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2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's singles

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Miami Open. It was his second Masters title.[1][2][3][4]

Men's singles
2008 Sony Ericsson Open
Final
ChampionRussia Nikolay Davydenko
Runner-upSpain Rafael Nadal
Score6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw96 (12Q / 1LL / 5WC)
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Main article: 2008 Sony Ericsson Open

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to qualifier Kevin Anderson.[5][6]

Seeds edit

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
  2.   Rafael Nadal (final)
  3.   Novak Djokovic (second round)
  4.   Nikolay Davydenko (champion)
  5.   David Ferrer (second round)
  6.   Andy Roddick (semifinals)
  7.   David Nalbandian (second round)
  8.   Richard Gasquet (second round)
  9.   James Blake (quarterfinals)
  10.   Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
  11.   Mikhail Youzhny (fourth round)
  12.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round)
  13.   Andy Murray (second round)
  14.   Tommy Robredo (second round)
  15.   Guillermo Cañas (fourth round)
  16.   Paul-Henri Mathieu (fourth round)
  17.   Fernando González (third round)
  18.   Juan Mónaco (third round)
  19.   Ivo Karlović (second round)
  20.   Carlos Moyá (third round)
  21.   Lleyton Hewitt (second round)
  22.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
  23.   Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
  24.   Nicolás Almagro (third round)
  25.   Jarkko Nieminen (second round)
  26.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (second round)
  27.   Radek Štěpánek (fourth round)
  28.   Stanislas Wawrinka (second round)
  29.   Fernando Verdasco (second round)
  30.   Juan Ignacio Chela (second round)
  31.   Igor Andreev (quarterfinals)
  32.   Feliciano López (third round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Roger Federer 64 6 3
6   Andy Roddick 77 4 6
6   Andy Roddick 65 2  
4   Nikolay Davydenko 77 6  
4   Nikolay Davydenko 6 6  
    Janko Tipsarević 2 1  
4   Nikolay Davydenko 6 6  
2   Rafael Nadal 4 2  
10   Tomáš Berdych 6 6  
31   Igor Andreev 4 4  
10   Tomáš Berdych 66 2  
2   Rafael Nadal 78 6  
9   James Blake 6 3 1
2   Rafael Nadal 3 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   R Federer 6 6  
    G Monfils 68 6 6     G Monfils 3 4  
WC   J Isner 710 3 3 1   R Federer 6 3  
    R Söderling 6 6       R Söderling 4 0r
    S Koubek 0 1       R Söderling 3 6 6
28   S Wawrinka 6 4 3
1   R Federer 77 6  
    J Acasuso 65 2  
21   L Hewitt 3 64  
    J Acasuso 6 6       J Acasuso 6 77  
    S Ventura 2 4       J Acasuso 6 6  
    H-t Lee 4 3       D Sela 4 4  
    D Sela 6 6       D Sela 77 6  
14   T Robredo 65 1  

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   J-W Tsonga 64 7 6
    J Melzer 78 77       J Melzer 77 5 1
    M Llodra 66 65   12   J-W Tsonga 3 3  
    R Schüttler 6 1 2     J Benneteau 6 6  
    J Benneteau 1 6 6     J Benneteau 3 6 77
19   I Karlović 6 4 62
    J Benneteau 6 3 2
6   A Roddick 4 6 6
30   JI Chela 3 7 3
    O Rochus 3 2   Q   I Minář 6 5 6
Q   I Minář 6 6   Q   I Minář 64 4  
    V Hănescu 4 1   6   A Roddick 77 6  
Q   V Troicki 6 6   Q   V Troicki 7 2 4
6   A Roddick 5 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   N Davydenko 3 78 77
    E Gulbis 6 4 6     E Gulbis 6 66 63
    D Hrbatý 3 6 1 4   N Davydenko 65 7 6
Q   S Giraldo 3 5       S Bolelli 77 5 1
    S Bolelli 6 7       S Bolelli 6 6  
26   P Kohlschreiber 4 3  
4   N Davydenko 4 6 7
WC   M Ančić 6 3 5
18   J Mónaco 6 7  
Q   R Sweeting 6 6   Q   R Sweeting 3 5  
    F Volandri 3 2   18   J Mónaco 65 6 1
WC   M Ančić 6 62 6 WC   M Ančić 77 4 6
    G Simon 2 77 3 WC   M Ančić 6 2 79
13   A Murray 2 6 67

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   M Youzhny 6 6  
Q   B Reynolds 77 4 77 Q   B Reynolds 2 2  
    M Safin 63 6 65 11   M Youzhny 77 3 78
    M Fish 3 3   24   N Almagro 64 6 66
    A Clément 6 6       A Clément 2 2  
24   N Almagro 6 6  
11   M Youzhny 6 0 3
    J Tipsarević 3 6 6
29   F Verdasco 4 64  
    J Tipsarević 6 4 6     J Tipsarević 6 77  
Q   Y-h Lu 1 6 4     J Tipsarević 6 6  
Q   I Kunitsyn 6 1 2     T Johansson 4 4  
    T Johansson 4 6 6     T Johansson 6 7  
5   D Ferrer 4 5  

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   R Gasquet 3 77 65
    D Tursunov 4 6 6     D Tursunov 6 62 77
    E Korolev 6 3 2     D Tursunov 4 6 6
    JM del Potro 7 6   32   F López 6 3 4
WC   J Levine 5 1       JM del Potro 4 2  
32   F López 6 6  
    D Tursunov 2 2  
10   T Berdych 6 6  
22   JC Ferrero 6 6  
WC   K Nishikori 5 2       A Montañés 3 2  
    A Montañés 7 6   22   JC Ferrero 1 3  
    C Berlocq 64 3   10   T Berdych 6 6  
    S Querrey 77 6       S Querrey 1 2  
10   T Berdych 6 6  

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   G Cañas 6 4 7
Q   S Warburg 77 6   Q   S Warburg 3 6 5
    P Starace 62 2   15   G Cañas 78 7  
Q   P Cuevas 6 6   17   F González 66 5  
    V Spadea 4 2   Q   P Cuevas 3 3  
17   F González 6 6  
15   G Cañas 4 66  
31   I Andreev 6 78  
31   I Andreev 6 6  
    M Berrer 6 6       M Berrer 2 1  
Q   R Haase 4 4   31   I Andreev 6 64 6
    A Calleri 65 6 64 Q   K Anderson 4 77 4
Q   K Anderson 77 3 77 Q   K Anderson 77 3 6
3   N Djokovic 61 6 4

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   D Nalbandian 1 4  
    Ó Hernández 1 1       X Malisse 6 6  
    X Malisse 6 6       X Malisse 3 64  
WC   G Kuerten 1 5   27   R Štěpánek 6 77  
    S Grosjean 6 7       S Grosjean 3 3  
27   R Štěpánek 6 6  
27   R Štěpánek 3 4  
9   J Blake 6 6  
23   I Ljubičić 64 6 3
    F Santoro 6 6       F Santoro 77 2 6
    J Björkman 1 0       F Santoro 3 77 4
    M Gicquel 6 4 2 9   J Blake 6 64 6
    A Seppi 2 6 6     A Seppi 5 3  
9   J Blake 7 6  

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   P-H Mathieu 4 6 6
    M Čilić 6 6       M Čilić 6 1 4
    K Vliegen 3 2   16   P-H Mathieu 77 7  
    N Mahut 78 6   20   C Moyá 61 5  
    F Mayer 66 3       N Mahut 610 4  
20   C Moyá 712 6  
16   P-H Mathieu 4 4  
2   R Nadal 6 6  
25   J Nieminen 3 2  
    N Kiefer 4 711 6     N Kiefer 6 6  
LL   G García López 6 69 4     N Kiefer 2 4  
    S Roitman 3 4   2   R Nadal 6 6  
Q   B Becker 6 6   Q   B Becker 5 2  
2   R Nadal 7 6  

Qualifying edit

Qualifying seeds edit

  1.   Steve Darcis (first round)
  2.   Guillermo García López (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
  3.   Chris Guccione (qualifying competition)
  4.   Mischa Zverev (first round)
  5.   Robin Haase (qualified)
  6.   Donald Young (qualifying competition)
  7.   Ivo Minář (qualified)
  8.   Pablo Cuevas (qualified)
  9.   Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
  10.   Luis Horna (withdrew due to an illness)
  11.   Nicolás Massú (first round)
  12.   Denis Gremelmayr (qualifying competition)
  13.   Juan Pablo Brzezicki (first round)
  14.   Bobby Reynolds (qualified)
  15.   Benjamin Becker (qualified)
  16.   Amer Delić (first round)
  17.   Teymuraz Gabashvili (first round)
  18.   Viktor Troicki (qualified)
  19.   Lu Yen-hsun (qualified)
  20.   Paul Capdeville (qualifying competition)
  21.   Robert Kendrick (first round)
  22.   Igor Kunitsyn (qualified)
  23.   Kevin Anderson (champion)
  24.   Wayne Odesnik (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers edit

  1.   Kevin Anderson
  2.   Benjamin Becker
  3.   Sam Warburg
  4.   Santiago Giraldo
  5.   Robin Haase
  6.   Bobby Reynolds
  7.   Ivo Minář
  8.   Pablo Cuevas
  9.   Lu Yen-hsun
  10.   Viktor Troicki
  11.   Ryan Sweeting
  12.   Igor Kunitsyn

Lucky loser edit

  1.   Guillermo García López

Qualifying draws edit

First qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Steve Darcis 1 2
  Harel Levy 6 6
  Harel Levy 3 5
23   Kevin Anderson 6 7
  Kevin Kim 2 3
23   Kevin Anderson 6 6

Second qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Guillermo García López 6 6
  Konstantinos Economidis 1 1
2   Guillermo García López 4 2
15   Benjamin Becker 6 6
  Peter Wessels 6 3 5
15   Benjamin Becker 4 6 7

Third qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Chris Guccione 77 6
WC   Gastão Elias 63 1
3   Chris Guccione 64 2
  Sam Warburg 77 6
  Sam Warburg 77 6
13   Juan Pablo Brzezicki 61 3

Fourth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Mischa Zverev 5 3
  Santiago Giraldo 7 6
  Santiago Giraldo 6 7
24   Wayne Odesnik 4 5
  Lukáš Lacko 3 1
24   Wayne Odesnik 6 6

Fifth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Robin Haase 6 6
  Rik de Voest 4 0
5   Robin Haase 6 6
  Dušan Vemić 4 3
  Dušan Vemić 66 6 6
16   Amer Delić 78 3 4

Sixth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Donald Young 6 0
  Wesley Moodie 1 0r
6   Donald Young 3 5
14   Bobby Reynolds 6 7
WC   Philip Bester 3 1
14   Bobby Reynolds 6 6

Seventh qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Ivo Minář 6 6
WC   Ričardas Berankis 2 4
7   Ivo Minář 6 6
20   Paul Capdeville 3 4
WC   Ryan Harrison 4 5
20   Paul Capdeville 6 7

Eighth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
8   Pablo Cuevas 6 77
Alt   Jesse Huta Galung 4 64
8   Pablo Cuevas 6 6
  Alun Jones 4 4
  Alun Jones 7 3 6
17   Teymuraz Gabashvili 5 6 2

Ninth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
9   Nicolás Lapentti 5 7 4
  Lukáš Dlouhý 7 5 6
  Lukáš Dlouhý 77 63 3
19   Lu Yen-hsun 62 77 6
  Gilles Müller 3 4
19   Lu Yen-hsun 6 6

Tenth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
Alt   Max Mirnyi 4 2
  Stéphane Bohli 6 6
  Stéphane Bohli 6 63 4
18   Viktor Troicki 3 77 6
  Alex Bogdanovic 4 6 1
18   Viktor Troicki 6 3 6

Eleventh qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
11   Nicolás Massú 6 1 4
  Diego Hartfield 3 6 6
  Diego Hartfield 6 3 0
WC   Ryan Sweeting 3 6 6
WC   Ryan Sweeting 6 3 6
21   Robert Kendrick 4 6 4

Twelfth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
12   Denis Gremelmayr 6 6
  Wang Yeu-tzuoo 1 3
12   Denis Gremelmayr 1 2
22   Igor Kunitsyn 6 6
  Philipp Petzschner 4 1
22   Igor Kunitsyn 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ "Sony Ericsson Open 2008 Final Highlights - Rafael Nadal v Nikolay Davydenko". YouTube. Tennis TV. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Davydenko hammers Nadal in Miami". BBC Sport. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Davydenko thumps Nadal in Miami final". France 24. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Davydenko downs Nadal to win Miami tennis Masters". China Daily. Miami. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. ^ Evans, Richard (30 March 2008). "Anderson stuns Djokovic in Miami". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Anderson beats Djokovic in Miami". RTÉ. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

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