title: 2018 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles
text: # 2018 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles
  
  Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2018 Cincinnati Masters. With the win, he became the first player to complete the career Golden Masters (winning all nine ATP Tour Masters 1000 events over a career) in singles.
  
  Grigor Dimitrov was the defending champion, but lost to Djokovic in the third round.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
      01. Rafael Nadal (withdrew)
      02. Roger Federer (final)
      03. Alexander Zverev (second round)
      04. Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)
      05. Grigor Dimitrov (third round)
      06. Kevin Anderson (third round)
      07. Marin Čilić (semifinals)
      08. Dominic Thiem (withdrew)
      09. John Isner (first round)
      10. Novak Djokovic (champion)
      11. David Goffin (semifinals, retired)
      12. Diego Schwartzman (first round)
      13. Pablo Carreño Busta (quarterfinals)
      14. Kyle Edmund (second round)
      15. Nick Kyrgios (third round)
      16. Lucas Pouille (second 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Milos Raonic | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Novak Djokovic | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Novak Djokovic | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Marin Čilić | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | 13 | Pablo Carreño Busta | $6^7$ | 4 | | 7 | Marin Čilić | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | 7 | Marin Čilić | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Marin Čilić | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 4 | 4 |
  | 11 | David Goffin | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 4 | 4 |
  | 4 | Juan Martín del Potro | $6^5$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Juan Martín del Potro | $6^5$ | $6^4$ | | 11 | David Goffin | $6^3$ | $1^r$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | Stan Wawrinka | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 2 | 2 | Roger Federer | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | 2 | Roger Federer | $6^2$ | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | LL | M Jaziri | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Lajović | 3 | 3 | | | M Raonic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Raonic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Raonic | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | |
  | WC | F Tiafoe | $6^6$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | D Shapovalov | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | D Shapovalov | $7^8$ | 3 | 7 | | D Shapovalov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M McDonald | 3 | 2 | | 14 | K Edmund | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | K Edmund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Raonic | 5 | 6 | 3 |
  | 10 | N Djokovic | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | N Djokovic | 7 | 4 | 6 |
  | | S Johnson | 4 | $6^4$ | | 10 | N Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Mannarino | $6^7$ | 6 | $7^9$ | | A Mannarino | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Cecchinato | $7^9$ | 2 | $6^7$ | | | | | | 10 | N Djokovic | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | D Džumhur | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | M Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | M Zverev | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | G Dimitrov | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | A Zverev | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Haase | 4 | 6 | 6 | | R Haase | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Krajinović | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | R Haase | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | M Marterer | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | B Klahn | $7^7$ | 6 | | Q | B Klahn | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Gasquet | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | P Carreño Busta | $6^7$ | 4 |
  | 9 | J Isner | 4 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Čilić | $7^9$ | 6 |
  | | S Querrey | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | | S Querrey | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Khachanov | 2 | 6 | 6 | | K Khachanov | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | K Khachanov | $6^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | P Kohlschreiber | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | M Čilić | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | M Copil | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Copil | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | M Čilić | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 6 | K Anderson | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | J Chardy | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Verdasco | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | K Anderson | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | D Ferrer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | D Goffin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | B Paire | 6 | 6 | | | B Paire | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Tsitsipas | 5 | 3 | | 11 | D Goffin | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | D Goffin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | D Goffin | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
  | 15 | N Kyrgios | $6^2$ | 7 | $7^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | JM del Potro | $6^5$ | $6^4$ |
  | Q | D Kudla | $7^7$ | 5 | $6^9$ | 15 | N Kyrgios | $7^7$ | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Ćorić | 6 | 6 | | | B Ćorić | $6^1$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Medvedev | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 15 | N Kyrgios | $6^4$ | $7^8$ | 2 | | | | |
  | | H Chung | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | JM del Potro | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Sock | 6 | 1 | 2 | | H Chung | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | LL | G García López | $7^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Fucsovics | 4 | 6 | $7^8$ | | M Fucsovics | $6^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | H Hurkacz | 6 | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | M Fucsovics | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | K Nishikori | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Rublev | 5 | 3 | | | K Nishikori | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Wawrinka | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | D Schwartzman | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Wawrinka | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 2 |
  | 16 | L Pouille | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | $6^2$ | $7^8$ | 6 |
  | WC | A Murray | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | L Pouille | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Mmoh | 4 | 6 | 4 | | L Mayer | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Mayer | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | L Mayer | 1 | $6^6$ | | | | | |
  | | P Gojowczyk | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
  | | J Sousa | 6 | 4 | 5 | | P Gojowczyk | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * John Millman (first round, retired)
  * Ryan Harrison (first round)
  * Malek Jaziri (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Tennys Sandgren (first round)
  * Dušan Lajović (qualified)
  * Cameron Norrie (first round)
  * Daniil Medvedev (qualified)
  * Feliciano López (first round)
  * Guillermo García López (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Yūichi Sugita (first round)
  * Denis Kudla (qualified)
  * Taro Daniel (first round)
  * Mirza Bašić (first round)
  * Jozef Kovalík (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Michael Mmoh
  * Hubert Hurkacz
  * Denis Kudla
  * Bradley Klahn
  * Dušan Lajović
  * Marius Copil
  * Daniil Medvedev
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Malek Jaziri
  * Guillermo García López
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | John Millman | $5^r$ | | | | | |
  | | Tim Smyczek | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Tim Smyczek | 5 | | Tim Smyczek | 1 | 6 | 2 |
  | | | | | Michael Mmoh | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | | Michael Mmoh | 6 | 6 | Michael Mmoh | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | 13 | Mirza Bašić | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Ryan Harrison | 3 | 3 | | | |
  | | Hubert Hurkacz | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Hubert Hurkacz | 6 | 6 | Hubert Hurkacz | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | Ivo Karlović | $6^3$ | $6^4$ |
  | | Ivo Karlović | $7^7$ | 6 | Ivo Karlović | $6^3$ | $6^4$ |
  | 12 | Taro Daniel | $6^5$ | 3 | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Malek Jaziri | $6^2$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | WC | Bjorn Fratangelo | $7^7$ | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | |
  | WC | Bjorn Fratangelo | $7^7$ | 3 | $6^2$ | 3 | Malek Jaziri | 3 | 1 |
  | | | | | | 11 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6 |
  | | Evgeny Donskoy | 2 | 4 | | 11 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Tennys Sandgren | 4 | $6^1$ | | | | |
  | | Bradley Klahn | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | Bradley Klahn | 6 | $7^7$ | | Bradley Klahn | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | 9 | Guillermo García López | $6^2$ | $6^1$ |
  | | Ričardas Berankis | 4 | 3 | 9 | Guillermo García López | $6^2$ | $6^1$ |
  | 9 | Guillermo García López | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Dušan Lajović | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Mitchell Krueger | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | WC | Mitchell Krueger | $6^3$ | 4 | 5 | Dušan Lajović | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 2 | 3 |
  | | Marcos Baghdatis | $7^7$ | 6 | | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 2 | 3 |
  | 8 | Feliciano López | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Cameron Norrie | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Marius Copil | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Marius Copil | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Marius Copil | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | WC | J. J. Wolf | 4 | $6^2$ |
  | WC | J. J. Wolf | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | | WC | J. J. Wolf | 4 | $6^2$ |
  | 14 | Jozef Kovalík | $6^6$ | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  
  **Seventh qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Daniil Medvedev | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Christian Harrison | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
  | WC | Christian Harrison | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | Daniil Medvedev | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | PR | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | $6^1$ | 2 |
  | PR | Yoshihito Nishioka | $6^1$ | 6 | 6 | PR | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | $6^1$ | 2 |
  | 10 | Yūichi Sugita | $7^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  