2021 French Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2021 French Open
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Stefanos Tsitsipas
Score	6–7(6–8), 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Draw	128
Seeds	32

Main article: 2021 French Open

Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, 6–7^(6–8), 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 French Open. It was his second French Open title and 19th major title overall. With this victory, he became the first man to achieve the double career Grand Slam in the Open Era, and the first player in the Open Era to win a major after coming back from two sets to love down in two matches during the same major. Tsitsipas became the first Greek player to reach a major final. It also marked the second consecutive year a man trailed by two sets in a major final yet rallied to win, following Dominic Thiem's victory at the 2020 US Open.

Rafael Nadal was the four-time defending champion, but lost to Djokovic in a 4 hour, 11 minute semifinal. Nadal's defeat marked only his third loss out of 108 French Open matches, including his first loss in 14 semifinal appearances at the tournament. It also marked the only time that Nadal lost a match at the French Open after taking the opening set, and the only French Open where a player defeated Nadal and went on to win the tournament. In winning this match, Djokovic became the only man ever to defeat Nadal two times at the French Open.

During his semifinal match, Nadal's left foot injury flared up and his movement became noticeably hindered by the fourth set. Nadal's injury was so bad that he couldn't walk down stairs for a week afterwards. Eventually, he had to cancel the rest of his reason and undergo treatment on his foot.

Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking; Djokovic retained the ranking after Medvedev lost in the quarterfinals.

Nadal and Roger Federer were attempting to win a record 21st major title and become the outright leader in the men's singles major tally. Federer, like Djokovic, was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era to achieve the double career Grand Slam in what would prove to be his final French Open appearance. This was the first time in major history that Djokovic, Federer, and Nadal, the three most successful men's singles major champions of all time, were in the same half of the main draw. After both reached the semifinals, Djokovic and Nadal met for a record-extending 58th time in the Open Era, with Djokovic emerging victorious in four sets.

For the first time in the Open Era, no French players reached the third round. This tournament also marked the last time that any Grand Slam featured Nadal, Federer and Djokovic together, thus marking an end of the "Big Three" era. Thiem's first-round defeat guaranteed a new French Open finalist from the bottom half of the draw; Tsitsipas ultimately emerged as that finalist. Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest player since Djokovic in 2005 to win a match at the French Open, and was also the youngest player to reach the third round at the tournament since Andrei Medvedev in 1992. This was the first time since 2004 that a French Open men's singles final went to five sets; on that occasion, Gastón Gaudio also came from two sets down to win the title.

Seeds

01.   Novak Djokovic (champion)

02.   Daniil Medvedev (quarterfinals)

03.   Rafael Nadal (semifinals)

04.   Dominic Thiem (first round)

05.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (final)

06.   Alexander Zverev (semifinals)

07.   Andrey Rublev (first round)

08.   Roger Federer (fourth round, withdrew)

09.   Matteo Berrettini (quarterfinals)

10.   Diego Schwartzman (quarterfinals)

11.   Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)

12.   Pablo Carreño Busta (fourth round)

13.   David Goffin (first round)

14.   Gaël Monfils (second round)

15.   Casper Ruud (third round)

16.   Grigor Dimitrov (first round, retired)

17.   Milos Raonic (withdrew)

18.   Jannik Sinner (fourth round)

19.   Hubert Hurkacz (first round)

20.   Félix Auger-Aliassime (first round)

21.   Alex de Minaur (second round)

22.   Cristian Garín (fourth round)

23.   Karen Khachanov (second round)

24.   Aslan Karatsev (second round)

25.   Dan Evans (first round)

26.   Lorenzo Sonego (first round)

27.   Fabio Fognini (third round)

28.   Nikoloz Basilashvili (second round)

29.   Ugo Humbert (first round)

30.   Taylor Fritz (second round)

31.   John Isner (third round)

32.   Reilly Opelka (third round)

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

Draw

Key

• 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

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	6	6	65	7
	9	Matteo Berrettini	3	2	77	5
										1	Novak Djokovic	3	6	77	6
										3	Rafael Nadal	6	3	64	2
	3	Rafael Nadal	6	4	6	6
	10	Diego Schwartzman	3	6	4	0
																			1	Novak Djokovic	66	2	6	6	6
																			5	Stefanos Tsitsipas	78	6	3	2	4
	6	Alexander Zverev	6	6	6
		Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	4	1	1
										6	Alexander Zverev	3	3	6	6	3
										5	Stefanos Tsitsipas	6	6	4	4	6
	5	Stefanos Tsitsipas	6	77	7
	2	Daniil Medvedev	3	63	5

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
		T Sandgren	2	4	2					1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
		L Pouille	3	1	3						P Cuevas	3	2	4
		P Cuevas	6	6	6														1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
		S Caruso	4	6	64	2														R Berankis	1	4	1
		J Duckworth	6	3	77	6					J Duckworth	5	6	64	0
		R Berankis	6	6	2	6					R Berankis	7	2	77	6
	29	U Humbert	4	4	6	4																						1	N Djokovic	67	62	6	6	4
	21	A de Minaur	6	6	77																								L Musetti	79	77	1	0	0r
		S Travaglia	2	4	64					21	A de Minaur	4	1	6	1
		Y Uchiyama	6	1	2	4					M Cecchinato	6	6	3	6
		M Cecchinato	3	6	6	6														M Cecchinato	6	4	3	6	3
		J-W Tsonga	4	2	6	65														L Musetti	3	6	6	3	6
		Y Nishioka	6	6	3	77					Y Nishioka	5	3	2
		L Musetti	6	7	77						L Musetti	7	6	6
	13	D Goffin	0	5	63

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	M Berrettini	6	6	4	6
	Q	T Daniel	0	4	6	4				9	M Berrettini	6	6	6
		F Coria	6	77	6						F Coria	3	3	2
		F López	3	64	2														9	M Berrettini	78	6	6
		K Anderson	5	4	6	64														S-w Kwon	66	3	4
		S-w Kwon	7	6	2	77					S-w Kwon	6	7	7
		A Seppi	6	710	4	6					A Seppi	4	5	5
	20	F Auger-Aliassime	3	68	6	4																						9	M Berrettini	w/o
	30	T Fritz	6	6	6																							8	R Federer
		J Sousa	4	2	4					30	T Fritz	3	2	6	4
	WC	M Bourgue	3	3	4						D Koepfer	6	6	3	6
		D Koepfer	6	6	6															D Koepfer	65	77	64	5
		M Čilić	78	6	6														8	R Federer	77	63	77	7
	WC	A Rinderknech	66	1	2						M Čilić	2	6	64	2
	Q	D Istomin	2	4	3					8	R Federer	6	2	77	6
	8	R Federer	6	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	3	R Nadal	6	6	77
		A Popyrin	3	2	63					3	R Nadal	6	7	6
	WC	H Gaston	1	4	2						R Gasquet	0	5	2
		R Gasquet	6	6	6														3	R Nadal	6	6	6
		C Norrie	7	77	6															C Norrie	3	3	3
	Q	B Fratangelo	5	65	2						C Norrie	4	6	6	6
		L Harris	7	6	6						L Harris	6	3	3	2
	26	L Sonego	5	4	4																							3	R Nadal	7	6	6
	18	J Sinner	6	4	64	7	6																					18	J Sinner	5	3	0
		P-H Herbert	1	6	77	5	4			18	J Sinner	6	7	3	6
		G Mager	6	3	6	7					G Mager	1	5	6	3
	LL	P Gojowczyk	2	6	4	5													18	J Sinner	6	7	6
		M Ymer	6	0	4	6	6													M Ymer	1	5	3
		R Carballés Baena	4	6	6	2	2				M Ymer	6	2	6	6
		A Ramos Viñolas	6	66	4	4				14	G Monfils	0	6	4	3
	14	G Monfils	1	78	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	10	D Schwartzman	6	6	6
	PR	Y-h Lu	2	2	3					10	D Schwartzman	6	6	6
		A Mannarino	5	6	5	2					A Bedene	4	2	4
		A Bedene	7	3	7	6													10	D Schwartzman	6	6	6
	PR	P Kohlschreiber	77	6	2	6													PR	P Kohlschreiber	4	2	1
		F Verdasco	63	2	6	4				PR	P Kohlschreiber	6	77	4	6
	Q	J Brooksby	3	4	4					24	A Karatsev	3	64	6	1
	24	A Karatsev	6	6	6																							10	D Schwartzman	711	6	7
	28	N Basilashvili	6	6	0	6																							J-L Struff	69	4	5
		D Lajović	4	3	6	2				28	N Basilashvili	4	2	4
	Q	C Alcaraz	6	2	6	77				Q	C Alcaraz	6	6	6
	Q	B Zapata Miralles	3	6	1	64													Q	C Alcaraz	4	63	2
		F Bagnis	7	6	6															J-L Struff	6	77	6
	WC	B Bonzi	5	3	4						F Bagnis	5	61	4
		J-L Struff	6	78	4	3	6				J-L Struff	7	77	6
	7	A Rublev	3	66	6	6	4

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	6	A Zverev	3	3	6	6	6
	Q	O Otte	6	6	2	2	0			6	A Zverev	77	6	77
	Q	R Safiullin	77	1	6	6				Q	R Safiullin	64	3	61
	Q	C Taberner	64	6	0	2													6	A Zverev	6	7	6
		C Moutet	3	712	62	5														L Đere	2	5	2
		L Đere	6	610	77	7					L Đere	4	4	6	6	6
		M Kecmanović	1	6	6	6					M Kecmanović	6	6	3	2	3
	25	D Evans	6	3	3	4																						6	A Zverev	6	6	6
	23	K Khachanov	6	6	6																								K Nishikori	4	1	1
		J Veselý	1	2	3					23	K Khachanov	6	2	6	4	4
		K Nishikori	6	64	6	4	6				K Nishikori	4	6	2	6	6
	Q	A Giannessi	4	77	3	6	4													K Nishikori	7	0
		Y Hanfmann	1	3	6	2													Q	H Laaksonen	5	0r
	Q	H Laaksonen	6	6	4	6				Q	H Laaksonen	6	2	6	6
	Q	M Vilella Martínez	4	4	2					11	R Bautista Agut	3	6	3	2
	11	R Bautista Agut	6	6	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	15	C Ruud	5	6	6	77
		B Paire	7	2	1	64				15	C Ruud	6	6	6
	PR	K Majchrzak	6	2	6	6				PR	K Majchrzak	3	2	4
	WC	A Cazaux	4	6	4	4													15	C Ruud	63	6	66	6	5
		A Davidovich Fokina	6	6	6															A Davidovich Fokina	77	2	78	0	7
		M Kukushkin	4	4	3						A Davidovich Fokina	6	6	5	2	6
	Q	B van de Zandschulp	65	64	6	6	6			Q	B van de Zandschulp	4	4	7	6	4
	19	H Hurkacz	77	77	2	2	4																						A Davidovich Fokina	6	6	4	6
	27	F Fognini	6	6	6																								F Delbonis	4	4	6	4
	WC	G Barrère	4	1	4					27	F Fognini	78	6	6
		M Fucsovics	6	6	77						M Fucsovics	66	1	2
		G Simon	4	1	65														27	F Fognini	4	1	3
		R Albot	1	6	0	1														F Delbonis	6	6	6
		F Delbonis	6	2	6	6					F Delbonis	4	6	3	6	6
		P Andújar	4	5	6	6	6				P Andújar	6	1	6	3	2
	4	D Thiem	6	7	3	4	4

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	5	S Tsitsipas	78	6	6
		J Chardy	66	3	1					5	S Tsitsipas	6	6	6
		S Korda	4	2	2						P Martínez	3	4	3
		P Martínez	6	6	6														5	S Tsitsipas	5	6	77	6
	Q	M Marterer	4	1	63														31	J Isner	7	3	63	1
		F Krajinović	6	6	77						F Krajinović	66	1	65
		S Querrey	62	3	4					31	J Isner	78	6	77
	31	J Isner	77	6	6																							5	S Tsitsipas	6	6	7
	LL	F Cerúndolo	3	4	3																							12	P Carreño Busta	3	2	5
		T Monteiro	6	6	6						T Monteiro	3	77	62	6	3
		S Johnson	65	3	6	6	6				S Johnson	6	62	77	3	6
		F Tiafoe	77	6	4	2	1													S Johnson	4	4	2
		E Gerasimov	63	4	3														12	P Carreño Busta	6	6	6
	WC	E Couacaud	77	6	6					WC	E Couacaud	6	3	4	4
		N Gombos	3	4	3					12	P Carreño Busta	2	6	6	6
	12	P Carreño Busta	6	6	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	16	G Dimitrov	6	6	5	0r
		M Giron	2	4	7	3					M Giron	77	6	63	6
		G Pella	6	77	7						G Pella	62	1	77	4
	Q	DE Galán	3	64	5															M Giron	1	7	2	2
		E Ruusuvuori	6	3	64	3													22	C Garín	6	5	6	6
	Q	M McDonald	4	6	77	6				Q	M McDonald	6	6	67	3	6
		JI Londero	6	4	66	2				22	C Garín	4	4	79	6	8
	22	C Garín	3	6	78	6																						22	C Garín	2	1	5
	32	R Opelka	6	6	6																							2	D Medvedev	6	6	7
		A Martin	3	2	4					32	R Opelka	6	6	3	7
		J Munar	66	6	77	6					J Munar	3	2	6	5
		J Thompson	78	1	65	4													32	R Opelka	4	2	4
		T Paul	6	6	4	4	10												2	D Medvedev	6	6	6
	WC	C O'Connell	2	4	6	6	8				T Paul	6	1	4	3
		A Bublik	3	3	5					2	D Medvedev	3	6	6	6
	2	D Medvedev	6	6	7

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 24 May 2021. Rankings and points before are as of 31 May 2021. Because the tournament was moved a week, points of the week of 10 June 2019 include results from Stuttgart and 's-Hertogenbosch.

As announced by the ATP in March 2021, tournaments from 4 March to 4 August 2019 points due to COVID ranking adjustments will count 50%, including their 2020 points whichever is greater. 2019 points which are higher will still be dropped as normal. Accordingly, the higher of each player's 2019 or 2020 points will be replaced by his 2021 points at the end of the tournament. Note that this is a different ranking adjustment system than the one being used by the WTA for the women's event.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	2019 points	2020 points	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Novak Djokovic	11,313	720	1,200	2,000	12,113	Champion, defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
2	2	Daniil Medvedev	9,793	10+10	10	360	10,143	Quarterfinal lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
3	3	Rafael Nadal	9,630	2,000	2,000	720	8,630	Semifinal lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
4	4	Dominic Thiem	8,445	1,200	360	10	7,425	First round lost to Pablo Andújar
5	5	Stefanos Tsitsipas	7,500	180+10	720	1,200	7,980	Runner-up, lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
6	6	Alexander Zverev	6,990	360	180	720	7,350	Semifinals lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
7	7	Andrey Rublev	6,090	0	360	10	5,910	First round lost to Jan-Lennard Struff
8	8	Roger Federer	5,605	720	0	180	5,065	Fourth round withdrew due to physical condition concerns
9	9	Matteo Berrettini	3,958	45+250	90	360	4,103	Quarterfinal lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
10	10	Diego Schwartzman	3,465	45	720	360	3,105	Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [3]
11	11	Roberto Bautista Agut	3,215	90	90	45	3,170	Second round lost to Henri Laaksonen [Q]
12	12	Pablo Carreño Busta	3,085	90	360	180	2,905	Fourth round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
13	13	David Goffin	2,875	90+45	10	10	2,830	First round lost to Lorenzo Musetti
14	15	Gaël Monfils	2,713	180+20	10	45	2,568	Second round lost to Mikael Ymer
15	16	Casper Ruud	2,690	90	90	90	2,690	Third round lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
16	17	Grigor Dimitrov	2,521	90	180	10	2,431	First round retired against Marcos Giron
17	18	Milos Raonic	2,518	0+90	0	0	2,473	Withdrew for personal reasons
18	19	Jannik Sinner	2,500	(48)†	360	180	2,320	Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal [3]
19	20	Hubert Hurkacz	2,498	10	10	10	2,533	First round lost to Botic van de Zandschulp [Q]
20	21	Félix Auger-Aliassime	2,423	0+150	10	10	2,423	First round lost to Andreas Seppi
21	22	Alex de Minaur	2,350	45+45	10	45	2,350	Second round lost to Marco Cecchinato
22	23	Cristian Garín	2,350	45+45	90	180	2,440	Fourth round lost to Daniil Medvedev [2]
23	25	Karen Khachanov	2,280	360+10	180	45	2,010	Second round lost to Kei Nishikori
24	26	Aslan Karatsev	2,245	(18)†	16	45	2,274	Second round lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber [PR]
25	27	Dan Evans	2,195	10+125	10	10	2,106	First round lost to Miomir Kecmanović
26	28	Lorenzo Sonego	2,132	10	180	10	2,042	First round lost to Lloyd Harris
27	29	Fabio Fognini	1,933	180	10	90	1,843	Third round lost to Federico Delbonis
28	31	Nikoloz Basilashvili	1,785	10+10	10	45	1,820	Second round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [Q]
29	32	Ugo Humbert	1,780	10	10	10	1,815	First round lost to Ričardas Berankis
30	33	Taylor Fritz	1,760	45	90	45	1,715	Second round lost to Dominik Koepfer
31	34	John Isner	1,730	0	45	90	1,775	Third round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
32	35	Reilly Opelka	1,726	10	10	90	1,806	Third round lost to Daniil Medvedev [2]

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Therefore, this represents his points from the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour.

Withdrawn players

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

Rank	Player	Points before	2019 points	2020 points	Points lost	Points after	Withdrawal reason
14	Denis Shapovalov	2,780	10	45	–	2,780	Shoulder injury
24	Stan Wawrinka	2,281	360	90	315	1,966	Foot injury
30	Borna Ćorić	1,870	90+90	10	112	1,758	Shoulder surgery

Other entry information

Wild cards

The following players were awarded wild cards into the main draw.

• Grégoire Barrère
• Benjamin Bonzi
• Mathias Bourgue
• Arthur Cazaux
• Enzo Couacaud
• Hugo Gaston
• Christopher O'Connell
• Arthur Rinderknech

Protected ranking

• Philipp Kohlschreiber (96)
• Lu Yen-hsun (71)
• Kamil Majchrzak (105)

Qualifiers

Main article: 2021 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

• Carlos Alcaraz
• Jenson Brooksby
• Taro Daniel
• Bjorn Fratangelo
• Daniel Elahi Galán
• Alessandro Giannessi
• Denis Istomin
• Henri Laaksonen
• Maximilian Marterer
• Mackenzie McDonald
• Oscar Otte
• Roman Safiullin
• Carlos Taberner
• Mario Vilella Martínez
• Botic van de Zandschulp
• Bernabé Zapata Miralles

Lucky losers

• Francisco Cerúndolo
• Peter Gojowczyk

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Nick Kyrgios (57) → replaced by Facundo Bagnis (103)
• Borna Ćorić (26) → replaced by Andrej Martin (104)
• Kyle Edmund (69) → replaced by Roberto Carballés Baena (105)
• Stan Wawrinka (20) → replaced by Kamil Majchrzak (105 PR)
• Attila Balázs (102) → replaced by João Sousa (106)
• Vasek Pospisil (64) → replaced by Kevin Anderson (107)
• Denis Shapovalov (13) → replaced by Yasutaka Uchiyama (108)
• Milos Raonic (19) → replaced by Francisco Cerúndolo (LL)
• John Millman (44) → replaced by Peter Gojowczyk (LL)

During the tournament

• Roger Federer

Retirements

• Grigor Dimitrov
• Henri Laaksonen
• Lorenzo Musetti

External links

• Main draw
• 2021 French Open – Men's draws at the Roland Garros
• 2021 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation