Novak Djokovic defeated the two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2014 Italian Open. Seeds The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round. Rafael Nadal (final) Novak Djokovic (champion) Stan Wawrinka (third round) Roger Federer (second round) David Ferrer (quarterfinals) Tomáš Berdych (third round) Andy Murray (quarterfinals) Milos Raonic (semifinals) John Isner (first round) Kei Nishikori (withdrew because of a back injury) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round) Grigor Dimitrov (semifinals) Fabio Fognini (first round) Mikhail Youzhny (third round) Tommy Haas (quarterfinals, retired) Tommy Robredo (second round) Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Qualifying Seeds Santiago Giraldo (qualified) Carlos Berlocq (first round) Albert Montañés (first round) Andrey Golubev (qualified) Pablo Carreño Busta (qualified) Alejandro Falla (qualifying competition, lucky loser) Sam Querrey (qualifying competition) Daniel Gimeno Traver (first round) Jack Sock (first round) Łukasz Kubot (first round) Bernard Tomic (first round) Alejandro González (qualified) Dušan Lajović ''(Qualfifying competition) Stéphane Robert (qualified) Qualifiers Santiago Giraldo Stéphane Robert Stefano Travaglia Andrey Golubev Pablo Carreño Busta Alejandro González Pere Riba Lucky loser Alejandro Falla First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier References Main Draw Qualifying Draw Italian Open - Singles Men's Singles