2018 French Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2018 French Open
Final
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Dominic Thiem
Score	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
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Further information: 2018 French Open

Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Dominic Thiem in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2018 French Open. It was his record-extending eleventh French Open title and 17th major title overall. This was the third tournament in 2018 that Nadal would win for the 11th time, following his 11th Monte Carlo Masters title and his 11th Barcelona Open title. Nadal equaled Margaret Court's all-time record of eleven singles titles won at one major, and was the first player to achieve the feat in the Open Era.^[1][2] He retained the world No. 1 singles ranking with the victory; Roger Federer (despite not playing the clay court season) was also in contention for the top position.^[3]

Novak Djokovic was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double career Grand Slam, but he lost in the quarterfinals to Marco Cecchinato. Thiem was the first Austrian to reach a major singles final since Thomas Muster at the 1995 French Open.

With Alexander Zverev as the second seed, this was the first time since the 2006 Australian Open that a player outside of the Big Four was one of the top two seeds at a major.

Cecchinato, ranked as the world No. 72 and having failed to win a main draw match in his four previous appearances, was the first unseeded men's singles semifinalist at the French Open since Gaël Monfils in 2008, the lowest-ranked man to reach the semifinals since Andriy Medvedev in 1999, and the first Italian man to reach a major singles semifinal since Corrado Barazzutti at the 1978 French Open.^[4]

Seeds

All seedings per ATP rankings.^[5]

01.   Rafael Nadal (champion)

02.   Alexander Zverev (quarterfinals)

03.   Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)

04.   Grigor Dimitrov (third round)

05.   Juan Martín del Potro (semifinals)

06.   Kevin Anderson (fourth round)

07.   Dominic Thiem (final)

08.   David Goffin (fourth round)

09.   John Isner (fourth round)

10.   Pablo Carreño Busta (third round)

11.   Diego Schwartzman (quarterfinals)

12.   Sam Querrey (second round)

13.   Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)

14.   Jack Sock (first round)

15.   Lucas Pouille (third round)

16.   Kyle Edmund (third round)

17.   Tomáš Berdych (first round)

18.   Fabio Fognini (fourth round)

19.   Kei Nishikori (fourth round)

20.   Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)

21.   Nick Kyrgios (withdrew)

22.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (first round)

23.   Stan Wawrinka (first round)

24.   Denis Shapovalov (second round)

25.   Adrian Mannarino (first round)

26.   Damir Džumhur (third round)

27.   Richard Gasquet (third round)

28.   Feliciano López (first round)

29.   Gilles Müller (first round)

30.   Fernando Verdasco (fourth round)

31.   Albert Ramos Viñolas (third round)

32.   Gaël Monfils (third round)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 2018 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	4	6	6	6
	11	Diego Schwartzman	6	3	2	2
										1	Rafael Nadal	6	6	6
										5	Juan Martín del Potro	4	1	2
	3	Marin Čilić	6^5	7	3	5
	5	Juan Martín del Potro	7^7	5	6	7
																			1	Rafael Nadal	6	6	6
																			7	Dominic Thiem	4	3	2
		Marco Cecchinato	6	7^7	1	7^13
	20	Novak Djokovic	3	6^4	6	6^11
											Marco Cecchinato	5	6^10	1
										7	Dominic Thiem	7	7^12	6
	7	Dominic Thiem	6	6	6
	2	Alexander Zverev	4	2	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	R Nadal	6	6	7^11
	LL	S Bolelli	4	3	6^9					1	R Nadal	6	6	6
		J Sousa	2	3	4						G Pella	2	1	1
		G Pella	6	6	6														1	R Nadal	6	6	6
		M Jaziri	2	6	6	3	6												27	R Gasquet	3	2	2
		M Youzhny	6	2	2	6	2				M Jaziri	2	6	3	0
		A Seppi	0	2	2					27	R Gasquet	6	3	6	6
	27	R Gasquet	6	6	6																							1	R Nadal	6	6	7^7
	24	D Shapovalov	7	6	6																								M Marterer	3	2	6^4
		J Millman	5	4	2					24	D Shapovalov	7	6^4	5	4
		R Harrison	1	3	5						M Marterer	5	7^7	7	6
		M Marterer	6	6	7															M Marterer	6	6	6
		Y Bhambri	4	4	1														LL	J Zopp	2	1	4
	LL	R Bemelmans	6	6	6					LL	R Bemelmans	6	6	3	4	4
	LL	J Zopp	6^4	6	4	7^7	6			LL	J Zopp	4	4	6	6	6
	14	J Sock	7^7	2	6	6^5	3

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	11	D Schwartzman	6	6	6
	WC	C Hemery	1	3	1					11	D Schwartzman	6	6	6
		M Bašić	7^7	5	2	2				Q	A Pavlásek	1	3	1
	Q	A Pavlásek	6^4	7	6	6													11	D Schwartzman	7	6	6
		M Ebden	4	7	2	6	2													B Ćorić	5	3	3
		T Fabbiano	6	5	6	3	6				T Fabbiano	6	2	1	1
		B Ćorić	6	3	6	6					B Ćorić	4	6	6	6
	22	P Kohlschreiber	3	6	3	4																						11	D Schwartzman	1	2	7	7^7	6
	28	F López	2	4	2																							6	K Anderson	6	6	5	6^0	2
	LL	S Stakhovsky	6	6	6					LL	S Stakhovsky	3	7^7	6^2	1
		M Zverev	6	6	7^7						M Zverev	6	6^0	7^7	6
		F Mayer	2	1	6^3															M Zverev	1	7^7	3	6^4
		A Bedene	4	3	2														6	K Anderson	6	6^3	6	7^7
		P Cuevas	6	6	6						P Cuevas	3	6	6^5	4
		P Lorenzi	1	2	4					6	K Anderson	6	3	7^7	6
	6	K Anderson	6	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	3	M Čilić	6	7	7^7
	PR	J Duckworth	3	5	6^4					3	M Čilić	6	6	6^3	7
	Q	H Hurkacz	6	6	3	6				Q	H Hurkacz	2	2	7^7	5
		T Sandgren	2	2	6	3													3	M Čilić	6	6	6
		E Donskoy	1	3	0															S Johnson	3	2	4
		J-L Struff	6	6	6						J-L Struff	6	6^5	2	2
		S Johnson	7^7	6	6						S Johnson	4	7^7	6	6
	25	A Mannarino	6^1	2	2																							3	M Čilić	6	6	3	6^4	6
	18	F Fognini	6	6	6																							18	F Fognini	4	1	6	7^7	3
	PR	P Andújar	4	2	1					18	F Fognini	6	6	6
		D Sela	6^3	3	1					Q	E Ymer	4	1	2
	Q	E Ymer	7^7	6	6														18	F Fognini	6	4	3	6	6
		V Pospisil	3	3	6^5														16	K Edmund	3	6	6	4	4
		M Fucsovics	6	6	7^7						M Fucsovics	0	6	2	3
	WC	A de Minaur	2	4	3					16	K Edmund	6	1	6	6
	16	K Edmund	6	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	J Isner	6	7^9	7^9
	WC	N Rubin	3	6^7	6^7					9	J Isner	6^8	7^7	7^7	6
		H Zeballos	6	6^3	6	6					H Zeballos	7^10	6^4	6^2	2
		Y Sugita	4	7^7	4	2													9	J Isner	7^7	6	7^7
	LL	P Polansky	3	6	2	2														P-H Herbert	6^1	4	6^4
		P-H Herbert	6	4	6	6					P-H Herbert	2	6	6	3	9
		J Chardy	7^7	7^10	1	5	6				J Chardy	6	3	2	6	7
	17	T Berdych	6^5	6^8	6	7	2																					9	J Isner	4	4	4
	31	A Ramos Viñolas	7^7	6	6																							5	JM del Potro	6	6	6
		M Kukushkin	6^0	4	1					31	A Ramos Viñolas	6	6	6
		J Thompson	1	4	6	6	3			Q	C Ruud	4	2	4
	Q	C Ruud	6	6	2	4	6												31	A Ramos Viñolas	5	4	1
		L Mayer	6	6^4	2	3													5	JM del Potro	7	6	6
		J Benneteau	2	7^7	6	6					J Benneteau	4	3	2
	WC	N Mahut	6	1	2	4				5	JM del Potro	6	6	6
	5	JM del Potro	1	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	8	D Goffin	4	4	6	6	6
		R Haase	6	6	4	1	0			8	D Goffin	7	6	6
		I Karlović	6^7	2	6^5					WC	C Moutet	5	0	1
	WC	C Moutet	7^9	6	7^7														8	D Goffin	6^6	6	4	7	6
	Q	M Kližan	7^8	4	7^8	6													32	G Monfils	7^8	3	6	5	3
		L Đere	6^6	6	6^6	1				Q	M Kližan	2	4	4
	WC	E Benchetrit	6	1	2	1				32	G Monfils	6	6	6
	32	G Monfils	3	6	6	6																						8	D Goffin	5	6	0	3
	LL	M Trungelliti	6	5	6	6																							M Cecchinato	7	4	6	6
	Q	B Tomic	4	7	4	4				LL	M Trungelliti	1	6^1	1
		M Cecchinato	2	6^4	7	6	10				M Cecchinato	6	7^7	6
		M Copil	6	7^7	5	2	8													M Cecchinato	2	7^7	6	6
		F Delbonis	6	6	3	6													10	P Carreño Busta	6	6^5	3	1
	Q	T Bellucci	1	3	6	1					F Delbonis	6^0	6^2	6	4
	Q	J Kovalík	6	1	5	6^5				10	P Carreño Busta	7^7	7^7	3	6
	10	P Carreño Busta	4	6	7	7^7

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	13	R Bautista Agut	6	6^3	1	6	6
		D Istomin	2	7^7	6	4	4			13	R Bautista Agut	6	7	6
		M Baghdatis	6	4^r						Q	S Giraldo	4	5	3
	Q	S Giraldo	3	3															13	R Bautista Agut	4	7^8	6^4	2
	Q	J Munar	3	3	7^7	7^7	7												20	N Djokovic	6	6^6	7^7	6
		D Ferrer	6	6	6^3	6^4	5			Q	J Munar	6^1	4	4
	Q	R Dutra da Silva	3	4	4					20	N Djokovic	7^7	6	6
	20	N Djokovic	6	6	6																							20	N Djokovic	6	6	6
	30	F Verdasco	6^4	6	6	6^3	7																					30	F Verdasco	3	4	2
	PR	Y Nishioka	7^7	4	3	7^7	5			30	F Verdasco	6	6	6
	Q	G Andreozzi	6^4	6	3	6	6			Q	G Andreozzi	3	2	2
		T Fritz	7^7	3	6	2	3												30	F Verdasco	7^7	6	6
		N Jarry	3	6	6	3	4												4	G Dimitrov	6^4	2	4
		J Donaldson	6	4	3	6	6				J Donaldson	7^7	4	6	4	8
	LL	M Safwat	1	4	6^1					4	G Dimitrov	6^2	6	4	6	10
	4	G Dimitrov	6	6	7^7

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	D Thiem	6	6	6
	Q	I Ivashka	2	4	1					7	D Thiem	6	2	6	6
		S Tsitsipas	7	6^5	6	6					S Tsitsipas	2	6	4	4
	Q	C Taberner	5	7^7	4	3													7	D Thiem	6	6^5	6	6
	LL	O Otte	6	5	2	1														M Berrettini	3	7^7	3	2
		M Berrettini	3	7	6	6					M Berrettini	6	3	6	6
	Q	E Gulbis	2	6	6	6				Q	E Gulbis	2	6	4	3
	29	G Müller	6	4	4	3																						7	D Thiem	6	6	5	6
	19	K Nishikori	7^7	6	6																							19	K Nishikori	2	0	7	4
	WC	M Janvier	6^0	4	3					19	K Nishikori	6	2	4	6	6
		B Paire	6	6^3	7^11	6					B Paire	3	6	6	2	3
		R Carballés Baena	3	7^7	6^9	1													19	K Nishikori	6	6	6
		N Basilashvili	4	0	7^7	4														G Simon	3	1	3
		G Simon	6	6	6^4	6					G Simon	1	7^7	6	6
		F Tiafoe	1	2	6^6					12	S Querrey	6	6^3	4	1
	12	S Querrey	6	6	7^8

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	15	L Pouille	6	6	6
		D Medvedev	2	3	4					15	L Pouille	6	6	5	7^7
		P Gojowczyk	1	0^r							C Norrie	2	4	7	6^3
		C Norrie	6	2															15	L Pouille	3	5	3
		K Khachanov	7^7	6	6															K Khachanov	6	7	6
	PR	A Haider-Maurer	6^0	3	3						K Khachanov	6	7^9	6^0	6
		G García López	6	3	4	7^7	6				G García López	2	6^7	7^7	3
	23	S Wawrinka	2	6	6	6^5	3																						K Khachanov	6	6^4	6	3	3
	26	D Džumhur	6	6	6																							2	A Zverev	4	7^7	2	6	6
	Q	D Kudla	4	2	2					26	D Džumhur	6	6	5	1	7
	WC	G Barrère	6	6	5	1	2				R Albot	3	3	7	6	5
		R Albot	4	0	7	6	6												26	D Džumhur	2	6	6	6^3	5
		J Veselý	3	1	3														2	A Zverev	6	3	4	7^7	7
		D Lajović	6	6	6						D Lajović	6	5	6	1	2
		R Berankis	1	1	2					2	A Zverev	2	7	4	6	6
	2	A Zverev	6	6	6

References

• Roland Garros 2018 Men's Singles Draw

1. "French Open 2018: Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem in men's final – as it happened". Guardian. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
2. "French Open 2018: Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem to win 11th title". BBC Sport. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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4. "Cecchinato Stuns Djokovic In Roland Garros Thriller". ATP World Tour. 5 June 2018.
5. "What is the ATP rankings?". Retrieved 17 February 2021.

External links

• 2018 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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Grand Slam men's singles

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