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defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2024 Australian Open. It was his first

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singles title. Sinner was the second Italian man in the

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to win a singles major, after

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at the 1976 French Open. He was the first new

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men's singles champion since

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. Medvedev lost the final after winning the first two sets (as he did in

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), making him the only player in the Open Era to lose two major finals after having a two-set lead and the second to lose all of his first three Australian Open finals, after

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. Medvedev also set Open Era records for the most time spent playing at one edition of a singles major, at 24 hours and 17 minutes, and for the most sets played in a singles major, at 31.

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was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Sinner. His loss ended a 33-match winning streak at the Australian Open and marked his first-ever defeat in an Australian Open semifinal. Djokovic retained the world No. 1 singles ranking after

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lost in the quarterfinals; Daniil Medvedev was also in contention for the top spot. A record number of seeded players (30 of 32 seeds) advanced to the second round, for the first time since the introduction of the 32-seed system at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships. The tournament featured a record-equaling 35 five-set matches, tying the Open Era record set at the 1983 US Open (surpassed soon after by the 2024 Wimbledon Championships). This marked the final Australian Open appearance for five-time finalist, three-time major champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and former world No. 1 Andy Murray. He lost to Tomás Martín Etcheverry in the first round. It was also the final Australian Open appearance for

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. He lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime in the first round.

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

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 8 January 2024. Rankings and points before are as of 15 January 2024.

Other entry information

Wildcards

Protected ranking

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Withdrawals

The entry list was released by

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based on the

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for the week of 4 December 2023. ‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began
@ – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began
§ – withdrew from main draw

References

External links

Draw

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2024 Australian Open Men's Singles draw

Main Draw
{{DEFAULTSORT:2024 Australian Open - Men's singles Men's singles

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