title: 2019 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles
text: # 2019 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles
  
  Daniil Medvedev defeated David Goffin in the final, $7–6^{(7–3)},$ 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2019 Cincinnati Masters. It was his first ATP Tour Masters 1000 title.
  
  Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Medvedev.
  
  Nick Kyrgios set a record for the highest fine in ATP Tour history in his second round loss to Karen Khachanov. He was penalized $113,000 for five separate unsportsmanlike conduct violations including an expletive-laden rant, walking off-court to smash two racquets, and spitting at umpire Fergus Murphy.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
      01. Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
      02. Rafael Nadal (withdrew)
      03. Roger Federer (third round)
      04. Dominic Thiem (withdrew)
      05. Stefanos Tsitsipas (second round)
      06. Kei Nishikori (second round)
      07. Alexander Zverev (second round)
      08. Karen Khachanov (third round)
      09. Daniil Medvedev (champion)
      10. Fabio Fognini (withdrew)
      11. Roberto Bautista Agut (quarterfinals)
      12. Borna Ćorić (first round)
      13. John Isner (second round)
      14. Marin Čilić (first round)
      15. Nikoloz Basilashvili (first round)
      16. David Goffin (final)
  
  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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Novak Djokovic | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lucas Pouille | $6^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lucas Pouille | $6^2$ | 1 | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 9 | Daniil Medvedev | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | Andrey Rublev | 2 | 3 | | 9 | Daniil Medvedev | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 9 | Daniil Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Daniil Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | Daniil Medvedev | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | David Goffin | $6^3$ | 4 |
  | 11 | Roberto Bautista Agut | $6^2$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | David Goffin | $6^3$ | 4 |
  | PR | Richard Gasquet | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | Richard Gasquet | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | PR | Richard Gasquet | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 16 | David Goffin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | Yoshihito Nishioka | | | | 16 | David Goffin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 16 | David Goffin | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Querrey | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | WC | S Querrey | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P-H Herbert | $6^2$ | $6^1$ | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | P Carreño Busta | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | Q | P Carreño Busta | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | G Simon | 5 | $6^4$ | | Q | P Carreño Busta | 6 | $6^1$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Lajović | $6^3$ | 6 | 5 | 13 | J Isner | 4 | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | J Isner | $7^7$ | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | LL | J Sousa | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Pouille | $6^2$ | 1 |
  | | D Shapovalov | 2 | 6 | 6 | | D Shapovalov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Kudla | 3 | $6^6$ | | | L Pouille | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Pouille | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | L Pouille | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | N Kyrgios | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | K Khachanov | $7^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | L Sonego | 5 | 4 | | | N Kyrgios | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | K Khachanov | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Berrettini | $6^3$ | 3 | | WC | JI Londero | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | JI Londero | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | G Dimitrov | 7 | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | Q | A Rublev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Wawrinka | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ | | S Wawrinka | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Rublev | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | Q | A Rublev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | N Basilashvili | $7^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Rublev | 2 | 3 |
  | 9 | D Medvedev | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | D Medvedev | 6 | 6 |
  | | K Edmund | 2 | 5 | | 9 | D Medvedev | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Verdasco | 4 | $0^r$ | | | B Paire | $6^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Paire | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | 9 | D Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | I Karlović | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | J-L Struff | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | | J-L Struff | 7 | $7^7$ | | | J-L Struff | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | S Tsitsipas | 4 | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 7 | A Zverev | $7^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Kecmanović | 6 | 6 | Q | M Kecmanović | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Auger-Aliassime | 3 | 3 | | | | | | Q | M Kecmanović | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | G Monfils | $6^7$ | 3 | | | | | | 11 | R Bautista Agut | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | F Tiafoe | $7^9$ | 6 | | F Tiafoe | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Hurkacz | $6^6$ | 3 | 11 | R Bautista Agut | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | R Bautista Agut | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | R Bautista Agut | $6^2$ | 6 | 2 |
  | 14 | M Čilić | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | PR | R Gasquet | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 |
  | | R Albot | 6 | $7^8$ | | R Albot | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Đere | $6^2$ | 3 | | D Schwartzman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Schwartzman | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | D Schwartzman | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | WC | A Murray | 4 | 4 | | | | | | PR | R Gasquet | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | PR | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | PR | R Gasquet | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | LL | F Delbonis | 5 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 6 | K Nishikori | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | J Thompson | 5 | 7 | 4 | Q | Y Nishioka | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Y Nishioka | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | Q | Y Nishioka | 7 | 6 | | | |
  | | A de Minaur | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A de Minaur | 5 | 4 | | | |
  | | M Cecchinato | $7^7$ | 1 | 2 | | A de Minaur | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | WC | R Opelka | 4 | 6 | 7 | WC | R Opelka | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | B Ćorić | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Q | Y Nishioka | |
  | 16 | D Goffin | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 16 | D Goffin | w/o |
  | | T Fritz | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | D Goffin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | | G Pella | 7 | $7^7$ | | | G Pella | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Ruud | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | | | 16 | D Goffin | $7^8$ | 6 | | | |
  | | C Garín | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | A Mannarino | $6^6$ | 2 | | | |
  | | A Mannarino | 6 | 6 | | | A Mannarino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | LL | M Kukushkin | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Mikhail Kukushkin (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * João Sousa (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Pablo Carreño Busta (qualified)
  * Dan Evans (first round)
  * Márton Fucsovics (first round)
  * Casper Ruud (qualified)
  * Miomir Kecmanović (qualified)
  * Cameron Norrie (first round)
  * Federico Delbonis (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * John Millman (first round)
  * Feliciano López (qualifying competition)
  * Andrey Rublev (qualified)
  * Alexander Bublik (first round)
  * Tennys Sandgren (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Andrey Rublev
  * Yoshihito Nishioka
  * Pablo Carreño Busta
  * Ivo Karlović
  * Denis Kudla
  * Casper Ruud
  * Miomir Kecmanović
  
  ### Lucky losers
  
  * Mikhail Kukushkin
  * João Sousa
  * Federico Delbonis
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mikhail Kukushkin | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Jack Sock | $7^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | WC | Jack Sock | $7^7$ | 2 | 3 | 1 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 4 | 3 |
  | | | | | | 12/Alt | Andrey Rublev | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | Alt | Bernard Tomic | $1^r$ | | | 12/Alt | Andrey Rublev | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | 12/Alt | Andrey Rublev | 2 | | | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | João Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Sebastian Korda | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | WC | Sebastian Korda | 3 | 3 | 2 | João Sousa | 4 | 6 | 4 |
  | | | | | | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | 0 | 6 |
  | | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | 7 | | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | 0 | 6 |
  | 10 | John Millman | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Marius Copil | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Marius Copil | 2 | 2 | 3 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | | | | WC | J. J. Wolf | 3 | 6 | 2 |
  | WC | J. J. Wolf | 6 | 6 | WC | J. J. Wolf | 3 | 6 | 2 |
  | 13 | Alexander Bublik | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Dan Evans | $6^2$ | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Philipp Kohlschreiber | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Philipp Kohlschreiber | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 4 |
  | | | | | | Ivo Karlović | $7^7$ | $6^1$ | 6 |
  | | Ivo Karlović | 4 | 6 | $7^8$ | Ivo Karlović | $7^7$ | $6^1$ | 6 |
  | 14 | Tennys Sandgren | 6 | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Márton Fucsovics | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Alexei Popyrin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Alexei Popyrin | 6 | 6 | Alexei Popyrin | 3 | 6 | 4 |
  | | | | | Denis Kudla | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | 8 | Cameron Norrie | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Casper Ruud | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | |
  | | Bradley Klahn | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | |
  | | Bradley Klahn | $6^5$ | 5 | | 6 | Casper Ruud | $6^5$ | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 9 | Federico Delbonis | $7^7$ | 5 | 3 |
  | WC | John McNally | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | Federico Delbonis | $7^7$ | 5 | 3 |
  | 9 | Federico Delbonis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Seventh qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Miomir Kecmanović | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Alt | Antoine Hoang | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Alt | Antoine Hoang | 3 | 4 | | 7 | Miomir Kecmanović | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | 11 | Feliciano López | $6^5$ | 0 |
  | | Lloyd Harris | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Feliciano López | $6^5$ | 0 |
  | 11 | Feliciano López | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  