2013 US Open – Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the [2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open (tennis)|2013 US Open]. It was his second US Open title and 13th major title overall, moving him to third place on the all time men's singles major titles list, past Roy Emerson. This marked the third time in four years that Nadal and Djokovic contested the final. With the win, Nadal became the third player to win the Summer Slam, after Pat Rafter and Andy Roddick.
Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Stanislas Wawrinka.
Djokovic and Nadal were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking. Djokovic retained the top position by reaching the final.
Roger Federer's streak of nine consecutive US Open quarterfinals ended when he lost to Tommy Robredo in the fourth round. Federer matched Wayne Ferreira's all-time record of 56 consecutive major main draw appearances.
Seeds
Novak Djokovic 'Rafael Nadal
Andy Murray '
David Ferrer '
Tomáš Berdych '
Juan Martín del Potro '
Roger Federer '
Richard Gasquet '
Stan Wawrinka '
Milos Raonic '
Kei Nishikori '
Tommy Haas '
John Isner '
Jerzy Janowicz '
Nicolás Almagro '
Fabio Fognini '
Kevin Anderson '
Janko Tipsarević '
Tommy Robredo '
Andreas Seppi '
Mikhail Youzhny '
Philipp Kohlschreiber '
Feliciano López '
Benoît Paire '
Grigor Dimitrov '
Sam Querrey '
Fernando Verdasco '
Juan Mónaco '
Jürgen Melzer '
Ernests Gulbis '
Julien Benneteau '
Dmitry Tursunov ''''