2018 ATP Finals – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2018 ATP Finals | |
| Champion |  Alexander Zverev |
| Runner-up |  Novak Djokovic |
| Score | 6–4, 6–3 |
Alexander Zverev defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2018 ATP Finals.[1] It was his first ATP Finals title.
Grigor Dimitrov was the reigning champion, but failed to qualify this year.[2]
Rafael Nadal withdrew from the event due to an abdominal injury and was replaced by John Isner. Djokovic secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking.[3] Juan Martín del Potro qualified for the first time since 2013, but withdrew with a knee injury and was replaced by Kei Nishikori.[4]
Kevin Anderson and Isner made their tournament debuts.[5]
Seeds
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Novak Djokovic (final)
Roger Federer (semifinals)
Alexander Zverev (champion)
Kevin Anderson (semifinals)
Marin Čilić (round robin)
Dominic Thiem (round robin)
Kei Nishikori (round robin)
John Isner (round robin)
Alternates
[edit]
Karen Khachanov (Did not play)- Borna Ćorić (Did not play)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Novak Djokovic
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 |  Kevin Anderson
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Novak Djokovic
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Alexander Zverev
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  Roger Federer
| 5 | 65 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Alexander Zverev
| 7 | 77 | ||||||||||
Group Guga Kuerten
[edit]| Djokovic
|
Zverev
|
 Čilić
|
 Isner
|
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Novak Djokovic
|
6–4, 6–1 | 7–6(9–7), 6–2 | 6–4, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–0 (100%) | 37–20 (65%) | 1 | |
| 3 | Alexander Zverev
|
4–6, 1–6 | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1) | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 (67%) | 32–33 (49%) | 2 | |
| 5 | Marin Čilić
|
6–7(7–9), 2–6 | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(1–7) | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4 | 1–2 | 2–5 (29%) | 38–41 (48%) | 3 | |
| 8 | John Isner
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4–6, 3–6 | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 4–6 | 0–3 | 1–6 (14%) | 30–43 (41%) | 4 |
Group Lleyton Hewitt
[edit]| Federer
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Anderson
|
 Thiem
|
 Nishikori
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Roger Federer
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6–4, 6–3 | 6–2, 6–3 | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | 2–1 | 4–2 (67%) | 33–25 (57%) | 1 | |
| 4 | Kevin Anderson
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4–6, 3–6 | 6–3, 7–6(12–10) | 6–0, 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 (67%) | 32–22 (59%) | 2 | |
| 6 | Dominic Thiem
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2–6, 3–6 | 3–6, 6–7(10–12) | 6–1, 6–4 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 26–30 (46%) | 3 | |
| 7 | Kei Nishikori
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7–6(7–4), 6–3 | 0–6, 1–6 | 1–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 19–33 (37%) | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches played; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, percentage of sets won, then percentage of games won, then ATP rankings.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alexander Zverev stuns Novak Djokovic to win ATP World Tour Finals title". Guardian. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Cilic, Thiem Qualify To Complete Singles Field For 2018 Nitto ATP Finals". ATP. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Rafael Nadal withdraws from ATP World Tour Finals in London for THIS reason". 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Nishikori Replaces Del Potro At 2018 Nitto ATP Finals". ATP. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Anderson Creates History With First-Time Nitto ATP Finals Qualification". ATP. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Semi-final Qualifying Procedure". Nitto ATP Finals. Retrieved 14 November 2018.