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defeated

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in the final, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–5) to win the men's singles tennis title at the

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. It was his record-extending tenth

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men's singles title overall, equaling

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's all-time record. He was the second man to win ten titles at a single major, after Nadal at the

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record 28 matches. It was his first appearance at the tournament since 2021, having been deported from the country the year before. Nadal was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to

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. Tommy Paul was the first American man to reach the semifinals since

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. With his win over Thanasi Kokkinakis in the longest match of his career,

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won a match from two sets down for a record eleventh time.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

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Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 9 January 2023. Rankings and points before are as of 16 January 2023. † The player did not qualify for the main draw in 2022. He is defending points from two 2022 ATP Challenger Tour tournaments ( Concepción and Santa Cruz) instead.

Withdrawn players

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Other entry information

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Qualifiers

Lucky losers

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Withdrawals

The entry list was released by

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based on the

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for the week of 5 December 2022. ‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began
@ – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began
§ – withdrew from main draw

Notes

References

External links

Draw

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2023 Australian Open Men's Singles draw

2023 Australian Open – Men's draws and results
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Seeds

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Seeded players

Withdrawn players

Other entry information

Wild cards

Protected ranking

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Withdrawals

See also

Notes

References

External links