2021 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2021 Italian Open
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Score	7–5, 1–6, 6–3
Draw	56 (8 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2021 Italian Open (tennis)

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. It was his record-extending tenth Italian Open title and record-equaling 36th Masters 1000 title overall (matching Djokovic's tally). Nadal saved two match points en route to the title, in his third round match against Denis Shapovalov. This marked the fourth tournament that Nadal had won on 10 or more occasions (in addition to the French Open, the Monte-Carlo Masters, and the Barcelona Open), making him the only tennis player to do so.

It was Djokovic's sixth runners-up finish at the Italian Open, a record for the most runners-up finishes at one event on the ATP Tour. (Djokovic equaled this record later that year at the US Open, while attempting to complete the Grand Slam).

Lorenzo Sonego became the first Italian man to reach the semifinals in Rome since Filippo Volandri in 2007.

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

• 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
	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

Top half

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

Bottom half

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

Qualifying draw

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	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Novak Djokovic	11,463	1,000	600	11,063	Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
2	3	Rafael Nadal	9,630	1,000	1,000	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]

Other entrants

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

• Salvatore Caruso
• Gianluca Mager
• Lorenzo Musetti
• Stefano Travaglia

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

• Roberto Carballés Baena
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
• Federico Delbonis
• Hugo Dellien
• Kamil Majchrzak
• Cameron Norrie
• Tommy Paul

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Aljaž Bedene
• Yoshihito Nishioka

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Borna Ćorić → replaced by Miomir Kecmanović
• Roger Federer → replaced by Reilly Opelka
• John Isner → replaced by Laslo Đere
• Guido Pella → replaced by Yoshihito Nishioka
• Casper Ruud → replaced by Aljaž Bedene
• Stan Wawrinka → replaced by Lloyd Harris

During the tournament

• Pablo Carreño Busta

Retirements

• Hubert Hurkacz

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw