Quarterfinal match between Alexander Zverev and Stanislas Wawrinka being played on Rod Laver Arena at the 2020 Australian Open.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Dominic Thiem in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles title at the 2020 Australian Open.[1] It was his record-extending eighth Australian Open title and 17th major singles title overall. With the win, Djokovic also regained the world No. 1 singles ranking. Thiem became the first Austrian player to reach an Australian Open singles final. This was Thiem's third major singles final loss in as many attempts. The match also marked the first time Djokovic came back to win in a major final after trailing two sets to one, having lost each of the last seven times this happened.[2]
This was the final Australian Open appearance for former six-time champion Roger Federer. With his third-round win, Federer became the first player to win 100 matches at the Australian Open. He also became the first player to have at least 100 wins at two majors (the other being Wimbledon).
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings on 13 January 2020, while ranking and points before are as of 20 January 2020. Points after are as of 3 February 2020.
† This column shows either the player's points from the 2019 tournament or his 18th best result (shown in brackets). Only ranking points counting towards the player's ranking as of 13 January 2020 are reflected in the column.
Withdrawn players
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
^Jared Donaldson had initially replaced Pouille, but later withdrew due to continuous injuries.
^After Donaldson's withdrawal from the event, Kamil Majchrzak was the next player initially entered into the main draw, but he later withdrew due to recurring injury.