2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles

The 2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles was the men's singles event of the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open, an ATP Masters Series tennis tournament held in late March and early April. Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Kevin Anderson.

Men's Singles
2008 Sony Ericsson Open
ChampionRussia Nikolay Davydenko
Runner-upSpain Rafael Nadal
Final score6–4, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Main article: 2008 Sony Ericsson Open

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win his second Masters Series title.[1]

SeedsEdit

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)

DrawEdit

KeyEdit

FinalsEdit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Roger Federer 646 3
6   Andy Roddick 77 4 6
6   Andy Roddick 652  
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 662  
2   Rafael Nadal 78 6  
9   James Blake 6 3 1
2   Rafael Nadal 3 6 6

Top HalfEdit

Section 1Edit

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1   R Federer 6 6  
    G Monfils 686 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 652  
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 651  

Section 2Edit

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
12   J-W Tsonga 647 6
    J Melzer 78 77       J Melzer 77 5 1
    M Llodra 6665  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 644  
    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 3Edit

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4   N Davydenko 3 78 77
    E Gulbis 6 4 6     E Gulbis 6 6663
    D Hrbatý 3 6 1 4   N Davydenko 657 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 656 1
WC   M Ančić 6 626 WC   M Ančić 77 4 6
    G Simon 2 77 3 WC   M Ančić 6 2 79
13   A Murray 2 6 67

Section 4Edit

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 636 6511   M Youzhny 77 3 78
    M Fish 3 3   24   N Almagro 646 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 HalfEdit

Section 5Edit

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8   R Gasquet 3 77 65
    D Tursunov 4 6 6     D Tursunov 6 6277
    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 643   10   T Berdych 6 6  
    S Querrey 77 6       S Querrey 1 2  
10   T Berdych 6 6  

Section 6Edit

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 622   15   G Cañas 78 7  
Q   P Cuevas 6 6   17   F González 665  
    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 6 646
    A Calleri 656 64Q   K Anderson 4 77 4
Q   K Anderson 77 3 77 Q   K Anderson 77 3 6
3   N Djokovic 616 4

Section 7Edit

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7   D Nalbandian 1 4  
    O 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 646 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 6 646
    A Seppi 2 6 6     A Seppi 5 3  
9   J Blake 7 6  

Section 8Edit

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 615  
    F Mayer 663       N Mahut 6104  
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 6 694     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  

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ "Davydenko hammers Nadal in Miami". BBC Sport. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

External linksEdit

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