2021 Italian Open – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Italian Open.[1] It was his record-extending 10th Italian Open title and record-equaling 36th Masters 1000 title overall (matching Djokovic's tally). Nadal saved two match points in his third round match against Denis Shapovalov en route to the title.[2] This was also the fourth time that Nadal had won a tournament on 10 or more occasions, making him the only tennis player with the feat.[3]

Men's singles
2021 Italian Open
Champion Rafael Nadal
Runner-up Novak Djokovic
Final score7–5, 1–6, 6–3
Draw56 (8 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds16
Main article: 2021 Italian Open (tennis)

It was Djokovic's sixth runner-up finish at the Italian Open, a record for the most runner-up finishes at one event on the ATP Tour.

Lorenzo Sonego became the first Italian man to reach a semifinal in Rome since Filippo Volandri in 2007.[4]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Novak Djokovic (final)
02.   Rafael Nadal (champion)
03.   Daniil Medvedev (second round)
04.   Dominic Thiem (third round)
05.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (quarterfinals)
06.   Alexander Zverev (quarterfinals)
07.   Andrey Rublev (quarterfinals)
08.   Diego Schwartzman (second round)
09.   Matteo Berrettini (third round)
10.   Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)
11.   Pablo Carreño Busta (second round, withdrew)
12.   David Goffin (second round)
13.   Denis Shapovalov (third round)
14.   Gaël Monfils (first round)
15.   Hubert Hurkacz (first round, retired)
16.   Grigor Dimitrov (first round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Novak Djokovic 4 7 7
5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6 5 5
1 Novak Djokovic 6 65 6
Lorenzo Sonego 3 77 2
Lorenzo Sonego 3 6 6
7 Andrey Rublev 6 4 3
1 Novak Djokovic 5 6 3
2 Rafael Nadal 7 1 6
Q Federico Delbonis 5 62
Reilly Opelka 7 77
Reilly Opelka 4 4
2 Rafael Nadal 6 6
6 Alexander Zverev 3 4
2 Rafael Nadal 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 N Djokovic 6 77
D Evans 3 2 T Fritz 3 65
T Fritz 6 6 1 N Djokovic 6 6
Q R Carballés Baena 4 4 Q A Davidovich Fokina 2 1
Q C Norrie 6 6 Q C Norrie 2 3
Q A Davidovich Fokina 6 77 Q A Davidovich Fokina 6 6
16 G Dimitrov 4 62 1 N Djokovic 4 7 7
9 M Berrettini 4 6 6 5 S Tsitsipas 6 5 5
N Basilashvili 6 2 4 9 M Berrettini 6 6
J Millman 6 6 J Millman 4 2
D Lajović 3 4 9 M Berrettini 63 2
M Čilić 4 6 6 5 S Tsitsipas 77 6
A Bublik 6 2 3 M Čilić 5 2
5 S Tsitsipas 7 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 D Thiem 3 77 6
LL Y Nishioka 0 2 M Fucsovics 6 65 0
M Fucsovics 6 6 4 D Thiem 4 77 65
WC G Mager 6 6 L Sonego 6 65 77
A de Minaur 4 3 WC G Mager 4 4
L Sonego 6 5 6 L Sonego 6 6
14 G Monfils 4 7 4 L Sonego 3 6 6
10 R Bautista Agut 6 6 7 A Rublev 6 4 3
Q T Paul 3 4 10 R Bautista Agut 77 6
L Harris 5 2 C Garín 65 3
C Garín 7 6 10 R Bautista Agut 4 4
LL A Bedene 3 1 7 A Rublev 6 6
J-L Struff 6 6 J-L Struff 79 1 4
7 A Rublev 67 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 D Schwartzman 1 3
F Krajinović 3 77 4 F Auger-Aliassime 6 6
F Auger-Aliassime 6 65 6 F Auger-Aliassime 63 1
K Khachanov 6 4 0 Q F Delbonis 77 6
Q F Delbonis 3 6 6 Q F Delbonis 6 6
WC S Caruso 4 1 12 D Goffin 2 1
12 D Goffin 6 6 Q F Delbonis 5 62
15 H Hurkacz 4 0r R Opelka 7 77
WC L Musetti 6 2 WC L Musetti 4 4
R Gasquet 1 5 R Opelka 6 6
R Opelka 6 7 R Opelka 78 6
M Kecmanović 62 4 A Karatsev 66 4
A Karatsev 77 6 A Karatsev 6 6
3 D Medvedev 2 4

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 A Zverev 6 6
Q H Dellien 2 7 6 Q H Dellien 2 2
A Mannarino 6 5 2 6 A Zverev 4 6 6
K Nishikori 6 6 K Nishikori 6 3 4
F Fognini 3 4 K Nishikori w/o
L Đere 6 3 1 11 P Carreño Busta
11 P Carreño Busta 4 6 6 6 A Zverev 3 4
13 D Shapovalov 6 6 2 R Nadal 6 6
Q K Majchrzak 1 3 13 D Shapovalov 77 6
WC S Travaglia 6 6 WC S Travaglia 62 3
B Paire 4 3 13 D Shapovalov 6 4 63
U Humbert 2 4 2 R Nadal 3 6 77
J Sinner 6 6 J Sinner 5 4
2 R Nadal 7 6

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Cameron Norrie (qualified)
  2. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (qualified)
  3. Aljaž Bedene (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  4. Tommy Paul (qualified)
  5. Yoshihito Nishioka (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6. Tennys Sandgren (first round)
  7. Frances Tiafoe (qualifying competition, retired)
  8. Corentin Moutet (qualifying competition)
  9. Egor Gerasimov (first round)
  10. Alexei Popyrin (first round)
  11. Federico Delbonis (qualified)
  12. Thiago Monteiro (qualifying competition)
  13. Radu Albot (withdrew)
  14. Jaume Munar (first round)

Qualifiers
  1. Cameron Norrie
  2. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
  3. Hugo Dellien
  4. Tommy Paul
  5. Kamil Majchrzak
  6. Roberto Carballés Baena
  7. Federico Delbonis

Lucky losers
  1. Aljaž Bedene
  2. Yoshihito Nishioka

First qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Cameron Norrie 6 6
  Pablo Cuevas 1 3
1 Cameron Norrie 6 2 6
  Marco Cecchinato 4 6 4
  Marco Cecchinato 64 6 6
9 Egor Gerasimov 77 2 3

Second qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6 2
WC Flavio Cobolli 2 0r
2 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6 77
8 Corentin Moutet 4 65
WC Andrea Pellegrino 65 2
8 Corentin Moutet 77 6

Third qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Aljaž Bedene 6 3 6
WC Gian Marco Moroni 2 6 4
3 Aljaž Bedene 2 1
  Hugo Dellien 6 6
  Hugo Dellien 6 6
14 Jaume Munar 4 1

Fourth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Tommy Paul 77 6
  Juan Ignacio Londero 65 3
4 Tommy Paul 7 4 77
12 Thiago Monteiro 5 6 64
  Mikhail Kukushkin 63 61
12 Thiago Monteiro 77 77

Fifth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Yoshihito Nishioka 6 77
  Grégoire Barrère 4 61
5 Yoshihito Nishioka 3 1
Kamil Majchrzak 6 6
  Kamil Majchrzak 78 64 6
10 Alexei Popyrin 66 77 3

Sixth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Tennys Sandgren 5 3
  Roberto Carballés Baena 7 6
  Roberto Carballés Baena 7 6
WC Raúl Brancaccio 5 4
WC Raúl Brancaccio 3 6 6
Alt Federico Gaio 6 4 4

Seventh qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Frances Tiafoe 6 7
  Jozef Kovalík 2 5
7 Frances Tiafoe 7 4 2r
11 Federico Delbonis 5 6 4
  Marcos Giron 3 3
11 Federico Delbonis 6 6

ATP singles main draw entrants

Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 3 May 2021. Rankings and points before are as of 10 May 2021.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending[lower-alpha 1] Points won Points after Status
1 1 Novak Djokovic 11,463 1000 600 11,063 Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
2 3 Rafael Nadal 9,630 1000 1000 9,630 Champion, defeated Novak Djokovic [1]
3 2 Daniil Medvedev 9,780 10 45 9,815 Second round lost to Aslan Karatsev
4 4 Dominic Thiem 8,365 10 90 8,445 Third round lost to Lorenzo Sonego
5 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 7,610 360 180 7,430 Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
6 6 Alexander Zverev 6,945 10 180 7,115 Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
7 7 Andrey Rublev 6,000 90 180 6,090 Quarterfinals lost to Lorenzo Sonego
8 10 Diego Schwartzman 3,765 345 45 3,465 Second round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime
9 9 Matteo Berrettini 4,048 180 90 3,958 Third round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
10 11 Roberto Bautista Agut 3,170 0 45 3,215 Third round lost to Andrey Rublev [7]
11 12 Pablo Carreño Busta 3,050 10 45 3,085 Second round, withdrew due to a low back injury
12 13 David Goffin 2,875 45 45 2,875 Second round lost to Federico Delbonis [Q]
13 14 Denis Shapovalov 2,855 360 180 2,675 Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
14 15 Gaël Monfils 2,703 10 10 2,703 First round lost to Lorenzo Sonego
15 19 Hubert Hurkacz 2,543 55 10 2,498 First round retired against Lorenzo Musetti [WC]
16 17 Grigor Dimitrov 2,586 90 0 2,496 First round lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina [Q]
  1. Points earned from 2019 and 2020 tournaments will be dropped depending on the best result during those periods.

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals
Before the tournament
During the tournament

Retirements

References
  1. "Djokovic Faces Possible Evans Re-match In Rome". ATP Tour. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. "Nadal saves 2 match points, outlasts Shapovalov". ESPN.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. "Rafael Nadal Fights Past Novak Djokovic For Record-Extending 10th Rome Crown | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. Gasparin, Giulio. "DJOKOVIC-SONEGO: COMEBACK WINS TO REACH THE SEMIS". Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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