2014 Sony Open Tennis – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2014 Sony Open Tennis
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Rafael Nadal
Final score	6–3, 6–3

The 2014 Sony Open Tennis – Men's Singles was the main men's event of the 2014 Sony Open Tennis tennis tournament played in Key Biscane, USA from March 17 through March 30, 2014.

Andy Murray was the defending champion,^[1] but lost in the quarterfinals to Novak Djokovic. Djokovic went on to win the title, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–3, 6–3.

This was the first tour event of any level in the Open Era where two semifinalists issued walkovers to their opponents, resulting in no matches in the semifinal round.^[2]

The first round match between Jarkko Nieminen and Bernard Tomic lasted 28 minutes and 20 seconds, thus becoming the shortest recorded professional tennis match in Open Era history.^[3][4]

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

01.   Rafael Nadal (Final)

02.   Novak Djokovic (Champion)

03.   Stanislas Wawrinka (Fourth round)

04.   David Ferrer (Fourth round)

05.   Roger Federer (Quarterfinals)

06.   Andy Murray (Quarterfinals)

07.   Tomáš Berdych (Semifinals, withdrew because of gastroenteritis)

08.   Juan Martín del Potro (Withdrew because of a wrist injury)

09.   Richard Gasquet (Fourth round)

10.   John Isner (Fourth round)

11.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fourth round)

12.   Milos Raonic (Quarterfinals)

13.   Tommy Haas (Withdrew because of a right shoulder injury)

14.   Fabio Fognini (Fourth round)

15.   Grigor Dimitrov (Third round)

16.   Tommy Robredo (Fourth round)

17.   Kevin Anderson (Third round)

18.   Nicolás Almagro (Third round)

19.   Jerzy Janowicz (Second round)

20.   Kei Nishikori (Semifinals, withdrew because of a groin injury)

21.   Ernests Gulbis (Second round)

22.   Alexandr Dolgopolov (Quarterfinals)

23.   Gaël Monfils (Second round)

24.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (Second round)

25.   Marin Čilić (Second round)

26.   Gilles Simon (Second round)

27.   Vasek Pospisil (Second round)

28.   Fernando Verdasco (Second round)

29.   Dmitry Tursunov (Second round)

30.   Florian Mayer (Third round, withdrew because of a groin injury)

31.   Andreas Seppi (Third round)

32.   Feliciano López (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
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	4	6	6
	12	Milos Raonic	6	2	4
								1	Rafael Nadal	w/o
								7	Tomáš Berdych
	22	Alexandr Dolgopolov	4	6^3
	7	Tomáš Berdych	6	7^7
															1	Rafael Nadal	3	3
															2	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	5	Roger Federer	6	5	4
	20	Kei Nishikori	3	7	6
								20	Kei Nishikori
								2	Novak Djokovic	w/o
	6	Andy Murray	5	3
	2	Novak Djokovic	7	6

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
							1	R Nadal	6	6
	R Haase	6	3	3				L Hewitt	1	3
	L Hewitt	3	6	6										1	R Nadal	6	6
	D Istomin	7^10	7^7												D Istomin	1	0
	N Mahut	6^8	6^2					D Istomin	6^8	6	6
							29	D Tursunov	7^10	0	3
																					1	R Nadal	6	6
																					14	F Fognini	2	2
							19	J Janowicz	4	1
	R Bautista-Agut	4	6	6				R Bautista-Agut	6	6
Q	S Johnson	6	3	1											R Bautista-Agut	6	3	3
Q	L Lacko	6	6											14	F Fognini	4	6	6
	K de Schepper	4	4				Q	L Lacko	4	4
							14	F Fognini	6	6

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
							12	M Raonic	6	7^7
WC	G Pella	3	4				Q	J Sock	4	6^1
Q	J Sock	6	6											12	M Raonic	6	6
	B Klahn	6	1	4											G García-López	1	2
	G García-López	1	6	6				G García-López	6	7
							23	G Monfils	2	5
																					12	M Raonic	6	6
																					LL	B Becker	3	4
							27	V Pospisil	7^7	5	3
Q	A Bedene	1	6	6			Q	A Bedene	6^5	7	6
Q	J Wang	6	2	4										Q	A Bedene	3	5
	F Delbonis	2	4											LL	B Becker	6	7
WC	R Harrison	6	6				WC	R Harrison	5	6	6^2
							LL	B Becker	7	3	7^7

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
							3	S Wawrinka	6	3	6
	D Gimeno-Traver	6^8	6	6				D Gimeno-Traver	0	6	3
WC	K Khachanov	7^10	1	1										3	S Wawrinka	7	6
	É Roger-Vasselin	3	6	7^7											É Roger-Vasselin	5	4
	I Sijsling	6	3	6^3				É Roger-Vasselin	6	7^7
							25	M Čilić	2	6^5
																					3	S Wawrinka	4	6	1
																					22	A Dolgopolov	6	3	6
							22	A Dolgopolov	6	6
	B Tomic	0	1					J Nieminen	4	2
	J Nieminen	6	6											22	A Dolgopolov	3	6	7^7
	Y-h Lu	6	3											LL	D Lajović	6	0	6^5
	M Kukushkin	1	1^r					Y-h Lu	1	7^7	3
							LL	D Lajović	6	6^3	6

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
							10	J Isner	6^5	6	6
	C Berlocq	2	2					D Young	7^7	3	4
	D Young	6	6											10	J Isner	7	6
	S Querrey	7^7	6											18	N Almagro	5	3
	S Stakhovsky	6^2	3					S Querrey	4	4
							18	N Almagro	6	6
																					10	J Isner	3	5
																					7	T Berdych	6	7
							26	G Simon	6^5	6	3
	P Carreño Busta	4	6^3					J Sousa	7^7	3	6
	J Sousa	6	7^7												J Sousa	2	4
Q	A Bogomolov, Jr.	5	4											7	T Berdych	6	6
	S Robert	7	6					S Robert	6^5	1
							7	T Berdych	7^7	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
							5	R Federer	6	7^7
Q	P-H Mathieu	6^3	6^5					I Karlović	4	6^4
	I Karlović	7^7	7^7											5	R Federer	6	6
	V Hănescu	3	2											Q	T de Bakker	3	3
Q	T de Bakker	6	6				Q	T de Bakker	7^7	6^3	6
							28	F Verdasco	6^4	7^7	2
																					5	R Federer	6	6
																					9	R Gasquet	1	2
							17	K Anderson	6	6
	H Zeballos	7	6					H Zeballos	4	3
Q	D Goffin	5	3											17	K Anderson	3	4
	A González	7^11	6											9	R Gasquet	6	6
Q	M Jaziri	6^9	1					A González	6^7	4
							9	R Gasquet	7^9	6

Section 6

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
							15	G Dimitrov	6	6^5	6
	M Przysiężny	7	6^5	3				A Montañés	1	7^7	3
	A Montañés	5	7^7	6										15	G Dimitrov	6^1	5
	A Falla	6	4	6^6										20	K Nishikori	7^7	7
	M Matosevic	1	6	7^8				M Matosevic	4	1
							20	K Nishikori	6	6
																					20	K Nishikori	7^9	2	7^11
																					4	D Ferrer	6^7	6	6^9
							31	A Seppi	7^10	4	6
	D Brands	3	0					R Štěpánek	6^8	6	4
	R Štěpánek	6	6											31	A Seppi	3	2
	M Granollers	4	3											4	D Ferrer	6	6
	T Gabashvili	6	6					T Gabashvili	4	0
							4	D Ferrer	6	6

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
							6	A Murray	3	6	6
	M Ebden	4	6	6				M Ebden	6	0	1
	Ł Kubot	6	4	4										6	A Murray	6	6
	J Veselý	6	7^7											32	F López	4	1
	F Volandri	4	6^1					J Veselý	2	6^3
							32	F López	6	7^7
																					6	A Murray	6	6
																					11	J-W Tsonga	4	1
							24	P Kohlschreiber	6	6^1	6^5
	S Giraldo	6	2	5			WC	M Baghdatis	3	7^7	7^7
WC	M Baghdatis	1	6	7										WC	M Baghdatis	6	6^6	5
	A Mannarino	6	7											11	J-W Tsonga	4	7^8	7
	N Davydenko	4	5					A Mannarino	2	4
							11	J-W Tsonga	6	6

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
							16	T Robredo	6	7^10
Q	D Thiem	7^8	6				Q	D Thiem	4	6^8
	L Rosol	6^6	4											16	T Robredo	6	6
	J Benneteau	6^2	6	6											J Benneteau	3	4
WC	K Edmund	7^7	3	2				J Benneteau	6	4	7
							21	E Gulbis	4	6	5
																					16	T Robredo	3	5
																					2	N Djokovic	6	7
							30	F Mayer	6	6
Q	A Golubev	6	1	4				I Dodig	3	2
	I Dodig	4	6	6										30	F Mayer
	J Chardy	7	3	7^7										2	N Djokovic	w/o
	J Mónaco	5	6	6^5				J Chardy	4	3
							2	N Djokovic	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

01.   Andrey Golubev (Qualified) 02.   Somdev Devvarman (First round) 03.   Aleksandr Nedovyesov (First round, retired) 04.   Thomaz Bellucci (First round, retired) 05.   Benjamin Becker (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser) 06.   Alex Bogomolov, Jr. (Qualified) 07.   Dušan Lajović (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser) 08.   Tobias Kamke (Qualifying competition) 09.   David Goffin (Qualified) 10.   Víctor Estrella Burgos (Qualifying competition) 11.   Paolo Lorenzi (First round) 12.   Dominic Thiem (Qualified)

13.   Jack Sock (Qualified) 14.   Jan-Lennard Struff (Qualifying competition) 15.   Lukáš Lacko (Qualified) 16.   Tim Smyczek (First round) 17.   Denis Kudla (First round) 18.   Michael Russell (First round) 19.   Peter Gojowczyk (First round) 20.   Julian Reister (First round) 21.   Jesse Huta Galung (First round) 22.   Evgeny Donskoy (Qualifying competition) 23.   Aljaž Bedene (Qualified) 24.   Malek Jaziri (Qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Andrey Golubev
2. Thiemo de Bakker
3. Jimmy Wang
4. Paul-Henri Mathieu
5. Malek Jaziri
6. Alex Bogomolov, Jr.
7. Lukáš Lacko
8. Aljaž Bedene
9. David Goffin
10. Jack Sock
11. Steve Johnson
12. Dominic Thiem

Lucky losers

1. Benjamin Becker
2. Dušan Lajović

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Andrey Golubev	6	7^7
		Marius Copil	4	6^3
								1	Andrey Golubev	6	6
									Damir Džumhur	4	2
		Damir Džumhur	6	6
	17	Denis Kudla	3	4

Second qualifier

First round

Qualifying competition

2

Somdev Devvarman

6^4

1

Thiemo de Bakker

7^7

6

Thiemo de Bakker

7^7

7^7

22

Evgeny Donskoy

6^4

6^5

Go Soeda

3

4

22

Evgeny Donskoy

6

6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Aleksandr Nedovyesov	1	3^r
		Jimmy Wang	6	3
									Jimmy Wang	6	6
									Daniel Evans	4	2
		Daniel Evans	6	6
	16	Tim Smyczek	4	2

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Thomaz Bellucci	6	3	2^r
		Ruben Bemelmans	4	6	4
									Ruben Bemelmans	3	7^7	1
									Paul-Henri Mathieu	6	6^5	6
		Paul-Henri Mathieu	6	4	6
	21	Jesse Huta Galung	4	6	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Benjamin Becker	6	6
		Pierre-Hugues Herbert	2	2
								5	Benjamin Becker	6	3	2
								24	Malek Jaziri	3	6	6
		Diego Sebastián Schwartzman	2	6^5
	24	Malek Jaziri	6	7^7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Alex Bogomolov, Jr.	6	6
		Tatsuma Ito	2	1
								6	Alex Bogomolov, Jr.	6	6
								WC	Filip Krajinović	1	1
	WC	Filip Krajinović	6	6
	20	Julian Reister	4	3

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Dušan Lajović	6	6
		Ričardas Berankis	2	3
								7	Dušan Lajović	3	2
								15	Lukáš Lacko	6	6
		Andrej Martin	3	2
	15	Lukáš Lacko	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Tobias Kamke	7^7	6
	WC	Taro Daniel	6^4	0
								8	Tobias Kamke	3	6	4
								23	Aljaž Bedene	6	1	6
		Wayne Odesnik	4	5
	23	Aljaž Bedene	6	7

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	David Goffin	6	6
	WC	Elias Ymer	4	1
								9	David Goffin	2	6	6
								14	Jan-Lennard Struff	6	4	1
		Illya Marchenko	6^4	3
	14	Jan-Lennard Struff	7^7	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Víctor Estrella Burgos	6	6
	WC	Deiton Baughman	1	3
								10	Víctor Estrella Burgos	3	4
								13	Jack Sock	6	6
	WC	Márton Fucsovics	4	2
	13	Jack Sock	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Paolo Lorenzi	4	1
		Alex Kuznetsov	6	6
									Alex Kuznetsov	3	3
									Steve Johnson	6	6
		Steve Johnson	7^7	6
	18	Michael Russell	6^3	4

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Dominic Thiem	7^7	6
		Rhyne Williams	6^1	1
								12	Dominic Thiem	6	7
									Peter Polansky	3	5
		Peter Polansky	0	6	7
	19	Peter Gojowczyk	6	2	5

References

General

• "Men's Singles Draw" (PDF). atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
• "Men's Singles Qualifying Draw" (PDF). atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2014-03-14.

Specific

1. "Murray Saves 1 M.P. To Edge Ferrer For Miami Crown". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
2. "The Busted Day". tennis.com. Tennis.com. 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
3. Courtney Nguyen (March 21, 2014). "Better ways for Bernard Tomic to spend 28 minutes and 20 seconds of his time". www.si.com. Sports Illustrated.
4. "Bernard Tomic KO'd quickly in return". espn.go.com. ESPN. March 21, 2014.