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Men's singles
2018 Western & Southern Open
Final
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	56 (7 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
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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 this win, he became the first player to complete the career Golden Masters (winning all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments over the course of 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							Semifinals							Final
		Milos Raonic	5	6	3
	10	Novak Djokovic	7	4	6
								10	Novak Djokovic	6	3	6
								7	Marin Čilić	4	6	3
	13	Pablo Carreño Busta	6	4
	7	Marin Čilić	7	6
															10	Novak Djokovic	6	6
															2	Roger Federer	4	4
	11	David Goffin	7	7
	4	Juan Martín del Potro	6	6
								11	David Goffin	6	1
								2	Roger Federer	7	1
	WC	Stan Wawrinka	7	6	2
	2	Roger Federer	6	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	M Jaziri	3	5
	Q	D Lajović	3	3					M Raonic	6	7
		M Raonic	6	6												M Raonic	7	6
	WC	F Tiafoe	6	6	5											D Shapovalov	6	4
		D Shapovalov	7	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																		10	N Djokovic	7	4	6
		S Johnson	4	6				10	N Djokovic	4	6	6
		A Mannarino	6	6	7				A Mannarino	6	2	1
		M Cecchinato	7	2	6										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	G Dimitrov	7	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							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	4											13	P Carreño Busta	6	6
	Q	B Klahn	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	4
	9	J Isner	4	7	6																	7	M Čilić	7	6
		S Querrey	6	6	7				S Querrey	5	4
		K Khachanov	2	6	6				K Khachanov	7	6
		A Ramos Viñolas	6	3	2											K Khachanov	6	6	4
		P Kohlschreiber	4	2											7	M Čilić	7	3	6
	Q	M Copil	6	6				Q	M Copil	7	4	4
								7	M Čilić	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	K Anderson	7	6
		J Chardy	6	6					J Chardy	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
	15	N Kyrgios	6	7	7																	4	JM del Potro	6	6
	Q	D Kudla	7	5	6			15	N Kyrgios	7	0	6
		B Ćorić	6	6					B Ćorić	6	6	3
	Q	D Medvedev	2	3											15	N Kyrgios	6	7	2
		H Chung	2	6	6										4	JM del Potro	7	6	6
		J Sock	6	1	2				H Chung	2	3
								4	JM del Potro	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	G García López	7	4	5
		M Fucsovics	4	6	7				M Fucsovics	6	6	7
	Q	H Hurkacz	6	3	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	6	2
	16	L Pouille	6	1	6																	2	R Federer	6	7	6
	WC	A Murray	1	6	4			16	L Pouille	6	4
	Q	M Mmoh	4	6	4				L Mayer	7	6
		L Mayer	6	1	6											L Mayer	1	6
		P Gojowczyk	2	6	7										2	R Federer	6	7
		J Sousa	6	4	5				P Gojowczyk	4	4
								2	R Federer	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. John Millman (first round, retired)
2. Ryan Harrison (first round)
3. Malek Jaziri (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. Tennys Sandgren (first round)
5. Dušan Lajović (qualified)
6. Cameron Norrie (first round)
7. Daniil Medvedev (qualified)
8. Feliciano López (first round)
9. Guillermo García López (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
10. Yūichi Sugita (first round)
11. Denis Kudla (qualified)
12. Taro Daniel (first round)
13. Mirza Bašić (first round)
14. Jozef Kovalík (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Michael Mmoh
2. Hubert Hurkacz
3. Denis Kudla
4. Bradley Klahn
5. Dušan Lajović
6. Marius Copil
7. Daniil Medvedev

Lucky loser

1. Malek Jaziri
2. Guillermo García López

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	John Millman	5
		Tim Smyczek	5
									Tim Smyczek	1	6	2
									Michael Mmoh	6	2	6
		Michael Mmoh	6	6
	13	Mirza Bašić	3	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Ryan Harrison	3	3
		Hubert Hurkacz	6	6
									Hubert Hurkacz	7	7
									Ivo Karlović	6	6
		Ivo Karlović	7	6
	12	Taro Daniel	6	3

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Malek Jaziri	6	6	7
	WC	Bjorn Fratangelo	7	3	6
								3	Malek Jaziri	3	1
								11	Denis Kudla	6	6
		Evgeny Donskoy	2	4
	11	Denis Kudla	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Tennys Sandgren	4	6
		Bradley Klahn	6	7
									Bradley Klahn	7	7
								9	Guillermo García López	6	6
		Ričardas Berankis	4	3
	9	Guillermo García López	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Dušan Lajović	7	6
	WC	Mitchell Krueger	6	4
								5	Dušan Lajović	2	6	6
									Marcos Baghdatis	6	2	3
		Marcos Baghdatis	7	6
	8	Feliciano López	6	3

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Cameron Norrie	4	6	3
		Marius Copil	6	3	6
									Marius Copil	6	7
								WC	J. J. Wolf	4	6
	WC	J. J. Wolf	7	7
	14	Jozef Kovalík	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Daniil Medvedev	2	7	6
	WC	Christian Harrison	6	5	4
								7	Daniil Medvedev	4	7	6
								PR	Yoshihito Nishioka	6	6	2
	PR	Yoshihito Nishioka	6	6	6
	10	Yūichi Sugita	7	3	3

References

1. "Djokovic Completes Career Golden Masters". ATP World Tour. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

External links

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