Novak Djokovic defeated Nikolay Davydenko in the final, 6–1, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup. It was his first Tour Finals title, and the first of an eventual record seven such titles.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2008 Tennis Masters Cup | |
| Champion |  Novak Djokovic |
| Runner-up |  Nikolay Davydenko |
| Score | 6–1, 7–5 |
Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage. This marked the only time in his career that he was eliminated before the semifinals.
Future champion Andy Murray made his tournament debut; he was defeated by Davydenko in the semifinals. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martín del Potro, Gilles Simon, and Radek Štěpánek (as an alternate who replaced Andy Roddick) also made their tournament debuts. Štěpánek, playing as the world No. 27, was the lowest-ranked player ever to compete in the Tour Finals.
Rafael Nadal qualified as the world No. 1, but withdrew before the tournament with a knee injury, where he was replaced by Simon.
Seeds edit
Roger Federer (round robin)
Novak Djokovic (champion)
Andy Murray (semifinals)
Nikolay Davydenko (final)
Andy Roddick (round robin, withdrew due to a right ankle injury)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (round robin)
Juan Martín del Potro (round robin)- Gilles Simon (semifinals)
Alternates edit
Radek Štěpánek (replaced Roddick, round robin)
Nicolas Kiefer (Did not play)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 3 |  Andy Murray
| 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Nikolay Davydenko
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Nikolay Davydenko
| 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Novak Djokovic
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Novak Djokovic
| 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| 8 |  Gilles Simon
| 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
Red group edit
 Federer
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Murray
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 Roddick Štěpánek
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Simon
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Roger Federer
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6–4, 6–7(3–7), 5–7 | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 (w/ Štěpánek) |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 43–44 | 3 | |
| 3 | Andy Murray
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4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 (w/ Roddick) |
6–4, 6–2 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 43–34 | 1 | |
| 5 9 |
Andy Roddick Radek Štěpánek
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6–7(4–7), 4–6 (w/ Štěpánek) |
4–6, 6–1, 1–6 (w/ Roddick) |
1–6, 4–6 (w/ Štěpánek) |
0–1 0–2 |
1–2 0–4 |
11–13 15–25 |
X 4 | |
| 8 | Gilles Simon
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4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | 4–6, 2–6 | 6–1, 6–4 (w/ Štěpánek) |
2–1 | 4–3 | 34–30 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Gold group edit
| Djokovic
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Davydenko
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Tsonga
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 del Potro
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Novak Djokovic
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7–6(7–3), 0–6, 7–5 | 6–1, 5–7, 1–6 | 7–5, 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 39–39 | 1 | |
| 4 | Nikolay Davydenko
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6–7(3–7), 6–0, 5–7 | 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–6(7–0) | 6–3, 6–2 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 48–36 | 2 | |
| 6 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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1–6, 7–5, 6–1 | 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–7(0–7) | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) | 1–2 | 3–5 | 43–45 | 4 | |
| 7 | Juan Martín del Potro
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5–7, 3–6 | 3–6, 2–6 | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) | 1–2 | 2–4 | 27–37 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.