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2008 Australian Open – Men's singles

Novak Djokovic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open.[1] It was his first major title, the first of a record ten Australian Open titles, and the first of an all-time record 24 major men's singles titles overall. Djokovic became the first Serbian man to win a major singles title.[2] It was the first major final since the 2005 Australian Open not to feature either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal, who were beaten by Djokovic and Tsonga, respectively, in the semifinals.[3][4] Alongside second-seeded Nadal, Tsonga (unseeded in this tournament) defeated three more seeds en route to the final, including ninth-seed Andy Murray.

Men's singles
2008 Australian Open
Final
ChampionSerbia Novak Djokovic
Runner-upFrance Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Score4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 2008 Australian Open

Federer was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Djokovic in the semifinals. The loss ended Federer's record streak of 10 consecutive major finals. However, he became the first man to reach 15 consecutive major quarterfinals (streak starting at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships), surpassing Roy Emerson and Ivan Lendl. This was the only major where Federer failed to reach the final between the 2005 Wimbledon Championships and the 2010 Australian Open, a span of 19 tournaments. He would go on to reach the next eight major finals (winning four of them).

Seeds edit

01.     Roger Federer (semifinals)
02.     Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
03.     Novak Djokovic (champion)
04.     Nikolay Davydenko (fourth round)
05.     David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
06.     Andy Roddick (third round)
07.     Fernando González (third round)
08.     Richard Gasquet (fourth round)
09.     Andy Murray (first round)
10.     David Nalbandian (third round)
11.     Tommy Robredo (second round)
12.     James Blake (quarterfinals)
13.     Tomáš Berdych (fourth round)
14.     Mikhail Youzhny (quarterfinals)
15.     Marcos Baghdatis (third round)
16.     Carlos Moyá (first round)
17.     Ivan Ljubičić (first round)
18.     Juan Ignacio Chela (first round)
19.     Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round)
20.     Ivo Karlović (third round)
21.     Juan Mónaco (third round)
22.     Juan Carlos Ferrero (fourth round)
23.     Paul-Henri Mathieu (fourth round)
24.     Jarkko Nieminen (quarterfinals)
25.     Fernando Verdasco (second round)
26.     Stanislas Wawrinka (second round)
27.     Nicolás Almagro (first round)
28.     Gilles Simon (third round)
29.     Philipp Kohlschreiber (fourth round)
30.     Radek Štěpánek (first round)
31.     Igor Andreev (third round)
32.     Dmitry Tursunov (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying edit

Main article: 2008 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Roger Federer 7 77 6
12   James Blake 5 65 4
1   Roger Federer 5 3 65
3   Novak Djokovic 7 6 77
3   Novak Djokovic 6 6 7
5   David Ferrer 0 3 5
3   Novak Djokovic 4 6 6 77
  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 4 3 62
  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7 6 78
14   Mikhail Youzhny 5 0 66
  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 6 6
2   Rafael Nadal 2 3 2
24   Jarkko Nieminen 5 3 1
2   Rafael Nadal 7 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   R Federer 6 6 6
  D Hartfield 0 3 0 1   R Federer 6 6 6
  F Santoro 6 6 6   F Santoro 1 2 0
  J Isner 2 2 4 1   R Federer 65 77 5 6 10
  J Tipsarević 7 6 66 0 6   J Tipsarević 77 61 7 1 8
WC   J Sirianni 5 2 78 6 0   J Tipsarević 7 77 77
  T Ascione 4 0 3 25   F Verdasco 5 63 63
25   F Verdasco 6 6 6 1   R Federer 6 79 6
21   J Mónaco 77 7 6 13   T Berdych 4 67 3
  C Berlocq 65 5 1 21   J Mónaco 6 78 5 68 8
  R Kendrick 4 5 2 Q   A Delic 3 66 7 710 6
Q   A Delic 6 7 6 21   J Mónaco 6 3 65 2
  Ó Hernández 1 77 6 6 13   T Berdych 3 6 77 6
  I Minář 6 65 2 1   Ó Hernández 2 1 3
  W Eschauer 4 4 4 13   T Berdych 6 6 6
13   T Berdych 6 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   J Blake 6 6 6
  N Massú 3 2 2 12   J Blake 6 6 6
  M Russell 6 4 6 3 6   M Russell 3 2 2
  F Fognini 1 6 2 6 3 12   J Blake 4 2 6 77 6
  S Grosjean 77 6 77   S Grosjean 6 6 0 65 2
  F Volandri 63 3 60   S Grosjean 4 6 6 64 6
Q   R Haase 62 6 6 77 Q   R Haase 6 4 0 77 4
17   I Ljubičić 77 3 0 61 12   J Blake 6 6 6
27   N Almagro 64 5 2   M Čilić 3 4 4
  M Čilić 77 7 6   M Čilić 6 6 6
  J Vaněk 3 4 4   J Melzer 4 3 4
  J Melzer 6 6 6   M Čilić 6 64 6 6
  H-t Lee 78 6 6 7   F Gonzalez 2 77 3 1
  C Guccione 66 3 4   H-t Lee 6 3 2 4
Q   K Economidis 4 62 1 7   F Gonzalez 4 6 6 6
7   F Gonzalez 6 77 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   N Djokovic 6 6 77
  B Becker 0 2 65 3   N Djokovic 6 6 6
Q   R Ram 65 6 4 6 3   S Bolelli 1 2 2
  S Bolelli 77 3 6 2 6 3   N Djokovic 6 6 6
  S Querrey 6 6 7   S Querrey 3 1 3
  O Rochus 3 2 5   S Querrey 77 4 6 6
PR   X Malisse 77 7 2 1 3 32   D Tursunov 65 6 4 2
32   D Tursunov 61 5 6 6 6 3   N Djokovic 7 6 6
19   L Hewitt 6 6 6 19   L Hewitt 5 3 3
  S Darcis 0 3 0 19   L Hewitt 77 6 5 6
WC   D Istomin 6 61 77 6 WC   D Istomin 65 3 7 1
Q   L Lacko 3 77 64 1 19   L Hewitt 4 7 7 64 6
  E Gulbis 0 4 62 15   M Baghdatis 6 5 5 77 3
  M Safin 6 6 77   M Safin 4 4 6 6 2
  T Johansson 60 2 6 3 15   M Baghdatis 6 6 2 3 6
15   M Baghdatis 77 6 3 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   D Nalbandian 6 6 77
WC   R Smeets 1 1 63 10   D Nalbandian 4 7 6 6
  M Zabaleta 1 77 3 4   P Luczak 6 5 4 1
  P Luczak 6 62 6 6 10   D Nalbandian 1 2 3
WC   A Jones 6 6 3 6 22   JC Ferrero 6 6 6
  A Montañés 4 3 6 2 WC   A Jones 4 4 2
  N Kiefer 4 3 1 22   JC Ferrero 6 6 6
22   JC Ferrero 6 6 6 22   JC Ferrero 5 6 4 1
30   R Štěpánek 6 6 5 2 3 5   D Ferrer 7 3 6 6
  V Spadea 2 2 7 6 6   V Spadea 4 6 6 2 9
Q   D Gremelmayr 6 0 6 7 Q   D Gremelmayr 6 2 3 6 7
  S Roitman 1 6 4 5   V Spadea 3 3 2
  S Ventura 3 1 3 5   D Ferrer 6 6 6
  JM del Potro 6 6 6   JM del Potro 3 4 0r
  É Roger-Vasselin 2 2 1 5   D Ferrer 6 6 0
5   D Ferrer 6 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   R Gasquet 6 6 3 6
WC   N Lindahl 0 1 6 2 8   R Gasquet 6 6 6
  F López 78 6 6   F López 2 1 3
Q   W Odesnik 66 1 4 8   R Gasquet 6 6 4 6
  K Vliegen 6 6 77 31   I Andreev 3 2 6 4
  O Patience 0 1 63   K Vliegen 5 5 2
  A Pavel 7 2 64 3 31   I Andreev 7 7 6
31   I Andreev 5 6 77 6 8   R Gasquet 2 77 66 3
18   JI Chela 4 2 6 2   J-W Tsonga 6 65 78 6
  G García López 6 6 1 6   G García López 6 5 6 78
  A Falla 5 7 68 6 7   A Falla 4 7 4 66
Q   K Anderson 7 5 710 2 5   G García López 3 4 2
Q   S Warburg 2 6 6 2 6   J-W Tsonga 6 6 6
  JP Brzezicki 6 2 3 6 4 Q   S Warburg 4 64 2
  J-W Tsonga 7 6 0 77   J-W Tsonga 6 77 6
9   A Murray 5 4 6 65

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   M Youzhny 6 6 77
WC   M Montcourt 0 2 63 14   M Youzhny 4 7 6 77
Q   H Levy 4 2 1   A Seppi 6 5 3 64
  A Seppi 6 6 6 14   M Youzhny 6 6 6
  D Sela 6 6 6 20   I Karlović 2 4 2
Q   M Slanar 2 4 2   D Sela 77 4 3 1
Q   J Baker 4 4 77 4 20   I Karlović 65 6 6 6
20   I Karlović 6 6 61 6 14   M Youzhny 77 6 6
26   S Wawrinka 6 6 6 4   N Davydenko 62 3 1
  J Benneteau 3 3 3 26   S Wawrinka 2 6 65 1r
  Y-h Lu 3 6 78 4 2   M Gicquel 6 3 77 2
  M Gicquel 6 4 66 6 6   M Gicquel 3 2 3
  N Mahut 77 5 6 3 7 4   N Davydenko 6 6 6
  J Acasuso 62 7 2 6 5   N Mahut 4 0 3
  M Llodra 5 5 3 4   N Davydenko 6 6 6
4   N Davydenko 7 7 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   A Roddick 6 6 7
Q   L Dlouhý 3 4 5 6   A Roddick 6 6 6
  D Young 77 64 3 65   M Berrer 2 2 4
  M Berrer 65 77 6 77 6   A Roddick 4 6 69 77 6
  E Korolev 7 6 6 29   P Kohlschreiber 6 3 711 63 8
Q   M Granollers 5 2 0   E Korolev 4 2 1r
Q   R Karanušić 4 65 1 29   P Kohlschreiber 6 6 0
29   P Kohlschreiber 6 77 6 29   P Kohlschreiber 6 67 69 3
24   J Nieminen 6 6 5 2 6 24   J Nieminen 3 79 711 6
  F Dancevic 3 1 7 6 1 24   J Nieminen 6 7 77
WC   J Levine 6 7 6 WC   J Levine 2 5 62
  M Vassallo Argüello 1 5 1 24   J Nieminen 3 77 6 6
  M Fish 6 6 3 6   M Fish 6 64 3 1
  B Pašanski 2 3 6 3   M Fish 6 6 6
  M Zverev 6 6 62 4 5 11   T Robredo 1 2 3
11   T Robredo 4 2 77 6 7

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   C Moyá 65 77 5 4
  S Koubek 77 62 7 6   S Koubek 6 78 77
  L Horna 4 78 3 4   A Calleri 3 66 65
  A Calleri 6 66 6 6   S Koubek 6 64 6 5 6
  P Capdeville 6 7 6 23   P-H Mathieu 4 77 2 7 8
WC   B Klein 4 5 4   P Capdeville 77 0 4 4
  V Hănescu 1 64 2 23   P-H Mathieu 65 6 6 6
23   P-H Mathieu 6 77 6 23   P-H Mathieu 4 0r
28   G Simon 4 6 6 64 6 2   R Nadal 6 3
  B Reynolds 6 4 2 77 4 28   G Simon 6 6 6
  A Clément 4 2 77 4   R Schüttler 2 2 1
  R Schüttler 6 6 63 6 28   G Simon 5 2 3
  F Serra 6 77 77 2   R Nadal 7 6 6
  F Mayer 3 62 65   F Serra 0 2 2
Q   V Troicki 63 5 1 2   R Nadal 6 6 6
2   R Nadal 77 7 6

References edit

  1. ^ "Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open". Daily Telegraph. 27 January 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Australian Open 2008". BBC Sport. 27 January 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  4. ^ "Australian Open Results Archive – 2008 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

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