2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Tennis tournament held in 2008 April 2022 2008 Wimbledon Championships ESP Rafael Nadal SUI Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7 128 (16 Q Qualifiers / 4 WC Wildcards) 32 2008 Wimbledon Championships Rafael Nadal defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was his fifth major title, and his first outside of the French Open, completing the Channel Slam at 1986 6 3 2008 7 6 old. The final marked the third consecutive Wimbledon final between Nadal and Federer, with Federer winning the two prior encounters. It was the first time Federer lost a major final outside the French Open, and would be his only loss at Wimbledon between 2003 and 2009. Nadal's victory ended Federer's record 65-match winning streak on grass. It was the second-longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting 4 hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays. The event stretched over seven hours ending just before nightfall,Nadal outlasts Federer in epic final to halt streak at five and is considered by many to be the greatest match in tennis history.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/06/SPP711KSLR.DTL The Greatest Match Ever Jenkins Bruce San Francisco Chronicle 2008-07-07 2009-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211000035/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2008%2F07%2F06%2FSPP711KSLR.DTL 11 February 2009 dead https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/2305019/Wimbledon-2008-John-McEnroe-hails-Rafael-Nadal-victory-as-greatest-final-ever.html Wimbledon 2008: John McEnroe hails Rafael Nadal victory as greatest final ever Alleyne Richard The Telegraph London 2008-07-07 2009-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20090204125756/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/2305019/Wimbledon-2008-John-McEnroe-hails-Rafael-Nadal-victory-as-greatest-final-ever.html 4 February 2009http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/07/09/wertheim.mailbag/index.html Without a doubt, it's the greatest Wertheim Jon 2008-07-09 Tennis Mailbag Sports Illustrated 2009-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20090204151531/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/07/09/wertheim.mailbag/index.html 4 February 2009http://tennisworld.typepad.com/thewrap/2008/07/w-report-cards.html W: Report Cards Tignor Steve Concrete Elbow Tennis.com 2008-07-08 2009-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20090203162307/http://tennisworld.typepad.com/thewrap/2008/07/w-report-cards.html 3 February 2009 Until the 2017 Australian Open, this would be last time Novak Djokovic would fail to reach the third round of a major.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jan/19/novak-djokovic-stunned-as-australian-open-title-defence-ends-against-denis-istomin Novak Djokovic says 'there was not much I could do' after shock defeat The Guardian 19 January 2017 8 December 2025 He lost to Marat Safin in the second round, who would end up reaching a career-best semifinal showing at Wimbledon before losing to Federer. Seeds 1 1 SUI Roger Federer (final) 2 8 ESP Rafael Nadal (champion) 3 3 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic (second round) 4 6 RUS Nikolay Davydenko (first round) 5 2 ESP David Ferrer (third round) 6 5 USA Andy Roddick (second round) 7 4 ARG David Nalbandian (first round) 8 7 FRA Richard Gasquet (fourth round) 9 5 USA James Blake (second round) 10 4 CYP Marcos Baghdatis (fourth round) 11 2 CZE Tomáš Berdych (third round) 12 7 GBR Andy Murray (quarterfinals) 13 3 SUI Stan Wawrinka (fourth round) 14 6 FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu (third round) 15 1 CHI Fernando González (second round) 16 8 CZE Radek Štěpánek (third round) 17 8 RUS Mikhail Youzhny (fourth round) 18 4 CRO Ivo Karlović (first round) 19 5 ESP Nicolás Almagro (second round) 20 1 AUS Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round) 21 3 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round, retired due to a neck injury) 22 2 ESP Fernando Verdasco (fourth round) 23 7 ESP Tommy Robredo (second round) 24 6 FIN Jarkko Nieminen (second round) 25 5 RUS Dmitry Tursunov (third round) 26 6 CRO Ivan Ljubičić (first round) 27 8 GER Nicolas Kiefer (third round) 28 7 FRA Gilles Simon (third round) 29 3 ITA Andreas Seppi (third round) 30 FRA Gaël Monfils (withdrew) 31 4 ESP Feliciano López (quarterfinals) 32 2 FRA Michaël Llodra (first round, retired due to a left arm injury) Gaël Monfils withdrew due to a shoulder injury. He was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Ilija Bozoljac. Qualifying 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 yes 1 SUI Roger Federer 6 7 6 CRO Mario Ančić 1 5 4 RUS Marat Safin 3 7 77 6 31 ESP Feliciano López 6 5 61 3 GER Rainer Schüttler 6 5 78 67 8 FRA Arnaud Clément 3 7 66 79 6 12 GBR Andy Murray 3 2 4 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 6 6 1 SUI Roger Federer 6 77 6 RUS Marat Safin 3 63 4 GER Rainer Schüttler 1 63 4 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 77 6 1 SUI Roger Federer 4 4 77 710 7 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 6 65 68 9 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 SUI R Federer 6 6 6 PR SVK D Hrbatý 3 2 2 SWE R Söderling 7 0 6 6 Q USA K Kim 5 6 3 4 FRA M Gicquel 4 7 0 JPN K Nishikori 6 5 0r AUS C Guccione 6 4 4 3 LL SRB 2004 I Bozoljac 3 6 6 6 20 AUS L Hewitt 64 6 6 61 6 NED R Haase 77 3 3 77 2 ESP A Montañés 6 77 6 ARG C Berlocq 3 62 4 WC GBR A Bogdanovic 64 6 3 64 ITA S Bolelli 77 4 6 77 USA R Ginepri 63 5 5 15 CHI F González 77 7 7 1 SUI R Federer 6 6 77 SWE R Söderling 3 4 63 FRA M Gicquel 4 5 77 77 6 LL SRB 2004 I Bozoljac 6 7 61 60 3 20 AUS L Hewitt 77 6 6 ESP A Montañés 64 0 2 ITA S Bolelli 710 79 3 77 15 CHI F González 68 67 6 64 1 SUI R Federer 6 6 6 FRA M Gicquel 3 3 1 20 AUS L Hewitt 6 6 77 ITA S Bolelli 1 3 62 1 SUI R Federer 79 6 6 20 AUS L Hewitt 67 2 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 CZE T Berdych 4 6 6 3 7 RUS E Korolev 6 1 4 6 5 ROM V Hănescu 6 62 6 6 COL A Falla 3 77 0 4 ISR D Sela 4 5 4 BEL O Rochus 6 7 6 GER P Kohlschreiber 4 3 2 22 ESP F Verdasco 6 6 6 32 FRA M Llodra 4 67 0r CRO M Ančić 6 79 2 KOR 1997 H-t Lee 77 1 4 0r Q GER P Petzschner 64 6 6 0 RUS I Andreev 66 77 6 6 CZE J Vaněk 78 62 2 2 Q UKR S Stakhovsky 66 3 3r 5 ESP D Ferrer 78 6 1 11 CZE T Berdych 65 78 6 6 ROM V Hănescu 77 66 1 2 BEL O Rochus 64 77 1 1 22 ESP F Verdasco 77 65 6 6 CRO M Ančić 6 6 61 4 6 Q GER P Petzschner 1 4 77 6 3 RUS I Andreev 6 3 4 2 5 ESP D Ferrer 3 6 6 6 11 CZE T Berdych 4 4 0 22 ESP F Verdasco 6 6 6 CRO M Ančić 6 6 65 77 5 ESP D Ferrer 4 4 77 63 22 ESP F Verdasco 6 6 3 4 11 CRO M Ančić 3 4 6 6 13 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 7 2 6 6 GER M Berrer 5 6 3 0 RUS M Safin 6 6 77 ITA F Fognini 1 2 63 FRA F Serra 6 6 63 6 TPE Y-h Lu 4 4 77 3 LL GER T Kamke 7 3 2 4 29 ITA A Seppi 5 6 6 6 21 ESP JC Ferrero 2 6 6 6 USA S Querrey 6 4 4 4 Q AUT A Peya 3 4 4 GER M Zverev 6 6 6 ARG JM del Potro 6 6 6 Q CZE P Šnobel 4 2 3 BRA M Daniel 3 2 5 13 SUI S Wawrinka 6 6 7 3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 4 63 2 RUS M Safin 6 77 6 FRA F Serra 3 77 2 77 4 29 ITA A Seppi 6 64 6 65 6 21 ESP JC Ferrero 4 4 1r GER M Zverev 6 6 2 ARG JM del Potro 65 3 5 13 SUI S Wawrinka 77 6 7 RUS M Safin 77 3 77 6 29 ITA A Seppi 65 6 63 4 GER M Zverev 5 1 0r 13 SUI S Wawrinka 7 6 0 RUS M Safin 6 6 5 6 13 SUI S Wawrinka 4 3 7 1 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 CYP M Baghdatis 6 6 65 6 BEL S Darcis 3 2 77 3 SWE T Johansson 68 65 6 6 6 USA V Spadea 710 77 3 4 3 BRA T Bellucci 77 77 3 6 RUS I Kunitsyn 65 65 6 2 Q GER S Stadler 4 77 6 7 18 CRO I Karlović 6 64 3 5 31 ESP F López 77 3 6 6 ARG B Dabul 61 6 3 4 CRO R Karanušić 77 6 6 PER L Horna 64 3 1 ITA F Volandri 2 2 0r USA B Reynolds 6 6 0 CAN F Dancevic 6 6 6 7 ARG D Nalbandian 4 2 4 10 CYP M Baghdatis 6 6 6 SWE T Johansson 4 4 4 BRA T Bellucci 6 3 1 77 6 Q GER S Stadler 3 6 6 65 8 31 ESP F López 6 6 6 CRO R Karanušić 3 3 4 USA B Reynolds 4 712 6 6 CAN F Dancevic 6 610 4 4 10 CYP M Baghdatis 77 6 6 Q GER S Stadler 62 4 2 31 ESP F López 6 7 4 6 USA B Reynolds 4 5 6 4 10 CYP M Baghdatis 7 2 6 64 6 31 ESP F López 5 6 3 77 8 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 USA A Roddick 7 6 77 ARG E Schwank 5 4 60 SRB 2004 J Tipsarević 77 6 6 FRA T Ascione 64 4 2 SRB 2004 B Pašanski 3 66 4 Q GBR C Eaton 6 78 6 FRA N Mahut 4 710 67 6 5 25 RUS D Tursunov 6 68 79 3 7 19 ESP N Almagro 4 6 7 6 ESP M Granollers 6 3 5 2 ESP G García López 7 6 6 Q RSA I van der Merwe 5 2 2 ESP S Ventura Bertomeu 3 2 4 GER R Schüttler 6 6 6 Q BEL C Rochus 6 3 1 4 9 USA J Blake 3 6 6 6 6 USA A Roddick 77 5 4 64 SRB 2004 J Tipsarević 65 7 6 77 Q GBR C Eaton 62 2 4 25 RUS D Tursunov 77 6 6 19 ESP N Almagro 3 6 7 1 2 ESP G García López 6 3 5 6 6 GER R Schüttler 6 68 4 6 6 9 USA J Blake 3 710 6 4 4 SRB 2004 J Tipsarević 77 77 6 25 RUS D Tursunov 61 63 3 ESP G García López 2 3 4 GER R Schüttler 6 6 6 SRB 2004 J Tipsarević 4 6 4 64 GER R Schüttler 6 3 6 77 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 FRA P-H Mathieu 3 6 6 6 ESP Ó Hernández 6 2 0 2 WC FRA J Chardy 7 61 4 6 6 Q POR F Gil 5 77 6 4 3 Q FRA É Roger-Vasselin 4 3 64 CRO M Čilić 6 6 77 USA W Odesnik 3 0r 24 FIN J Nieminen 6 0 26 CRO I Ljubičić 4 67 6 6 3 AUT J Melzer 6 79 4 2 6 Q USA J Levine 4 6 6 6 USA D Young 6 2 3 4 SWE J Björkman 6 62 4 64 FRA A Clément 4 77 6 77 GER B Becker 6 6 6 4 RUS N Davydenko 4 4 4 14 FRA P-H Mathieu 6 7 77 WC FRA J Chardy 3 5 61 CRO M Čilić 6 3 6 66 7 24 FIN J Nieminen 4 6 3 78 5 AUT J Melzer 4 6 3 6 6 Q USA J Levine 6 2 6 4 1 FRA A Clément 79 77 6 GER B Becker 67 63 3 14 FRA P-H Mathieu 77 3 4 67 CRO M Čilić 65 6 6 79 AUT J Melzer 6 3 4 4 FRA A Clément 4 6 6 6 CRO M Čilić 3 5 2 FRA A Clément 6 7 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 FRA R Gasquet 6 6 6 USA M Fish 3 4 2 FRA S Grosjean 6 7 6 ITA P Starace 2 5 1 RSA K Anderson 6 5 5 1 ARG A Calleri 4 7 7 6 Q POL D Olejniczak 3 4 2 28 FRA G Simon 6 6 6 23 ESP T Robredo 6 6 64 6 BEL K Vliegen 1 3 77 4 ARG G Cañas 6 4 4 4 GER T Haas 3 6 6 6 WC BEL X Malisse 6 6 6 GER D Gremelmayr 3 4 2 FRA F Santoro 3 4 65 12 GBR A Murray 6 6 77 8 FRA R Gasquet 6 6 0 FRA S Grosjean 2 2 0r ARG A Calleri 7 2 3 4 28 FRA G Simon 5 6 6 6 23 ESP T Robredo 4 4 3 GER T Haas 6 6 6 WC BEL X Malisse 4 2 2 12 GBR A Murray 6 6 6 8 FRA R Gasquet 6 6 63 6 28 FRA G Simon 3 3 77 3 GER T Haas 4 77 3 2 12 GBR A Murray 6 64 6 6 8 FRA R Gasquet 7 6 63 2 4 12 GBR A Murray 5 3 77 6 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 CZE R Štěpánek 6 7 6 Q CZE J Hernych 3 5 0 SRB 2004 V Troicki 6 4 ECU N Lapentti 3 0r WC GBR J Baker 4 2 3 Q ITA S Galvani 6 6 6 ARG S Roitman 1 4 0 17 RUS M Youzhny 6 6 6 27 GER N Kiefer 6 7 6 FRA J Benneteau 1 5 3 ARG M Vassallo Argüello 6 2 2 6 6 CZE I Minář 4 6 6 2 2 USA J Isner 5 5 77 66 LAT E Gulbis 7 7 63 78 Q GER A Beck 4 4 60 2 ESP R Nadal 6 6 77 16 CZE R Štěpánek 61 63 6 6 6 SRB 2004 V Troicki 77 77 3 1 2 Q ITA S Galvani 6 4 3 6 3 17 RUS M Youzhny 4 6 6 3 6 27 GER N Kiefer 6 6 6 ARG M Vassallo Argüello 0 3 1 LAT E Gulbis 7 2 62 3 2 ESP R Nadal 5 6 77 6 16 CZE R Štěpánek 5 77 4 77 3 17 RUS M Youzhny 7 65 6 64 6 27 GER N Kiefer 63 2 3 2 ESP R Nadal 77 6 6 17 RUS M Youzhny 3 3 1 2 ESP R Nadal 6 6 6 References External links 2008 MS Wimbledon 2008 – Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/2008/draws?matchType=singles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 17 June 2018 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis 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