2008 Novak Djokovic tennis season

none Novak Djokovic Nole Skupstina BG feb08.jpg Djokovic celebrating his first Australian Open triumph in Belgrade Novak Djokovic Serbia 2004 $5,689,078 (singles & doubles) 64 17 4 No. 3 3 3 W SF 2R SF yes Bronze W 2 5 0 No. 579 579 143 1R 2009 The 2008 Novak Djokovic tennis season commenced on January 14 with the start of the 2008 Australian Open. Yearly summary Early hard court season Djokovic started his preparations for the season by playing the Hopman Cup with fellow Serbian world No. 3 Jelena Janković where he won all of his four singles matches, including in the final against the United States, where he beat Mardy Fish in a deciding set tiebreak to level the tie, but then losing the decisive mixed doubles rubber,web https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-hopman-idUSL0455531020080104 U.S. edge out Serbia to win Hopman Cup www.reuters.com 4 January 2008 6 November 2013 17 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210517032751/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-hopman-idUSL0455531020080104 live in which he faced former WTA No. 1 Serena Williams in a competitive event for the first time.web https://www.essentiallysports.com/tennis-news-atp-wta-watch-when-serena-williams-slammed-aces-against-novak-djokovic/ Watch When Serena Williams Slammed Aces Against Novak Djokovic www.essentiallysports.com 4 May 2020 6 November 2013 10 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200510070823/https://www.essentiallysports.com/tennis-news-atp-wta-watch-when-serena-williams-slammed-aces-against-novak-djokovic/ live Australian Open 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles At the Australian Open, Djokovic reached his second consecutive Grand Slam final, this time without dropping a set, including a victory over two-time defending champion Federer in the semifinals.news https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jan/25/tennis.australianopen20084 Djokovic crushes Federer to seal final spot 25 January 2008 The Guardian London, UK 31 October 2013 5 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131105205109/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jan/25/tennis.australianopen20084 live By reaching the semifinals, Djokovic became the youngest player in the Open Era to have reached the semifinals in all four Grand Slam events.news http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-14/players-to-watch/28311340_1_novak-djokovic-grand-slam-singles-title https://archive.today/20131031153459/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-14/players-to-watch/28311340_1_novak-djokovic-grand-slam-singles-title dead 31 October 2013 Novak Djokovic 14 May 2010 The Times of India 31 October 2013 In the final, Djokovic defeated unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets to earn his first Grand Slam singles title.news https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/2290167/Novak-Djokovic-wins-Australian-Open.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/2290167/Novak-Djokovic-wins-Australian-Open.html 10 January 2022 subscription live London The Daily Telegraph Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open Mark Hodgkinson 27 January 2008 This marked the first time since the 2005 Australian Open that a Grand Slam singles title was not won by Federer or Nadal. Djokovic became the first Serbian player to win a Grand Slam men's singles title. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7210361.stm Australian Open 2008 27 January 2008 BBC Sport 28 August 2019 Indian Wells Open 2008 Pacific Life Open – Men's Singles At the Indian Wells Open, Djokovic won his ninth career singles title, defeating Mardy Fish in the final.news https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-men-pacific-idUSN2329620320080324 Djokovic sinks Fish to seal Indian Wells title Reuters 24 March 2008 7 April 2022 7 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220407090229/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-men-pacific-idUSN2329620320080324 live Clay court season Italian Open 2008 Italian Open – Men's Singles Djokovic won his tenth career singles title and fourth Master Series singles crown at the Italian Open in Rome after defeating Wawrinka in the final.news http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2007&mm=05&dd=07&nav_id=41097 Djokovic defeats Wawrinka in Rome 11 May 2008 BBC Sport 31 October 2013 4 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131104222939/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2007&mm=05&dd=07&nav_id=41097 live French Open 2008 French Open – Men's Singles At the French Open, Djokovic was the third-seeded player behind Federer and Nadal. He lost to Nadal in the semifinals in straight sets.news https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jun/06/frenchopen.tennis2 French Open: Ruthless Nadal crushes Djokovic to reach final 6 June 2008 The Guardian London 26 October 2013 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165523/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jun/06/frenchopen.tennis2 live Grass court season Wimbledon 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles On grass, Djokovic once again played Nadal, this time in the Artois Championships final in Queen's Club, where he lost in two sets. Djokovic entered Wimbledon seeded third but lost in the second round to Marat Safin, ending a streak of five consecutive majors where he had reached at least the semifinals.news http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon08/news/story?id=3460043 Djokovic sent home by Safin in Wimbledon's second round 25 June 2008 ESPN 3 November 2013 5 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131105041846/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon08/news/story?id=3460043 live Fall hard court season Cincinnati Open 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles Djokovic then failed to defend his 2007 singles title at the Canadian Open in Toronto, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Andy Murray. The following week at the Cincinnati Open, Djokovic advanced to the final, beating Nadal in the semifinals, which not only ended the Spaniard's 32-match winning streak, but also delayed Nadal's first ascension to world No. 1 by a week.web https://www.independent.ie/news/djokovic-ends-nadals-winning-streak/26466729.html Djokovic ends Nadal's winning streak The Independent 3 August 2008 6 November 2023 7 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231107005924/https://www.independent.ie/news/djokovic-ends-nadals-winning-streak/26466729.html live In the final, he again lost to Murray in straight sets. Olympic Games Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles In August, Djokovic represented Serbia in the tennis tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics, his first Olympics. He and Nenad Zimonjić, seeded second in men's doubles, were eliminated in the first round by the Czech pairing of Martin Damm and Pavel Vízner. Seeded third in singles, Djokovic lost in the semifinals to Nadal. Djokovic then defeated James Blake, the loser of the other semifinal, in the bronze medal match.news http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/tennis/n214551295.shtml Djokovic wins Men's Singles bronze medal 24 August 2008 The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 26 October 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203417/http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/tennis/n214551295.shtml 29 October 2013 US Open 2008 US Open – Men's Singles After the Olympics, Djokovic entered the US Open seeded third, where he defeated Roddick in the quarterfinals. To a smattering of boos in a post-match interview, Djokovic criticized Roddick for accusing him of making excessive use of the trainer during matches and for suggesting that he was faking his injuries.news http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/09/05/open.djokovic/ Angry Djokovic exacts revenge on Roddick 5 September 2008 CNN 26 October 2013 29 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029183949/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/09/05/open.djokovic/ live His run at the US Open ended in the semifinals when he lost to Federer in four sets, in a rematch of the previous year's final. In November, Djokovic was the second seed at the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, beating Juan Martín del Potro and Nikolay Davydenko in the round-robin stage, and Gilles Simon in the semifinals. In the final, Djokovic defeated Davydenko to win his first title at the year-end championship.news http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7731957.stm Superb Djokovic wins Masters Cup 16 November 2008 BBC Sport 26 October 2013 Piers Newbery 29 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212534/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7731957.stm live All matches This table lists all the matches of Djokovic this year, including walkovers (W/O) Singles matches 7 GS Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Hard, outdoor 14 – 27 January 2008 1R 1 / 173 GER Benjamin Becker 81 Win 6–0, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) 2R 2 / 174 ITA Simone Bolelli 70 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 3R 3 / 175 USA Sam Querrey 62 Win 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 4R 4 / 176 AUS Lleyton Hewitt (19) 22 Win 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 QF 5 / 177 ESP David Ferrer (5) 5 Win 6–0, 6–3, 7–5 SF 6 / 178 SUI Roger Federer (1) 1 Win 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) W 7 / 179 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 38 Win 1 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) yes 1 DC Davis Cup World Group 1st Round: Russia vs Serbia Moscow, Russia Hard, indoor 8 – 10 February 2008 RR 8 / 180 RUS Nikolay Davydenko 4 Loss 6–4, 6–3, 4–6 Ret. yes 2 250 Marseille Open Marseille, France Hard, indoor 11 – 17 February 2008 1R 9 / 181 CRO Ivan Dodig (Q) 296 Win 6–1, 6–4 2R 10 / 182 FRA Gilles Simon 30 Loss 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6 yes 4 500 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard, outdoor 3 – 9 March 2008 1R 11 / 183 CRO Marin Čilić 45 Win 6–4, 6–3 2R 12 / 184 FRA Fabrice Santoro 47 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–3) QF 13 / 185 RUS Igor Andreev 34 Win 6–2, 6–1 SF 14 / 186 USA Andy Roddick (6) 6 Loss 6–7(5–7), 3–6 yes 7 1000 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States Hard, outdoor 10 – 23 March 2008 1R yes 2R 15 / 187 ITA Andreas Seppi 40 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–3) 3R 16 / 188 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber (27) 27 Win 6–3, 6–2 4R 17 / 189 ARG Guillermo Cañas (16) 16 Win 6–2, 6–3 QF 18 / 190 SUI Stan Wawrinka 35 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–2 SF 19 / 191 ESP Rafael Nadal (2) 2 Win 6–3, 6–2 W 20 / 192 USA Mardy Fish 98 Win 2 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 yes 2 1000 Miami Open Miami, United States Hard, outdoor 24 March – 6 April 2008 1R yes 2R 21 / 193 RSA Kevin Anderson (Q) 122 Loss 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 4–6 yes 5 1000 Masters Series Monte-Carlo Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay, outdoor 21 – 27 April 2008 1R yes 2R 22 / 194 CRO Ivan Ljubičić 29 Win 6–3, 6–3 3R 23 / 195 GBR Andy Murray (14) 20 Win 6–0, 6–4 QF 24 / 196 USA Sam Querrey 50 Win 6–4, 6–0 SF 25 / 197 SUI Roger Federer (1) 1 Loss 3–6, 2–3 Ret. yes 6 1000 Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay, outdoor 5 – 11 May 2008 1R yes 2R 26 / 198 BEL Steve Darcis 49 Win 6–4, 6–0 3R 27 / 199 RUS Igor Andreev 26 Win 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 QF 28 / 200 ESP Nicolas Almagro 21 Win 6–1, 1–0 Ret. SF 29 / 201 CZE Radek Štěpánek 27 Win 6–0, 1–0 Ret. W 30 / 202 SUI Stan Wawrinka 24 Win 3 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 yes 6 1000 Hamburg Open Hamburg, Germany Clay, outdoor 12 – 18 May 2008 1R yes 2R 31 / 203 ARG Juan Ignacio Chela 39 Win 6–3, 6–1 3R 32 / 204 CRO Ivo Karlović 24 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–3 QF 33 / 205 ESP Albert Montañés 78 Win 6–2, 6–3 SF 34 / 206 ESP Rafael Nadal (2) 2 Loss 5–7, 6–2, 2–6 yes 6 GS French Open Paris, France Clay, outdoor 26 May – 8 June 2008 1R 35 / 207 GER Denis Gremelmayr 64 Win 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2 2R 36 / 208 ESP Miguel Ángel López Jaén (Q) 264 Win 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 3R 37 / 209 USA Wayne Odesnik (WC) 106 Win 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 4R 38 / 210 FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu (18) 19 Win 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 QF 39 / 211 LAT Ernests Gulbis 80 Win 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 SF 40 / 212 ESP Rafael Nadal (2) 2 Loss 4–6, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) yes 6 250 Queens Club Championships London, England Grass, outdoor 9 June – 15 June 2008 1R yes 2R 41 / 213 CRO Roko Karanušić 112 Win 6–2, 7–6(9–7) 3R 42 / 214 SRB 2004 Janko Tipsarević (13) 39 Win 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 QF 43 / 215 AUS Lleyton Hewitt (11) 30 Win 6–2, 6–2 SF 44 / 216 ARG David Nalbandian (4) 8 Win 6–1, 6–0 F 45 / 217 ESP Rafael Nadal (2) 2 Loss 6–7(6–8), 5–7 yes 2 GS Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grass, outdoor 23 June – 6 July 2008 1R 46 / 218 GER Michael Berrer 91 Win 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 2R 47 / 219 RUS Marat Safin 75 Loss 4–6, 6–7(3–7), 2–6 yes 4 1000 Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Hard, outdoor 21 – 27 July 2008 1R yes 2R 48 / 220 CAN Frank Dancevic (WC) 82 Win 6–4, 6–4 3R 49 / 221 SWE Robin Söderling 49 Win 6–4, 6–4 QF 50 / 222 GBR Andy Murray (8) 9 Loss 3–6, 6–7(3–7) yes 6 1000 Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, United States Hard, outdoor 28 July – 3 August 2008 1R yes 2R 51 / 223 ITA Simone Bolelli 50 Win 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2) 3R 52 / 224 ITA Andreas Seppi 39 Win 6–1, 6–2 QF 53 / 225 LAT Ernests Gulbis 53 Win 6–3, 6–4 SF 54 / 226 ESP Rafael Nadal (2) 2 Win 6–1, 7–5 F 55 / 227 GBR Andy Murray (8) 9 Loss 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) yes 6 OL 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China Hard, outdoor 11 – 17 August 2008 1R 56 / 228 USA Robby Ginepri 59 Win 6–4, 6–4 2R 57 / 229 GER Rainer Schüttler 35 Win 6–4, 6–2 3R 58 / 230 RUS Mikhail Youzhny (13) 22 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–3 QF 59 / 231 FRA Gaël Monfils 43 Win 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 SF 60 / 232 ESP Rafael Nadal (2) 2 Loss 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 SF-B 61 / 233 USA James Blake (8) 7 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–4) yes 6 GS US Open New York City, United States Hard, outdoor 25 August – 7 September 2008 1R 62 / 234 FRA Arnaud Clément 78 Win 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 2R 63 / 235 USA Robert Kendrick (Q) 113 Win 7–6(10–8), 6–4, 6–4 3R 64 / 236 CRO Marin Čilić (30) 24 Win 6–7(7–9), 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(7–0) 4R 65 / 237 ESP Tommy Robredo (15) 15 Win 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 QF 66 / 238 USA Andy Roddick (8) 8 Win 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) SF 67 / 239 SUI Roger Federer (2) 2 Loss 3–6, 7–5, 5–7, 2–6 yes 1 DC Davis Cup World Group Playoff: Slovakia vs Serbia Bratislava, Slovakia Hard, indoor 19 – 21 September 2008 RR 68 / 240 SVK Dominik Hrbatý 399 Win 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 yes 5 250 Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand Hard, indoor 22 – 28 September 2008 1R yes 2R 69 / 241 GER Simon Stadler (Q) 141 Win 6–1, 6–3 QF 70 / 242 SWE Robin Söderling (6) 34 Win 6–4, 7–5 SF 71 / 243 CZE Tomáš Berdych (3) 27 Win 7–5, 6–1 F 72 / 244 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2) 20 Loss 6–7(4–7), 4–6 yes 3 1000 Madrid Open Madrid, Spain Hard, indoor 13 – 19 October 2008 1R yes 2R 73 / 245 ROM Victor Hănescu (Q) 73 Win 6–7(8–10), 7–6(8–6), 3–1 Ret. 3R 74 / 246 CRO Ivo Karlović (14) 21 Loss 2 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) yes 3 1000 Paris Masters Paris, France Hard, indoor 27 October – 2 November 2008 1R yes 2R 75 / 247 RUS Dmitry Tursunov 26 Win 6–2, 4–3 Ret. 3R 76 / 248 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (13) 14 Loss 4–6, 6–1, 3–6 yes 5 WC Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, China Hard, indoor 10 – 16 November 2008 RR 77 / 249 ARG Juan Martin del Potro (7) 8 Win 7–5, 6–3 RR 78 / 250 RUS Nikolay Davydenko (4) 5 Win 7–6(7–3), 0–6, 7–5 RR 79 / 251 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6) 7 Loss 6–1, 5–7, 1–6 SF 80 / 252 FRA Gilles Simon (8) 9 Win 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 W 81 / 253 RUS Nikolay Davydenko (4) 5 Win 4 6–1, 7–5 yes Source Doubles matches yes 1 DC Davis Cup World Group 1st Round: Serbia vs Russia Moscow, Russia Hard, indoor 4 – 10 February 2008 SRB 2004 Nenad Zimonjić RR 1 / 37 RUS Dmitry Tursunov / RUS Mikhail Youzhny 61 / 165 Win 6–3, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5) yes 2 1000 Masters Series Monte-Carlo Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay, outdoor 13 – 19 April 2009 CZE Radek Štěpánek 1R 2 / 38 AUS Jordan Kerr / NED Rogier Wassen 26 / 28 Win 6–4, 6–3 2R 3 / 39 SWE Simon Aspelin / AUT Julian Knowle (5) 9 / 9 Loss 2–6, 6–7(3–7) yes 1 250 Queens Club Championships London, England Grass, outdoor 9 June – 15 June 2008 SRB 2004 Janko Tipsarević 1R 4 / 40 RSA Rik de Voest / RSA Chris Haggard (ALT) 50 / 69 Loss 4–6, 6–7(4–7) yes 1 OL 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China Hard, outdoor 11 – 17 August 2008 SRB 2004 Nenad Zimonjić 1R 5 / 41 CZE Martin Damm / CZE Pavel Vízner 27 / 14 Loss 6–3, 0–6, 2–6 yes 1 250 Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand Hard, indoor 22 – 28 September 2008 SRB 2004 Marko Djoković 1R 6 / 42 FRA Fabrice Santoro / FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 87 / 80 Loss 2–6, 2–6 yes 1 1000 Paris Masters Paris, France Hard, indoor 27 October – 2 November 2008 SRB 2004 Viktor Troicki 3R 7 / 43 ARG José Acasuso / ESP David Ferrer 93 / 421 Loss 4–6, 4–6 yes Source Yearly records Finals Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-up) CategoryGrand Slam (1–0)ATP Finals (1–0)Masters 1000 (2-1)500 Series (0–0)250 Series (0–2)Titles by surfaceHard (3–2)Clay (1–0)Grass (0–1)Titles by settingOutdoor (3–2)Indoor (1–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 8–3Jan 2008Australian Open, AustraliaGrand SlamHardFRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)Win 9–3Mar 2008Indian Wells Masters, United StatesMastersHardUSA Mardy Fish6–2, 5–7, 6–3Win 10–3May 2008Italian Open, ItalyMastersClaySUI Stan Wawrinka4–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss 10–4Jun 2008Queen's Club Championships, UK250 seriesGrassESP Rafael Nadal6–7(6–8), 5–7Loss 10–5Aug 2008Cincinnati Masters, United StatesMastersHardGBR Andy Murray6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)Loss 10–6Sep 2008Thailand Open, Thailand250 seriesHard (i)FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga6–7(4–7), 4–6Win 11–6Nov 2008ATP Finals, ChinaTour FinalsHard (i)RUS Nikolay Davydenko6–1, 7–5 See also 2008 ATP Tour 2008 Roger Federer tennis season 2008 Rafael Nadal tennis season References External links http://novakdjokovic.com ATP tour profile Sport Tennis Olympic Games Serbia Category:Novak Djokovic tennis seasons Djokovic Djokovic Category:2008 in Serbian sport Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics