2012 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
2012 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Rafael Nadal
Score	5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Details
Draw	128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events

Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open.^[1] It was his third Australian Open title and fifth major title overall. The final lasted 5 hours and 53 minutes, which is the longest match in Australian Open history and the longest major singles final of all time.^[2] It is considered by many to be one of the greatest matches in tennis history.^[3]^[4]^[5]

This edition of the tournament saw the top four seeds advance to the semifinals. It is also the last major, and tournament overall, in which all of the Big Four made it to the semifinals.^[6]

This was the last major appearance for former world No. 3 Ivan Ljubičić. It was also the last Australian Open for former world No. 1s Andy Roddick and Juan Carlos Ferrero, and for former world No. 3 David Nalbandian.

Seeds

1.

Novak Djokovic (champion)

2.

Rafael Nadal (final)

3.

Roger Federer (semifinals)

4.

Andy Murray (semifinals)

5.

David Ferrer (quarterfinals)

6.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (fourth round)

7.

Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)

8.

Mardy Fish (second round)

9.

Janko Tipsarević (third round)

10.

Nicolás Almagro (fourth round)

11.

Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)

12.

Gilles Simon (second round)

13.

Alexandr Dolgopolov (third round)

14.

Gaël Monfils (third round)

15.

Andy Roddick (second round, Retired because of a hamstring injury)^[h]

16.

John Isner (third round)

17.

Richard Gasquet (fourth round)

18.

Feliciano López (fourth round)

19.

Viktor Troicki (second round)

20.

~~Florian Mayer~~ (withdrew because of a hip strain, replaced by Rik de Voest)^[7]

21.

Stan Wawrinka (third round)

22.

Fernando Verdasco (first round)

23.

Milos Raonic (third round)

24.

Kei Nishikori (quarterfinals)

25.

Juan Mónaco (first round)

26.

Marcel Granollers (second round)

27.

Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)

28.

Ivan Ljubičić (first round)

29.

Radek Štěpánek (first round)

30.

Kevin Anderson (third round)

31.

Jürgen Melzer (first round)

32.

Alex Bogomolov Jr. (second round)

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

Qualifying

Wildcards

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals						Semifinals							Final

1	Novak Djokovic	6	7⁷	6

5	David Ferrer	4	6⁴	1
						1	Novak Djokovic	6	3	6⁴	6	7

						4	Andy Murray	3	6	7⁷	1	5
4	Andy Murray	6	6	6

24	Kei Nishikori	3	3	1
													1	Novak Djokovic	5	6	6	6⁵	7

													2	Rafael Nadal	7	4	2	7⁷	5
11	Juan Martín del Potro	4	3	2

3	Roger Federer	6	6	6
						3	Roger Federer	7⁷	2	6⁵	4

						2	Rafael Nadal	6⁵	6	7⁷	6
7	Tomáš Berdych	7⁷	6⁶	4	3

2	Rafael Nadal	6⁵	7⁸	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round						Second round						Third round						Fourth round

1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
	P Lorenzi	2	0	0		1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
	S Giraldo	6	6	6			S Giraldo	3	2	1
Q	M Viola	4	2	1								1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
WC	T Ito	6	4	6	6								N Mahut	0	1	1
	P Starace	3	6	3	4	WC	T Ito	6	6⁶	2	2
	N Mahut	7	7	6			N Mahut	1	7⁸	6	6
29	R Štěpánek	5	5	3														1	N Djokovic	6	6	4	6
23	M Raonic	6	6	6														WC	L Hewitt	1	3	6	3
	F Volandri	4	0	2		23	M Raonic	6	5	6	7
	L Rosol	0	0	2			P Petzschner	4	7	2	5
	P Petzschner	6	6	6								23	M Raonic	6	3	6⁵	3
	C-M Stebe	5	4	6	5							WC	L Hewitt	4	6	7⁷	6
WC	L Hewitt	7	6	3	7	WC	L Hewitt^[a]	3	6	6	0
	R Haase	3	4	1		15	A Roddick	6	3	4	0^r
15	A Roddick	6	6	6

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

9	J Tipsarević	5	7¹⁴	6	6
	D Tursunov	7	6¹²	3	4		9	J Tipsarević	3	6	7⁷	6
Q	J Zopp	3	4	4			WC	J Duckworth	6	2	6⁵	4
WC	J Duckworth	6	6	6										9	J Tipsarević	3	3	1
	M Youzhny	5	7⁷	4	6	3								17	R Gasquet	6	6	6
Q	A Golubev	7	6⁴	6	4	6	Q	A Golubev	4	2	0^r
	A Seppi	3	6	3	1		17	R Gasquet^[b]	6	6	3
17	R Gasquet	6	3	6	6														17	R Gasquet	4	4	1
27	JI Chela	7⁷	6	6															5	D Ferrer	6	6	6
	M Russell	6³	3	4			27	JI Chela	6	6	6
	I Kunitsyn	1	6¹²	0				P Andújar	4	4	3
	P Andújar	6	7¹⁴	6										27	JI Chela	5	2	1
	M Bachinger	4	4	2										5	D Ferrer	7	6	6
	R Sweeting	6	6	6				R Sweeting	7⁷	2	6	2	3
	R Machado	1	4	2			5	D Ferrer	6⁴	6	3	6	6
5	D Ferrer	6	6	6

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

4	A Murray	4	6	6	6
	R Harrison	6	3	4	2		4	A Murray	6	6	6
	X Malisse	6⁶	0^r					É Roger-Vasselin	1	4	4
	É Roger-Vasselin^[c]	7⁸	0											4	A Murray	6	6	6
	M Llodra	2	6	6	6										M Llodra	4	2	0
	E Gulbis	6	1	2	2			M Llodra	6	6	4	5	6
	D Gimeno Traver	3	2	4			32	A Bogomolov Jr.	1	3	6	7	4
32	A Bogomolov Jr.	6	6	6																	4	A Murray^[d]	6	6	1
19	V Troicki	4	6³	6	7⁷	6																M Kukushkin	1	1	0^r
	JC Ferrero	6	7⁷	2	6³	2	19	V Troicki	7	4	2	6	3
	G García López	4	3	0				M Kukushkin	5	6	6	4	6
	M Kukushkin	6	6	6											M Kukushkin	6	7	5	1	6
	T Bellucci	7⁷	6	6										14	G Monfils	2	5	7	6	4
	D Sela	6⁵	4	3				T Bellucci	6	0	4	2
WC	M Matosevic	6⁵	3	3			14	G Monfils	2	6	6	6
14	G Monfils	7⁷	6	6

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

12	G Simon	6	3	6⁵	6	6
Q	D Udomchoke	1	6	7⁷	3	2	12	G Simon	5	6⁸	6	6	2
	J Benneteau	6	6	7				J Benneteau	7	7¹⁰	1	3	6
	K Beck	4	2	5											J Benneteau	6	6³	6⁴	3
	J Souza	3	6¹	2										24	K Nishikori	4	7⁷	7⁷	6
	M Ebden	6	7⁷	6				M Ebden	6	6	4	1	1
	S Robert	1	6⁷	0			24	K Nishikori	3	1	6	6	6
24	K Nishikori	6	7⁹	6																24	K Nishikori	2	6	6	3	6
26	M Granollers	6	7⁷	5	5	6														6	J-W Tsonga	6	2	1	6	3
WC	J Levine	0	6⁴	7	7	3	26	M Granollers	3	6	4	3
	F Gil^[e]	2	6	6	4			F Gil	6	4	6	6
	I Dodig	6	1	1	1^r										F Gil	2	2	2
Q	R Bautista Agut	4	4	5										6	J-W Tsonga	6	6	6
	R Mello	6	6	7				R Mello	5	4	4
	D Istomin	4	6	2	5		6	J-W Tsonga	7	6	6
6	J-W Tsonga	6	3	6	7

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round					Third round					Fourth round

8	M Fish	6	6	6
	G Müller	4	4	2			8	M Fish	6⁴	3	6⁶
	A Falla	6	6	3	6			A Falla	7⁷	6	7⁸
	F Fognini	3	2	6	1								A Falla	3	2	6³
	A Montañés	6²	6	4	6⁵								P Kohlschreiber	6	6	7⁷
	P Riba	7⁷	2	6	7⁷			P Riba	0	0^r
	P Kohlschreiber	7	4	6	6⁴	6		P Kohlschreiber^[g]	6	4
25	J Mónaco	5	6	3	7⁷	0												P Kohlschreiber	4	2	1
LL	R de Voest	4	6	1	6	3											11	JM del Potro	6	6	6
	Y-h Lu	6	3	6	3	6		Y-h Lu	7	6	6
Q	F Serra^[f]	6³	3	5			Q	F Serra	5	2	2
	S Darcis	7⁷	6	4^r									Y-h Lu	2	3	0
Q	J Ward	4	3	4								11	JM del Potro	6	6	6
	B Kavčič	6	6	6				B Kavčič	4	5	3
	A Mannarino	6	1	5	4		11	JM del Potro	6	7	6
11	JM del Potro	2	6	7	6

Section 6

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

13	A Dolgopolov	1	4	6	6	6
WC	G Jones	6	6	1	1	2	13	A Dolgopolov	4	6	6	3	8
	T Kamke	6	6	6				T Kamke	6	1	1	6	6
	V Hănescu	2	1	2										13	A Dolgopolov	6	6⁰	6⁶	6	3
WC	K de Schepper	3	2	2											B Tomic	4	7⁷	7⁸	2	6
	S Querrey	6	6	6				S Querrey	6	3	6³	3
	B Tomic	4	6³	6	6	7		B Tomic	3	6	7⁷	6
22	F Verdasco	6	7⁷	4	2	5																B Tomic	4	2	2
31	J Melzer	6³	5	3																	3	R Federer	6	6	6
	I Karlović	7⁷	7	6				I Karlović	7⁷	3	6	6
	C Berlocq	2	6	7⁷	6			C Berlocq	6⁴	6	3	4
Q	J Huta Galung	6	3	6³	3										I Karlović	6⁶	5	3
	É Prodon	4	2	6	5									3	R Federer	7⁸	7	6
	A Beck	6	6	4	7			A Beck
Q	A Kudryavtsev	5	2	2			3	R Federer^[h]	w/o
3	R Federer	7	6	6

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

7	T Berdych	7	4	6	6
	A Ramos Viñolas	5	6	2	3		7	T Berdych	6	6	7⁷
	O Rochus	6	6	6				O Rochus	1	0	6⁴
Q	B Phau	1	4	0										7	T Berdych	7⁷	7⁷	6
	S Stakhovsky	6	6⁹	4	6	7								30	K Anderson	6⁵	6¹	1
Q	I Marchenko	3	7¹¹	6	3	5		S Stakhovsky	6	1	6³	3
Q	F Nielsen	1	2	4			30	K Anderson	3	6	7⁷	6
30	K Anderson	6	6	6															7	T Berdych	4	7⁷	7⁷	7⁷
21	S Wawrinka	6	6	7															10	N Almagro	6	6⁵	6³	6²
	B Paire	1	1	5			21	S Wawrinka	7⁷	6	5	6
	M Baghdatis	6	7⁷	6				M Baghdatis	6³	4	7	1
PR	B Becker	1	6⁵	2										21	S Wawrinka	6²	2	4
	J Chardy	6	3	6	4	4								10	N Almagro	7⁷	6	6
	G Dimitrov	4	6	3	6	6		G Dimitrov	6	3	7⁷	4	0
	Ł Kubot	6	5	3	5		10	N Almagro	4	6	6⁴	6	6
10	N Almagro	1	7	6	7

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

16	J Isner	6	6	7⁷
WC	B Mitchell	4	4	6¹			16	J Isner	4	6	2	7⁷	10
	J Nieminen	4	2^r					D Nalbandian	6	3	6	6⁵	8
	D Nalbandian^[i]	6	4											16	J Isner	3	7⁷	4	7⁷	1
	F Cipolla	6	4	3	6	6								18	F López	6	6³	6	6⁰	6
	N Davydenko	4	6	6	2	1		F Cipolla	5	6⁴	2
	L Mayer	6⁵	3	6²			18	F López	7	7⁷	6
18	F López	7⁷	6	7⁷																	18	F López	4	4	2
28	I Ljubičić	6	6	3	4	4															2	R Nadal	6	6	6
Q	L Lacko	3	4	6	6	6	Q	L Lacko	6	6	3	6
Q	P Gojowczyk	1	2	6	6	2		D Young	3	1	6	3
	D Young	6	6	4	1	6								Q	L Lacko	2	4	2
PR	T Haas	7⁷	3	6	7									2	R Nadal	6	6	6
Q	D Kudla	6⁵	6	0	5		PR	T Haas	4	3	4
Q	A Kuznetsov	4	1	1			2	R Nadal	6	6	6
2	R Nadal	6	6	6

Notes

^ Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the third round after Andy Roddick was forced to retire after the third set because of a hamstring injury.^[8]
^ Richard Gasquet advanced to the third round after Andrey Golubev was forced to retire in the third set because of injury.^[9]
^ Édouard Roger-Vasselin advanced to the second round after Xavier Malisse was forced to retire after the first set because of an arm injury.^[10]
^ Andy Murray advanced to the quarterfinals after Mikhail Kukushkin was forced to retire in the third set because of a left hip flexor injury.^[11]
^ Frederico Gil advanced to the second round after Ivan Dodig was forced to retire in the fourth set because of shoulder and back injuries.^[12]
^ Florent Serra advanced to the second round after Steve Darcis was forced to retire in the third set, leading two sets to love, because of leg cramps.^[13]
^ Philipp Kohlschreiber advanced to the third round after Pere Riba was forced to retire in the second set because of a left foot injury.^[14]
^ Roger Federer received a walkover into the third round after Andreas Beck withdrew from the tournament because of a lower back injury.^[15]
^ David Nalbandian advanced to the second round after Jarkko Nieminen was forced to retire in the second set because of stomach cramps.^[16]

References

General

[1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com

Specific

^ Flory, Kate (30 January 2011). "Djokovic Captures Second Grand Slam Title; Murray Beaten at Third Attempt". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^ "Djokovic wins epic final". ABC Radio Grandstand. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
^ Eckstein, Jeremy (17 February 2012). "Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal: Why Aussie Open Final Is Greatest Match Ever". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ Curtis, Jake (21 January 2014). "Ranking the 10 Greatest Australian Open Finals of All Time". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ Connelly, Bill (12 June 2021). "Where does the latest Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal thriller rank in the all-time rivalry?". ESPN. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ @TennisMyLife68 (21 July 2021). "Tournaments where every one of Big 4 reached the semifinals" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 May 2024 – via Twitter.
^ "20th-seeded Mayer pulls out of Aussie". Fox Sports. Associated Press (AP). 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
^ "Hewitt moves ahead as Roddick retires". australianopen.com. IBM Corp., Tennis Australia. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ "Djokovic and Tsonga breeze into third round". espn.co.uk. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ Newman, Paul (18 January 2012). "France's softly-spoken 'English gentleman' next hurdle for Scot". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ "Nishikori Stuns Tsonga To Make History; Murray Up Next". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
^ "Karlović advances to second round; Martić, Dodig and Ljubičić ousted". croatiansports.com. CroatianSoccerReport.com. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ O'Brien, Bren (16 January 2012). "Cramp rules need reviewing". sportal.com.au. Sportal. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ Pye, John (18 January 2012). "Clijsters hits high note". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ Blake, Martin (19 January 2012). "Walkover gives Fed the inside running". smh.com.au. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ "Nieminen retires in Australian opener". YLE/Reuters. YLE. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

External links

2012 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2011 US Open – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 2012 French Open – Men's singles

[RoddickOut-9] Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the third round after Andy Roddick was forced to retire after the third set because of a hamstring injury.^[8]

[GolubevOut-11] Richard Gasquet advanced to the third round after Andrey Golubev was forced to retire in the third set because of injury.^[9]

[MalisseOut-13] Édouard Roger-Vasselin advanced to the second round after Xavier Malisse was forced to retire after the first set because of an arm injury.^[10]

[KukushkinOut-15] Andy Murray advanced to the quarterfinals after Mikhail Kukushkin was forced to retire in the third set because of a left hip flexor injury.^[11]

[DodigOut-17] Frederico Gil advanced to the second round after Ivan Dodig was forced to retire in the fourth set because of shoulder and back injuries.^[12]

[DarcisOut-19] Florent Serra advanced to the second round after Steve Darcis was forced to retire in the third set, leading two sets to love, because of leg cramps.^[13]

[RibaOut-21] Philipp Kohlschreiber advanced to the third round after Pere Riba was forced to retire in the second set because of a left foot injury.^[14]

[BeckOut-23] Roger Federer received a walkover into the third round after Andreas Beck withdrew from the tournament because of a lower back injury.^[15]

[NieminenOut-25] David Nalbandian advanced to the second round after Jarkko Nieminen was forced to retire in the second set because of stomach cramps.^[16]

[Djokovic2011-1] Flory, Kate (30 January 2011). "Djokovic Captures Second Grand Slam Title; Murray Beaten at Third Attempt". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

[ABC_–_30Jan2012_–_Djokovic_wins_epic_final-2] "Djokovic wins epic final". ABC Radio Grandstand. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.

[3] Eckstein, Jeremy (17 February 2012). "Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal: Why Aussie Open Final Is Greatest Match Ever". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[4] Curtis, Jake (21 January 2014). "Ranking the 10 Greatest Australian Open Finals of All Time". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[:11-5] Connelly, Bill (12 June 2021). "Where does the latest Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal thriller rank in the all-time rivalry?". ESPN. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[6] @TennisMyLife68 (21 July 2021). "Tournaments where every one of Big 4 reached the semifinals" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 May 2024 – via Twitter.

[MayerOut-7] "20th-seeded Mayer pulls out of Aussie". Fox Sports. Associated Press (AP). 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

[RoddickOut-8] "Hewitt moves ahead as Roddick retires". australianopen.com. IBM Corp., Tennis Australia. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[GolubevOut-10] "Djokovic and Tsonga breeze into third round". espn.co.uk. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[MalisseOut-12] Newman, Paul (18 January 2012). "France's softly-spoken 'English gentleman' next hurdle for Scot". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[KukushkinOut-14] "Nishikori Stuns Tsonga To Make History; Murray Up Next". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.

[DodigOut-16] "Karlović advances to second round; Martić, Dodig and Ljubičić ousted". croatiansports.com. CroatianSoccerReport.com. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[DarcisOut-18] O'Brien, Bren (16 January 2012). "Cramp rules need reviewing". sportal.com.au. Sportal. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[RibaOut-20] Pye, John (18 January 2012). "Clijsters hits high note". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[BeckOut-22] Blake, Martin (19 January 2012). "Walkover gives Fed the inside running". smh.com.au. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[NieminenOut-24] "Nieminen retires in Australian opener". YLE/Reuters. YLE. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

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