Defending champion

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defeated Marin Čilić in the final, 6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2018 Australian Open. It was his record-equalling sixth

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and

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), and his record-extending 20th and last

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title overall. With the win, Federer became the oldest man to win a major singles title since

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. This was the 10th time that Federer defended a major title, the last time being at the 2008 US Open. Čilić became the first Croatian to reach an Australian Open singles final. This was the first time since the

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that two unseeded players (

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and

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) reached the semifinals of a men's singles major, and the first time at the Australian Open since

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. Chung became the first South Korean player to reach a major quarterfinal and semifinal.

Seeds

All seedings per ATP rankings.

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Other entry information

Wildcards

Qualifying

References

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Draw

2018 Australian Open – Men's draws and results
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