2012 Australian Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open.[1] It was his third Australian Open title and fifth major title overall. The final lasted 5 hours and 53 minutes, which is the longest match in Australian Open history and the longest major singles final in the Open Era.[2] It is considered by many to be one of the greatest matches in tennis history.

Men's singles
2012 Australian Open
ChampionSerbia Novak Djokovic
Runner-upSpain Rafael Nadal
Score5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Main article: 2012 Australian Open

This edition of the tournament saw the top four seeds advance to the semifinals. This is also the last Grand Slam in which all members of the Big Four made it to the semifinals.

This was the last major appearance for former world No. 3 Ivan Ljubičić. It was also the last Australian Open for former world No. 1's Andy Roddick & Juan Carlos Ferrero, and former world No. 3 David Nalbandian.

Seeds
01.   Serbia Novak Djokovic (champion)
02.   Spain Rafael Nadal (final)
03.   Switzerland Roger Federer (semifinals)
04.   United Kingdom Andy Murray (semifinals)
05.   Spain David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
06.   France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (fourth round)
07.   Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
08.   United States Mardy Fish (second round)
09.   Serbia Janko Tipsarević (third round)
10.   Spain Nicolás Almagro (fourth round)
11.   Argentina Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)
12.   France Gilles Simon (second round)
13.   Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov (third round)
14.   France Gaël Monfils (third round)
15.   United States Andy Roddick (second round, Retired because of a hamstring injury)[h]
16.   United States John Isner (third round)
17.   France Richard Gasquet (fourth round)
18.   Spain Feliciano López (fourth round)
19.   Serbia Viktor Troicki (second round)
20.   Germany Florian Mayer (withdrew because of a hip strain, replaced by Rik de Voest)[3]
21.   Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (third round)
22.   Spain Fernando Verdasco (first round)
23.   Canada Milos Raonic (third round)
24.   Japan Kei Nishikori (quarterfinals)
25.   Argentina Juan Mónaco (first round)
26.   Spain Marcel Granollers (second round)
27.   Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)
28.   Croatia Ivan Ljubičić (first round)
29.   Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek (first round)
30.   South Africa Kevin Anderson (third round)
31.   Austria Jürgen Melzer (first round)
32.   Russia Alex Bogomolov Jr. (second round)

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

Qualifying
Main article: 2012 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

Wildcards
Main article: 2012 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 77 6
5 Spain David Ferrer 4 64 1
1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 3 64 6 7
4 United Kingdom Andy Murray 3 6 77 1 5
4 United Kingdom Andy Murray 6 6 6
24 Japan Kei Nishikori 3 3 1
1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 5 6 6 65 7
2 Spain Rafael Nadal 7 4 2 77 5
11 Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 4 3 2
3 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 6 6
3 Switzerland Roger Federer 77 2 65 4
2 Spain Rafael Nadal 65 6 77 6
7 Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 77 66 4 3
2 Spain Rafael Nadal 65 78 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Serbia N Djokovic 6 6 6
Italy P Lorenzi 2 0 0 1 Serbia N Djokovic 6 6 6
Colombia S Giraldo 6 6 6 Colombia S Giraldo 3 2 1
Q Italy M Viola 4 2 1 1 Serbia N Djokovic 6 6 6
WC Japan T Ito 6 4 6 6 France N Mahut 0 1 1
Italy P Starace 3 6 3 4 WC Japan T Ito 6 66 2 2
France N Mahut 7 7 6 France N Mahut 1 78 6 6
29 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 5 5 3 1 Serbia N Djokovic 6 6 4 6
23 Canada M Raonic 6 6 6 WC Australia L Hewitt 1 3 6 3
Italy F Volandri 4 0 2 23 Canada M Raonic 6 5 6 7
Czech Republic L Rosol 0 0 2 Germany P Petzschner 4 7 2 5
Germany P Petzschner 6 6 6 23 Canada M Raonic 6 3 65 3
Germany C-M Stebe 5 4 6 5 WC Australia L Hewitt 4 6 77 6
WC Australia L Hewitt 7 6 3 7 WC Australia L Hewitt[lower-alpha 1] 3 6 6 0
Netherlands R Haase 3 4 1 15 United States A Roddick 6 3 4 0r
15 United States A Roddick 6 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Serbia J Tipsarević 5 714 6 6
Russia D Tursunov 7 612 3 4 9 Serbia J Tipsarević 3 6 77 6
Q Estonia J Zopp 3 4 4 WC Australia J Duckworth 6 2 65 4
WC Australia J Duckworth 6 6 6 9 Serbia J Tipsarević 3 3 1
Russia M Youzhny 5 77 4 6 3 17 France R Gasquet 6 6 6
Q Kazakhstan A Golubev 7 64 6 4 6 Q Kazakhstan A Golubev 4 2 0r
Italy A Seppi 3 6 3 1 17 France R Gasquet[lower-alpha 2] 6 6 3
17 France R Gasquet 6 3 6 6 17 France R Gasquet 4 4 1
27 Argentina JI Chela 77 6 6 5 Spain D Ferrer 6 6 6
United States M Russell 63 3 4 27 Argentina JI Chela 6 6 6
Russia I Kunitsyn 1 612 0 Spain P Andújar 4 4 3
Spain P Andújar 6 714 6 27 Argentina JI Chela 5 2 1
Germany M Bachinger 4 4 2 5 Spain D Ferrer 7 6 6
United States R Sweeting 6 6 6 United States R Sweeting 77 2 6 2 3
Portugal R Machado 1 4 2 5 Spain D Ferrer 64 6 3 6 6
5 Spain D Ferrer 6 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 United Kingdom A Murray 4 6 6 6
United States R Harrison 6 3 4 2 4 United Kingdom A Murray 6 6 6
Belgium X Malisse 66 0r France É Roger-Vasselin 1 4 4
France É Roger-Vasselin[lower-alpha 3] 78 0 4 United Kingdom A Murray 6 6 6
France M Llodra 2 6 6 6 France M Llodra 4 2 0
Latvia E Gulbis 6 1 2 2 France M Llodra 6 6 4 5 6
Spain D Gimeno Traver 3 2 4 32 Russia A Bogomolov Jr. 1 3 6 7 4
32 Russia A Bogomolov Jr. 6 6 6 4 United Kingdom A Murray[lower-alpha 4] 6 6 1
19 Serbia V Troicki 4 63 6 77 6 Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 1 1 0r
Spain JC Ferrero 6 77 2 63 2 19 Serbia V Troicki 7 4 2 6 3
Spain G García López 4 3 0 Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 5 6 6 4 6
Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 6 6 6 Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 6 7 5 1 6
Brazil T Bellucci 77 6 6 14 France G Monfils 2 5 7 6 4
Israel D Sela 65 4 3 Brazil T Bellucci 6 0 4 2
WC Australia M Matosevic 65 3 3 14 France G Monfils 2 6 6 6
14 France G Monfils 77 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 France G Simon 6 3 65 6 6
Q Thailand D Udomchoke 1 6 77 3 2 12 France G Simon 5 68 6 6 2
France J Benneteau 6 6 7 France J Benneteau 7 710 1 3 6
Slovakia K Beck 4 2 5 France J Benneteau 6 63 64 3
Brazil J Souza 3 61 2 24 Japan K Nishikori 4 77 77 6
Australia M Ebden 6 77 6 Australia M Ebden 6 6 4 1 1
France S Robert 1 67 0 24 Japan K Nishikori 3 1 6 6 6
24 Japan K Nishikori 6 79 6 24 Japan K Nishikori 2 6 6 3 6
26 Spain M Granollers 6 77 5 5 6 6 France J-W Tsonga 6 2 1 6 3
WC United States J Levine 0 64 7 7 3 26 Spain M Granollers 3 6 4 3
Portugal F Gil[lower-alpha 5] 2 6 6 4 Portugal F Gil 6 4 6 6
Croatia I Dodig 6 1 1 1r Portugal F Gil 2 2 2
Q Spain R Bautista Agut 4 4 5 6 France J-W Tsonga 6 6 6
Brazil R Mello 6 6 7 Brazil R Mello 5 4 4
Uzbekistan D Istomin 4 6 2 5 6 France J-W Tsonga 7 6 6
6 France J-W Tsonga 6 3 6 7

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 United States M Fish 6 6 6
Luxembourg G Müller 4 4 2 8 United States M Fish 64 3 66
Colombia A Falla 6 6 3 6 Colombia A Falla 77 6 78
Italy F Fognini 3 2 6 1 Colombia A Falla 3 2 63
Spain A Montañés 62 6 4 65 Germany P Kohlschreiber 6 6 77
Spain P Riba 77 2 6 77 Spain P Riba 0 0r
Germany P Kohlschreiber 7 4 6 64 6 Germany P Kohlschreiber[lower-alpha 6] 6 4
25 Argentina J Mónaco 5 6 3 77 0 Germany P Kohlschreiber 4 2 1
LL South Africa R de Voest 4 6 1 6 3 11 Argentina JM del Potro 6 6 6
Chinese Taipei Y-h Lu 6 3 6 3 6 Chinese Taipei Y-h Lu 7 6 6
Q France F Serra[lower-alpha 7] 63 3 5 Q France F Serra 5 2 2
Belgium S Darcis 77 6 4r Chinese Taipei Y-h Lu 2 3 0
Q United Kingdom J Ward 4 3 4 11 Argentina JM del Potro 6 6 6
Slovenia B Kavčič 6 6 6 Slovenia B Kavčič 4 5 3
France A Mannarino 6 1 5 4 11 Argentina JM del Potro 6 7 6
11 Argentina JM del Potro 2 6 7 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Ukraine A Dolgopolov 1 4 6 6 6
WC Australia G Jones 6 6 1 1 2 13 Ukraine A Dolgopolov 4 6 6 3 8
Germany T Kamke 6 6 6 Germany T Kamke 6 1 1 6 6
Romania V Hănescu 2 1 2 13 Ukraine A Dolgopolov 6 60 66 6 3
WC France K de Schepper 3 2 2 Australia B Tomic 4 77 78 2 6
United States S Querrey 6 6 6 United States S Querrey 6 3 63 3
Australia B Tomic 4 63 6 6 7 Australia B Tomic 3 6 77 6
22 Spain F Verdasco 6 77 4 2 5 Australia B Tomic 4 2 2
31 Austria J Melzer 63 5 3 3 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 6
Croatia I Karlović 77 7 6 Croatia I Karlović 77 3 6 6
Argentina C Berlocq 2 6 77 6 Argentina C Berlocq 64 6 3 4
Q Netherlands J Huta Galung 6 3 63 3 Croatia I Karlović 66 5 3
France É Prodon 4 2 6 5 3 Switzerland R Federer 78 7 6
Germany A Beck 6 6 4 7 Germany A Beck
Q Russia A Kudryavtsev 5 2 2 3 Switzerland R Federer[lower-alpha 8] w/o
3 Switzerland R Federer 7 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Czech Republic T Berdych 7 4 6 6
Spain A Ramos Viñolas 5 6 2 3 7 Czech Republic T Berdych 6 6 77
Belgium O Rochus 6 6 6 Belgium O Rochus 1 0 64
Q Germany B Phau 1 4 0 7 Czech Republic T Berdych 77 77 6
Ukraine S Stakhovsky 6 69 4 6 7 30 South Africa K Anderson 65 61 1
Q Ukraine I Marchenko 3 711 6 3 5 Ukraine S Stakhovsky 6 1 63 3
Q Denmark F Nielsen 1 2 4 30 South Africa K Anderson 3 6 77 6
30 South Africa K Anderson 6 6 6 7 Czech Republic T Berdych 4 77 77 77
21 Switzerland S Wawrinka 6 6 7 10 Spain N Almagro 6 65 63 62
France B Paire 1 1 5 21 Switzerland S Wawrinka 77 6 5 6
Cyprus M Baghdatis 6 77 6 Cyprus M Baghdatis 63 4 7 1
PR Germany B Becker 1 65 2 21 Switzerland S Wawrinka 62 2 4
France J Chardy 6 3 6 4 4 10 Spain N Almagro 77 6 6
Bulgaria G Dimitrov 4 6 3 6 6 Bulgaria G Dimitrov 6 3 77 4 0
Poland Ł Kubot 6 5 3 5 10 Spain N Almagro 4 6 64 6 6
10 Spain N Almagro 1 7 6 7

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 United States J Isner 6 6 77
WC Australia B Mitchell 4 4 61 16 United States J Isner 4 6 2 77 10
Finland J Nieminen 4 2r Argentina D Nalbandian 6 3 6 65 8
Argentina D Nalbandian[lower-alpha 9] 6 4 16 United States J Isner 3 77 4 77 1
Italy F Cipolla 6 4 3 6 6 18 Spain F López 6 63 6 60 6
Russia N Davydenko 4 6 6 2 1 Italy F Cipolla 5 64 2
Argentina L Mayer 65 3 62 18 Spain F López 7 77 6
18 Spain F López 77 6 77 18 Spain F López 4 4 2
28 Croatia I Ljubičić 6 6 3 4 4 2 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6
Q Slovakia L Lacko 3 4 6 6 6 Q Slovakia L Lacko 6 6 3 6
Q Germany P Gojowczyk 1 2 6 6 2 United States D Young 3 1 6 3
United States D Young 6 6 4 1 6 Q Slovakia L Lacko 2 4 2
PR Germany T Haas 77 3 6 7 2 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6
Q United States D Kudla 65 6 0 5 PR Germany T Haas 4 3 4
Q United States A Kuznetsov 4 1 1 2 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6
2 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6

Notes
  1. Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the third round after Andy Roddick was forced to retire after the third set because of a hamstring injury.[4]
  2. Richard Gasquet advanced to the third round after Andrey Golubev was forced to retire in the third set because of injury.[5]
  3. Édouard Roger-Vasselin advanced to the second round after Xavier Malisse was forced to retire after the first set because of an arm injury.[6]
  4. Andy Murray advanced to the quarterfinals after Mikhail Kukushkin was forced to retire in the third set because of a left hip flexor injury.[7]
  5. Frederico Gil advanced to the second round after Ivan Dodig was forced to retire in the fourth set because of shoulder and back injuries.[8]
  6. Philipp Kohlschreiber advanced to the third round after Pere Riba was forced to retire in the second set because of a left foot injury.[9]
  7. Florent Serra advanced to the second round after Steve Darcis was forced to retire in the third set, leading two sets to love, because of leg cramps.[10]
  8. Roger Federer received a walkover into the third round after Andreas Beck withdrew from the tournament because of a lower back injury.[11]
  9. David Nalbandian advanced to the second round after Jarkko Nieminen was forced to retire in the second set because of stomach cramps.[12]

References
General
  • Source for the draw at ausopen.com
Specific
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  3. "20th-seeded Mayer pulls out of Aussie". Fox Sports. Associated Press (AP). 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  4. "Hewitt moves ahead as Roddick retires". australianopen.com. IBM Corp., Tennis Australia. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  5. "Djokovic and Tsonga breeze into third round". espn.co.uk. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  6. Newman, Paul (18 January 2012). "France's softly-spoken 'English gentleman' next hurdle for Scot". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  7. "Nishikori Stuns Tsonga To Make History; Murray Up Next". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  8. "Karlović advances to second round; Martić, Dodig and Ljubičić ousted". croatiansports.com. CroatianSoccerReport.com. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  9. Pye, John (18 January 2012). "Clijsters hits high note". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  10. O'Brien, Bren (16 January 2012). "Cramp rules need reviewing". sportal.com.au. Sportal. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  11. Blake, Martin (19 January 2012). "Walkover gives Fed the inside running". smh.com.au. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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