4	7^7	6	4	2												26	F Krajinović	1	6^5	4
		L Harris	6	7	6														7	D Goffin	6	7^7	6
		M Cecchinato	4	5	2						L Harris	6^6	6	1	4
		R Opelka	6^2	6	1	4				7	D Goffin	7^8	4	6	6
	7	D Goffin	7^7	3	6	6

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	4	S Tsitsipas	6	6	6
		A Ramos Viñolas	2	1	1					4	S Tsitsipas	7^7	6	6
	WC	M Cressy	6	2	6	6				WC	M Cressy	6^2	3	4
		J Kovalík	1	6	4	4													4	S Tsitsipas	7^7	4	6	5	6^4
		JI Londero	6	6	7														27	B Ćorić	6^2	6	4	7	7^7
		E Donskoy	3	3	5						JI Londero	5	6	7^7	2	3
		P Andújar	5	3	1					27	B Ćorić	7	4	6^5	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

	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	0^r				F Coria	3	4	4
		F Coria	2	4	6	6	2													C Norrie	6^2	6	2	1
		A Davidovich Fokina	3	6	6	1	6													A Davidovich Fokina	7^7	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	7^7	7	6
	PR	J Sock	3	6	6	4	7^7			PR	J Sock	6^5	5	2
		P Cuevas	6	4	2	6	6^2												32	A Mannarino	7^7	4	2	2
		P Lorenzi	3	2	6^3														5	A Zverev	6^4	6	6	6
	WC	B Nakashima	6	6	7^7					WC	B Nakashima	5	7^10	3	1
		K Anderson	6^2	7	3	5				5	A Zverev	7	6^8	6	6
	5	A Zverev	7^7	5	6	7

Section 5

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	6	M Berrettini	7^7	6	6
		G Soeda	6^5	1	4					6	M Berrettini	6	6	7^8
		Y Sugita	3	4	3						U Humbert	4	4	6^6
		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	2^r
	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	7^7	6	6																							10	A Rublev	4	6	6	6
		K Majchrzak	6^3	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	6^4
		J Chardy	4	4	3					10	A Rublev	6	6	7^7
	10	A Rublev	6	6	6

Section 6

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	14	G Dimitrov	6	6	6
		T Paul	4	3	1					14	G Dimitrov	7^7	6^4	6	4	1
		M Fucsovics	6	6	6						M Fucsovics	6^5	7^7	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	7^8	3	1	6	6
		J Millman	6	6	6						J Millman	6^6	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	6^5	4	3					R Carballés Baena	2	4	3
		R Carballés Baena	3	7^7	6	6													WC	JJ Wolf	3	3	2
		C O'Connell	4	6	7^7	6													3	D Medvedev	6	6	6
		L Đere	6	4	6^2	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

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	8	R Bautista Agut	6	6	7^7
		T Sandgren	4	4	6^3					8	R Bautista Agut	6	3	6	6
		G Mager	4	4	7^8	6	2				M Kecmanović	3	6	3	4
		M Kecmanović	6	6	6^6	3	6												8	R Bautista Agut	5	6	6	3	2
		V Pospisil	7^7	7	7^7															V Pospisil	7	2	4	6	6
		P Kohlschreiber	6^4	5	6^3						V Pospisil	6^1	6	7^7	6
		L Mayer	3	2	3					25	M Raonic	7^7	3	6^4	3
	25	M Raonic	6	6	6																								V Pospisil	6^6	3	2
	21	A de Minaur	6	6	7																							21	A de Minaur	7^8	6	6
		A Martin	4	3	5					21	A de Minaur	6	6	6^6	7
		I Karlović	6^0	6^4	1						R Gasquet	4	3	7^8	5
		R Gasquet	7^7	7^7	6														21	A de Minaur	6	0	4	6	6
	PR	A Kuznetsov	6	7^8	6														11	K Khachanov	4	6	6	3	1
		S Querrey	4	6^6	2					PR	A Kuznetsov	3	4	1
		J Sinner	6	7^9	2	0	6^4			11	K Khachanov	6	6	6
	11	K Khachanov	3	6^7	6	6	7^7

Section 8

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	15	F Auger-Aliassime	6	6^7	7^8	7^8
		T Monteiro	3	7^9	6^6	6^6				15	F Auger-Aliassime	6	6	6
		A Murray	4	4	7^7	7^7	6				A Murray	2	3	4
		Y Nishioka	6	6	6^5	6^4	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	7^7	7^7
		T Seyboth Wild	2	1	6^5					23	D Evans	6	3	6^5	6^1
	23	D Evans	6	6	7^7																							15	F Auger-Aliassime	6^4	1	1
	31	M Čilić	6^3	3	7	7	6																					2	D Thiem	7^7	6	6
		D Kudla	7^7	6	5	5	3			31	M Čilić	6	1	7^7	7
		N Gombos	6	6	6						N Gombos	3	6	6^2	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	6^6	3	0^r					2	D Thiem	6	6	6
	2	D Thiem	7^8	6	0

Other entry information

Wild cards

• Ulises Blanch
• Maxime Cressy
• Sebastian Korda
• Mitchell Krueger
• Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
• Michael Mmoh
• Brandon Nakashima
• Jeffrey John Wolf

Protected ranking

• Andrey Kuznetsov
• Mackenzie McDonald
• Jack Sock

Alternates

• Ernesto Escobedo
• Marcel Granollers (Withdrew due to focus on doubles)

Withdrawals

• Roger Federer[13] → replaced by Jack Sock
• Fabio Fognini[14] → replaced by Paolo Lorenzi
• Pierre-Hugues Herbert[15] → replaced by Bradley Klahn
• Nicolás Jarry[16] → replaced by Sumit Nagal
• Nick Kyrgios[17] → replaced by Kevin Anderson
• Lu Yen-hsun[18] → replaced by Federico Gaio
• Gaël Monfils[19] → replaced by Jason Jung
• Rafael Nadal[20] → replaced by Marc Polmans
• Kei Nishikori[18] → replaced by Andrey Kuznetsov
• Benoît Paire[21] → replaced by Ernesto Escobedo[lower-alpha 1]
• Alexei Popyrin[18] → replaced by Andy Murray
• Lucas Pouille[22] → replaced by Peter Gojowczyk
• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga[14] → replaced by Ivo Karlović
• Fernando Verdasco[18] → replaced by Mohamed Safwat
• Stan Wawrinka[23] → replaced by Jozef Kovalík

Note

1. Marcel Granollers had initially replaced Paire, but later withdrew due to focus on his Men's Doubles match.

References

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External links

• 2020 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation