2021 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2021 Mutua Madrid Open
Final
ChampionGermany Alexander Zverev
Runner-upItaly Matteo Berrettini
Score6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw56 (8 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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2021 tennis event results

Alexander Zverev defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final, 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Madrid Open. It was Zverev's fourth Masters 1000 title, his first since Madrid 2018, and his 15th career ATP Tour singles title overall. Berrettini was in contention to become the second Italian to be a Masters 1000 champion.[1]

Novak Djokovic was the reigning champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019, but did not participate.[2]

Following the third-round eliminations of Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, respectively, a maiden Masters 1000 singles finalist from the bottom half of the draw was guaranteed; Berrettini went on to become that player.[3][4]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.  Spain Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
02.  Russia Daniil Medvedev (third round)
03.  Austria Dominic Thiem (semifinals)
04.  Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas (third round)
05.  Germany Alexander Zverev (champion)
06.  Russia Andrey Rublev (third round)
07.  Argentina Diego Schwartzman (second round)
08.  Italy Matteo Berrettini (final)
09.  Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)
10.  Spain Pablo Carreño Busta (first round)
11.  Canada Denis Shapovalov (second round)
12.  Poland Hubert Hurkacz (first round)
13.  Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov (first round)
14.  Italy Jannik Sinner (second round)
15.  Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime (first round)
16.  Chile Cristian Garín (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Spain Rafael Nadal 4 4
5 Germany Alexander Zverev 6 6
5 Germany Alexander Zverev 6 6
3 Austria Dominic Thiem 3 4
3 Austria Dominic Thiem 3 6 6
United States John Isner 6 3 4
5 Germany Alexander Zverev 68 6 6
8 Italy Matteo Berrettini 710 4 3
Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik 5 1
Norway Casper Ruud 7 6
Norway Casper Ruud 4 4
8 Italy Matteo Berrettini 6 6
8 Italy Matteo Berrettini 5 6 6
16 Chile Cristian Garín 7 3 0

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Spain R Nadal 6 6
France A Mannarino 4 0 WC Spain C Alcaraz 1 2
WC Spain C Alcaraz 6 6 1 Spain R Nadal 6 6
Q Australia A Popyrin 6 77 Q Australia A Popyrin 3 3
Germany J-L Struff 3 64 Q Australia A Popyrin 77 6
Argentina G Pella 2 4r 14 Italy J Sinner 65 2
14 Italy J Sinner 6 4 1 Spain R Nadal 4 4
12 Poland H Hurkacz 7 67 3 5 Germany A Zverev 6 6
Australia J Millman 5 79 6 Australia J Millman 77 2 3
France J Chardy 66 79 2 United Kingdom D Evans 65 6 6
United Kingdom D Evans 78 67 6 United Kingdom D Evans 3 63
Russia K Khachanov 78 2 2 5 Germany A Zverev 6 77
Japan K Nishikori 66 6 6 Japan K Nishikori 3 2
5 Germany A Zverev 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Austria D Thiem 6 6
Q Spain P Andújar 710 64 5 Q United States M Giron 1 3
Q United States M Giron 68 77 7 3 Austria D Thiem 79 6
Australia A de Minaur 4 7 6 Australia A de Minaur 67 4
WC Spain J Munar 6 5 1 Australia A de Minaur 6 3
South Africa L Harris 6 3 77 South Africa L Harris 2 0r
13 Bulgaria G Dimitrov 3 6 65 3 Austria D Thiem 3 6 6
9 Spain R Bautista Agut 6 63 7 United States J Isner 6 3 4
Q Italy M Cecchinato 2 77 5 9 Spain R Bautista Agut 4 77 66
United States J Isner 6 78 United States J Isner 6 64 78
Serbia M Kecmanović 4 66 United States J Isner 77 3 77
WC Spain P Martínez 4 5 6 Russia A Rublev 64 6 64
United States T Paul 6 7 United States T Paul 77 3 4
6 Russia A Rublev 65 6 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Argentina D Schwartzman 6 4 1
France U Humbert 5 4 Russia A Karatsev 2 6 6
Russia A Karatsev 7 6 Russia A Karatsev 4 3
Hungary M Fucsovics 65 3 Kazakhstan A Bublik 6 6
Kazakhstan A Bublik 77 6 Kazakhstan A Bublik 6 5 6
Serbia D Lajović 1 3 11 Canada D Shapovalov 4 7 4
11 Canada D Shapovalov 6 6 Kazakhstan A Bublik 5 1
15 Canada F Auger-Aliassime 1 4 Norway C Ruud 7 6
Norway C Ruud 6 6 Norway C Ruud 6 6
LL Japan Y Nishioka 6 6 LL Japan Y Nishioka 1 2
Serbia F Krajinović 2 4 Norway C Ruud 77 6
Georgia (country) N Basilashvili 4 5 4 Greece S Tsitsipas 64 4
France B Paire 6 7 France B Paire 1 2
4 Greece S Tsitsipas 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Italy M Berrettini 6 6
Q Spain C Taberner 64 6 3 Italy F Fognini 3 4
Italy F Fognini 77 2 6 8 Italy M Berrettini 77 6
United States T Fritz 5 7 4 Q Argentina F Delbonis 64 4
Spain A Ramos Viñolas 7 5 6 Spain A Ramos Viñolas 65 3
Q Argentina F Delbonis 3 6 6 Q Argentina F Delbonis 77 6
10 Spain P Carreño Busta 6 4 3 8 Italy M Berrettini 5 6 6
16 Chile C Garín 6 6 16 Chile C Garín 7 3 0
WC Spain F Verdasco 1 4 16 Chile C Garín 6 6
Germany D Koepfer 6 6 Germany D Koepfer 3 4
United States R Opelka 4 4 16 Chile C Garín 6 62 6
Q France P-H Herbert 77 64 64 2 Russia D Medvedev 4 77 1
Spain A Davidovich Fokina 65 77 77 Spain A Davidovich Fokina 6 4 2
2 Russia D Medvedev 4 6 6

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Serbia Laslo Đere (first round)
  2. Japan Yoshihito Nishioka (qualifying competition, retired, lucky loser)
  3. Australia Jordan Thompson (first round)
  4. United States Tennys Sandgren (first round)
  5. United States Frances Tiafoe (first round)
  6. United States Sebastian Korda (first round)
  7. Italy Stefano Travaglia (qualifying competition)
  8. Finland Emil Ruusuvuori (first round)
  9. Belarus Egor Gerasimov (first round)
  10. Australia Alexei Popyrin (qualified)
  11. Brazil Thiago Monteiro (first round)
  12. Argentina Federico Delbonis (qualified)
  13. Spain Pablo Andújar (qualified)
  14. Moldova Radu Albot (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Serbia Laslo Đere 3 6 2
Argentina Juan Ignacio Londero 6 3 6
  Argentina Juan Ignacio Londero 4 4
12 Argentina Federico Delbonis 6 6
WC Spain Bernabé Zapata Miralles 65 65
12 Argentina Federico Delbonis 77 77

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Japan Yoshihito Nishioka 6 6
Uruguay Pablo Cuevas 4 4
2 Japan Yoshihito Nishioka 77 4 0r
United States Marcos Giron 64 6 0
United States Marcos Giron 6 612 77
11 Brazil Thiago Monteiro 4 714 64

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Australia Jordan Thompson 6 66 2
WC Spain Carlos Taberner 3 78 6
WC Spain Carlos Taberner 6 6
  Italy Lorenzo Musetti 4 2
Italy Lorenzo Musetti 6 6
14 Moldova Radu Albot 3 4

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 United States Tennys Sandgren 3 2
France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6 6
  France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 77 6
  Italy Gianluca Mager 64 4
Italy Gianluca Mager 6 6
9 Belarus Egor Gerasimov 4 3

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 United States Frances Tiafoe 64 2
Italy Marco Cecchinato 77 6
  Italy Marco Cecchinato 4 6 6
  Spain Roberto Carballés Baena 6 0 3
Spain Roberto Carballés Baena 6 6
8 Finland Emil Ruusuvuori 2 3

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 United States Sebastian Korda 63 4
WC France Arthur Cazaux 77 6
WC France Arthur Cazaux 5 60
10 Australia Alexei Popyrin 7 77
Argentina Federico Coria 77 4 3
10 Australia Alexei Popyrin 64 6 6

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Italy Stefano Travaglia 5 6 7
WC Spain Carlos Gimeno Valero 7 1 5
7 Italy Stefano Travaglia 77 5 3
13 Spain Pablo Andújar 63 7 6
Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin 3 4
13 Spain Pablo Andújar 6 6

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 26 April 2021. Rankings and points before are as of 3 May 2021.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 2 Spain Rafael Nadal 9,810 360 180 9,630 Quarterfinals lost to Germany Alexander Zverev [5]
2 3 Russia Daniil Medvedev 9,700 10 90 9,780 Third round lost to Chile Cristian Garín [16]
3 4 Austria Dominic Thiem 8,365 360 360 8,365 Semifinals lost to Germany Alexander Zverev [5]
4 5 Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 7,910 390 90 7,610 Third round lost to Norway Casper Ruud
5 6 Germany Alexander Zverev 6,125 180 1,000 6,945 Champion, defeated Italy Matteo Berrettini [8]
6 8 Russia Andrey Rublev 6,000 90 90 6,000 Third round lost to United States John Isner
7 9 Argentina Diego Schwartzman 3,765 67 45 3,743 Second round lost to Russia Aslan Karatsev
8 10 Italy Matteo Berrettini 3,493 45 600 4,048 Runner-up, lost to Germany Alexander Zverev [5]
9 11 Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 3,090 10 45 3,125 Second round lost to United States John Isner
10 12 Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 3,015 10 10 3,015 First round lost to Argentina Federico Delbonis [Q]
11 14 Canada Denis Shapovalov 2,820 10 45 2,855 Second round lost to Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik
12 16 Poland Hubert Hurkacz 2,600 67 10 2,543 First round lost to Australia John Millman
13 17 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 2,576 10 10 2,576 First round lost to South Africa Lloyd Harris
14 18 Italy Jannik Sinner 2,524 24 45 2,545 Second round lost to Australia Alexei Popyrin [Q]
15 20 Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 2,418 32 10 2,396 First round lost to Norway Casper Ruud
16 22 Chile Cristian Garín 2,215 45 180 2,350 Quarterfinals lost to Italy Matteo Berrettini [8]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

References

  1. ^ "Zverev Completes Magical Madrid Run". Association of Tennis Professionals. 9 May 2021. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Djokovic Withdraws From Madrid". Association of Tennis Professionals. 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Berrettini Bests Garin To Reach Madrid Semi-finals". Association of Tennis Professionals. 7 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Berrettini, Ruud Battle For Second Madrid Final Spot". Association of Tennis Professionals. 7 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.

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