2008 Masters Series Monte-Carlo

2008 Masters Series Monte-Carlo 19–27 April 102nd ATP Masters Series $2,057,000 56S / 24D Clay / outdoor Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Monte Carlo Country Club ESP Rafael Nadal2008 Monte Carlo – Singles draw http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/monte-carlo/410/2008/draws?matchType=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ESP Rafael Nadal / ESP Tommy Robredo2008 Monte Carlo – Doubles draw http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/monte-carlo/410/2008/draws?matchType=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Monte-Carlo Masters The 2008 Masters Series Monte-Carlo (also known as the Masters Series Monte-Carlo presented by ROLEX for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 102nd edition of the Monte Carlo Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monte Carlo, Monaco, from 19 April through 27 April 2008. The men's field was headlined by World No. 1 and Estoril Open winner Roger Federer, Miami runner-up and defending champion Rafael Nadal, and Australian Open and Indian Wells titlist Novak Djokovic. Other notable names in the field were Miami Masters champion Nikolay Davydenko, Valencia Open winner David Ferrer, David Nalbandian, Richard Gasquet and Mikhail Youzhny. Notable stories Nadal's achievements Champion Rafael Nadal became the first man since Anthony Wilding in 1914 to win four consecutive titles in Monte Carlo, and was therefore the first man to do so in the Open Era.BBC Sport Nadal fights back to beat Federer https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7369929.stm 2008-04-27 2008-04-27 BBC News Nadal also won the doubles event, forming an unseeded team with Tommy Robredo. This made him only the second man in ATP Masters Series history to win both the singles and the doubles events of a tournament, in the same year. The last man to do so was Jim Courier, at the 1991 Indian Wells Super 9.Nadal First to Double Up at Masters Series in 17 Years http://www.ontennis.com/news/nadal-first-double-masters-series-17-years OnTennis.com 28 April 2008 All top seeds in final rounds For the second time only in ATP Masters Series history, the top four seeds (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko) all reached the semifinals of the event. The last occurrence of this had taken place at the 1999 Cincinnati Super 9 event, with Pete Sampras, Patrick Rafter, Andre Agassi and Yevgeny Kafelnikov all reaching the final four.monte-carlo.masters-series.com Djokovic Sets Star-Studded SF Field http://montecarlo.masters-series.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1068.asp 2008-04-25 2008-04-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20080429064215/http://montecarlo.masters-series.com/1/en/news/newsarticle_1068.asp 2008-04-29 dead Finals Singles 2008 Masters Series Monte-Carlo – Singles ESP Rafael Nadal defeated SUI Roger Federer, 7–5, 7–5 It was Rafael Nadal's 1st title of the year, and his 24th overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year, his 10th overall, and his 4th consecutive win at the event. Doubles 2008 Masters Series Monte-Carlo – Doubles ESP Rafael Nadal / ESP Tommy Robredo defeated IND Mahesh Bhupathi / BAH Mark Knowles, 6–3, 6–3 References External links http://montecarlotennismasters.com ATP tournament profile ITF tournament edition details Masters Series Monte-Carlo