Jannik Sinner defeatedDaniil Medvedev inthe final, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the2024 Australian Open. It was his firstmajor singles title. Sinner was the second Italian man in theOpen Era to win a singles major, afterAdriano Panatta at the1976 French Open.[1] He was the first newAustralian Open men's singles champion sinceStan Wawrinka in2014.[2] Medvedev lost the final after winning the first two sets (as he did in2022), making him the only player in the Open Era to lose two major finals after having a two-set lead and the second to lose all of his first three Australian Open finals, afterAndy Murray.[3] Medvedev also set Open Era records for the most time spent playing at one edition of a singles major, at 24 hours and 17 minutes (an average of 3 hours 27 minutes per match), and for the most sets played in a singles major, at 31 (an average of 4.4 sets per match).[1]
Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Sinner.[4] His loss ended a 33-match winning streak at the Australian Open, marked his first-ever defeat in an Australian Open semifinal after going 10–0 in his first 10, and first defeat in any major semifinal since the2019 French Open, winning his last 12 consecutive major semifinals.[5] Djokovic retained theworld No. 1 singles ranking afterCarlos Alcaraz lost in the quarterfinals; Medvedev was also in contention for the top spot.[6]
A record number of seeded players (30 of 32 seeds) advanced to the second round, for the first time since the introduction of the 32-seed system at the2001 Wimbledon Championships.[7][8] The tournament featured a record-equaling 35 five-set matches, tying the Open Era record set at the1983 US Open (surpassed soon after by the2024 Wimbledon Championships).[9]
This marked the final Australian Open appearance for five-time finalist, three-time major champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and former world No. 1 Andy Murray. He lost toTomás Martín Etcheverry in the first round. It was also the final Australian Open appearance for2020 finalist,2020 US Open champion, and former world No. 3Dominic Thiem. He lost toFélix Auger-Aliassime in the first round.