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2016 Australian Open – Men's Singles
successfully defended his
title
, defeating
Andy Murray
in the final, 6–1, 7–5, 7–6
to win the
Men's Singles
tennis
title at the
2016 Australian Open
. This was a rematch of the previous year's final, and the fourth
Australian Open
final between the pair.
Djokovic
also equaled Roy Emerson's all-time men's
record
of six Australian Open singles titles. Murray also became the second
man
in the
Open Era
to lose five
Grand Slam
finals at one event, and is the only one to have the distinction without having won the title.
Rafael Nadal
was attempting to become the first male
player
in the Open Era to
achieve
a
double career Grand Slam
and become
the third man
ever to do so, but lost to fellow compatriot
Fernando Verdasco
in the first
round
, marking his first
Grand
Slam
hardcourt
first round loss in his career.
Australian
Lleyton Hewitt
, a
2005 finalist
, two-time Grand Slam champion and former
world
No. 1, played his last professional
singles matches
. He lost to
David Ferrer
in the second round.
Seeds
Qualifying
Wildcards
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Nationalities in
the field