Andy Murray
Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professio ...
defeated defending champion
Novak Djokovic
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in
the final, 7–6
(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 US Open. It was his first
major
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title, following four runner-up finishes. Murray was the first British man to win a singles major since
Fred Perry
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in
1936
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. The final lasted 4 hours and 54 minutes, an
Open Era
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record-equaling
US Open final duration.
This tournament marked the last professional appearance of
2003
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champion and former world No. 1
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 13 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in ...
; he lost to
Juan Martín del Potro
Juan Martín del Potro (; born 23 September 1988) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), in August 2018. Del Potro won 22 ATP Tour-level sing ...
in the fourth round.
This tournament marked the first time since the
2004 French Open
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On the men's side, Gastón Gaudio became the first men's major champion in the Open Era to save two championship points in the final. Gaudio also became the first Argentine man since G ...
that neither
Roger Federer
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nor
Rafael Nadal
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(who withdrew from the tournament due to a knee injury) reached the semifinals of a major.
Seeds
Qualifying
Main draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
Main Draw
External links
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2012 US Open Men's Singles draw
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2012 US Open (tennis)
US Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles