Australian Open 2016: Bracket, schedule and scores for men's draw

The 2016 Australian Open is over, as top seed Novak Djokovic is walking away with his sixth singles title in Melbourne after opening the year with a title in Qatar. Djokovic took down Andy Murray, the second seed, in the finals and earned his 11th Grand Slam title. He's tied Roy Emerson for the most Australian Open wins with six.

The so-called "big four" of Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal still exists, but Djokovic has been a step above those three and he could be in line for his most dominant season yet. He dominated Nadal in the final in Qatar, 6-1, 6-2, beat Federer in the semifinals in Melbourne and handed Murray a straight-sets loss in the finals.

Unfortunately, Nadal fell in the opening round to unseeded Fernando Verdasco, a fellow Spaniard who has always played him in close matches. Federer, Djokovic and Murray all made it to the semifinals, along with No. 13 MIlos Raonic. Federer fell to Djokovic in said semifinals, and Murray narrowly bested Raonic in five sets to set up a finals matchup against Djokovic.

Last year, Djokovic won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, only falling short in the finals of the French Open, the one Grand Slam he has still yet to win.

Bracket

Below, you can find the full schedule of play. Note that play often begins late in the evening in the Eastern time zone, though in local time, it's the morning of the following day. So technically play will spill into the next day for most rounds, but this is an approximation of what you can expect for each round, going by which evening play starts in.

Full schedule (Eastern)

Day 1, Sunday, Jan. 17 (recap)

No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. Hyeon Chung, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 Roger Federer def. Nikoloz Basilashvili, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 Tomas Berdych def. Yuki Bhambri, 7-5 6-1, 6-2
No. 7 Kei Nishikori def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Marcos Baghdatis, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 12 Marin Cilic def. Thiemo de Bakker, 6-7(4-7), 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
No. 14 Gilles Simon def. Vasek Pospisil, 6-7(4-7), 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
No. 15 David Goffin def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Noah Rubin def. No. 17 Benoit Paire, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5)
No. 19 Dominic Thiem def. Leonardo Mayer, 6-2, 7-6(8-6), 4-6, 7-6(7-0)
Federico Delbonis def. No. 22 Ivo Karlovic, 7-6(7-4), 6-4, 2-1, retired
No. 24 Roberto Bautista Agut def. Martin Klizan, 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2
No. 26. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
No. 27 Grigor Dimitrov def. Paolo Lorenzi, 6-3, 7-6 (8), 6-3
No. 28 Andreas Seppi def. Teymuraz Gabashvili, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (10)
No. 29 Nick Kyrgios def. Pablo Carreno Busta, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2

Day 2, Monday, Jan. 18 (recap)

No. 2 Andy Murray def. Alexander Zverev, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 Stan Wawrinka def. Dmitry Tursunov, 7-6(2), 6-3 (retired)
Fernando Verdasco def. No 5 Rafael Nadal, 7-6(6), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6)6, 6-2
No. 8 David Ferrer def. Peter Gojowczyk, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
No. 10 John Isner def. Jerzy Janowicz, 6-3, 7-6(7), 6-3
Rajeev Ram def. No. 11 Kevin Anderson, 7-6(4), 6-7(4), 6-3, 3-0 Ret.
No. 13 Milos Raonic def. Lucas Pouille, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4
No. 16 Bernard Tomin def. Denis Istomin, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
No. 18 Feliciano Lopez def. Daniel Evans. 6-1, 6-0, 6-4
Giles Muller def. No. 20 Fabio Fognini, 7-6(6), 7-6(7), 6-7(5), 7-6(1)
No. 23 Gael Monfils def. Yuchi Sugita, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
No. 25 Jack Sock def. Taylor Fritz, 6-4, 3-6, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 30 Jeremy Chardy def. Ernests Gulbis, 7-5, 2-6, 6-7(5), 6-3, 13-11
No. 31 Steve Johnson def. Aljas Bedene 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3)
No. 32 Joao Sousa def. Mikhail Kukushkin, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3

Day 3, Tuesday, Jan. 19 (recap)

No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. Quentin Halys, 6-1, 6-2, 7-6(3)
No. 3 Roger Federer def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, 6-3, 7-5, 6-1
No. 6 Tomas Berdych def. Mirza Basic, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3
No. 7 Kei Nishikori def. Austin Krajicek, 6-3, 7-6(7), 6-3
No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Omar Jasika, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4
No. 12 Marin Cilic def. Albet Ramos-Vinolas, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(4)
No. 14 Gilles Simon def. Evgeny Donskoy, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(1), 4-6, 7-5
No. 15 David Goffin def. Damir Dzumhur, 6-4, 0-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 19 Dominic Thiem def. Nicolas Almagro, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
No. 24 Roberto Bautista Agut def. Dusan Lajovic, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 1-6
No. 26 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez def. Daniel Brands, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(0), 6-3
No. 27 Grigor Dimitrov def. Marco Trungelliti, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
No. 28 Andreas Seppi def. Denis Kudla, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
No. 29 Nick Kyrgios def. Pablo Cuevas, 6-4, 7-5, 7-6(2)

Day 4, Wednesday, Jan. 20 (recap)

No. 2 Andy Murray def. Sam Groth, 6-0, 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 Stan Wawrinka def. Radek Stepanek, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
No. 8 David Ferrer def. Lleyton Hewitt, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
No. 10 John Isner def. Marcel Granollers, 6-3, 7-6(8-6), 7-6(7-2)
No. 13 Milos Raonic def. Tommy Robredo, 7-6(6), 7-6(5), 7-5
No. 16 Bernard Tomic def. Simone Bolelli, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(7-5), 7-5
No. 18 Feliciano Lopez def. Guido Pella, 7-6(2), 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-7(8), 6-4
No. 21 Viktor Troicki def. Tim Smyczek, 6-4, 7-6(5), 7-6(4)
No. 23 Gael Monfils def. Nicolas Mahut, 7-5 6-4, 6-1
Lukas Rosol def. No. 25 Jack Sock, 7-6(6), 7-6(5), 6-3
Andrey Kuznetsov def. No. 30 Jeremy Chardy, 6-4, 7-6(5), 7-6(5)
No. 31 Steve Johnson def. Thomaz Bellucci, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
No. 32 Joao Sousa def. Santiago Giraldo, 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1

Day 5, Thursday, Jan. 21 (recap)

No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. No. 28 Andreas Seppi, 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(6)
No. 3 Roger Federer def. No. 27 Grigor Dimitrov, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 Tomas Berdych vs. No. 29 Nick Kyrgios
No. 7 Kei Nishikori def. No. 26 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, 6-4, 7-6(9-7), 7-6(7-4)
No. 24 Roberto Bautista Agut def. No. 12 Marin Cilic, 6-4, 7-6(5), 7-5
No. 14 Gilles Simon def. Federico Delbonis, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1
No. 15 David Goffin def. No. 19 Dominic Thiem, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(7-2), 7-5

Day 6, Friday, Jan. 22 (recap)

No. 2 Andy Murray def. No. 32 Joao Sousa, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. 6-2
No. 4 Stan Wawrinka def. Lukas Rosol, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(7-3)
No. 8 David Ferrer def. No. 31 Steve Johnson, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
No. 10 John Isner def. No. 18 Feliciano Lopez, 6-7(10-8), 7-6(7-5), 6-2, 6-4
No. 13 Milos Raonic def. No. 21 Viktor Troicki, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
No. 16 Bernard Tomic def. John Millman, 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-2
No. 23 Gael Monfils def. Stephane Robert, 7-5, 6-3, 6-2
Andrey Kuznetsov def. Dudi Sela, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(4)

Day 7, Saturday, Jan. 23 (recap)

No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. No. 14 Gilles Simon, 6-3, 6-7(1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
No. 7 Kei Nishikori def. No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

Day 8, Sunday, Jan. 24

No. 3 Roger Federer def. No. 15 David Goffin, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4
No. 13 Milos Raonic def. No. 4 Stan Wawrinka, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3
No. 6 Tomas Berdych def. No. 24 Roberto Bautista Agut, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
No. 23 Gael Monfils def. Andrey Kuznetsov, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4)

Day 9, Monday, Jan. 25

No. 2 Andy Murray def. No. 16 Bernard Tomic, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(4)
No. 3 Roger Federer def. No. 6 Tomas Berdych, 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-4

No. 8 David Ferrer def.. No. 10 John Isner, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5

Day 10, Tuesday, Jan. 26

No. 2 Andy Murray def. No. 8 David Ferrer, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-3
No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. No. 7 Kei Nishikori, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4

Day 11, Wednesday, Jan. 27

No. 13 Milos Raonic def. No. 23 Gael Monfils, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Day 12, Thursday, Jan. 28

No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. No. 3 Roger Federer, 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

Day 13, Friday, Jan. 29

No. 2 Andy Murray def. No. 13 Milos Raonic, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2

Day 14, Saturday, Jan. 30

Rest Day/Women's Finals

Day 15, Sunday, Jan. 31

No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. No. 2 Andy Murray, 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(3)

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