2008 Australian Open – Men's singles

April 2026 2008 Australian Open SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) 128 32 2008 Australian Open Novak Djokovic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/2290167/Novak-Djokovic-wins-Australian-Open.html Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open 27 January 2008 Daily Telegraph 28 August 2019 It was his first major title, the first of a record ten Australian Open titles, and the first of an all-time record 24 major men's singles titles overall. Djokovic became the first Serbian man to win a major singles title. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7210361.stm Australian Open 2008 27 January 2008 BBC Sport 28 August 2019 It was the first major final since the 2005 Australian Open not to feature either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal, who were beaten by Djokovic and Tsonga, respectively, in the semifinals.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 365Australian Open Results Archive – 2008 Men's Singles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/2008_MS_F.html Tennis Australia 8 August 2012 Alongside second-seeded Nadal, Tsonga (unseeded in this tournament) defeated three more seeds en route to the final, including ninth-seed Andy Murray. Federer was the two-time defending champion, but lost in straight-sets to Djokovic in the semifinals in a rematch of the previous year's fourth-round match. The loss ended Federer's record streak of ten consecutive major finals. However, he became the first man to reach 15 consecutive major quarterfinals (streak starting at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships), surpassing Roy Emerson and Ivan Lendl. This was the only major where Federer failed to reach the final between the 2005 Wimbledon Championships and the 2010 Australian Open, a span of 19 tournaments. He would go on to reach the next eight major finals (winning four of them). This tournament marked the final Australian Open appearance of 2002 champion Thomas Johansson; he lost in the first round to Marcos Baghdatis. Seeds 30em 1 1 SUI Roger Federer (semifinals) 2 8 ESP Rafael Nadal (semifinals) 3 3 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic (champion) 4 6 RUS Nikolay Davydenko (fourth round) 5 4 ESP David Ferrer (quarterfinals) 6 7 USA Andy Roddick (third round) 7 2 CHI Fernando González (third round) 8 5 FRA Richard Gasquet (fourth round) 9 5 GBR Andy Murray (first round) 10 4 ARG David Nalbandian (third round) 11 7 ESP Tommy Robredo (second round) 12 2 USA James Blake (quarterfinals) 13 1 CZE Tomáš Berdych (fourth round) 14 6 RUS Mikhail Youzhny (quarterfinals) 15 3 CYP Marcos Baghdatis (third round) 16 8 ESP Carlos Moyá (first round) 17 2 CRO Ivan Ljubičić (first round) 18 5 ARG Juan Ignacio Chela (first round) 19 3 AUS Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round) 20 6 CRO Ivo Karlović (third round) 21 1 ARG Juan Mónaco (third round) 22 4 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (fourth round) 23 8 FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu (fourth round) 24 7 FIN Jarkko Nieminen (quarterfinals) 25 1 ESP Fernando Verdasco (second round) 26 6 SUI Stanislas Wawrinka (second round) 27 2 ESP Nicolás Almagro (first round) 28 8 FRA Gilles Simon (third round) 29 7 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber (fourth round) 30 4 CZE Radek Štěpánek (first round) 31 5 RUS Igor Andreev (third round) 32 3 RUS Dmitry Tursunov (second round) Qualifying 2008 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 SUI Roger Federer 7 77 6 12 USA James Blake 5 65 4 3 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 6 6 7 5 ESP David Ferrer 0 3 5 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7 6 78 14 RUS Mikhail Youzhny 5 0 66 24 FIN Jarkko Nieminen 5 3 1 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 7 6 6 1 SUI Roger Federer 5 3 65 3 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 7 6 77 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 6 6 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 2 3 2 3 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 4 6 6 77 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 4 3 62 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 SUI R Federer 6 6 6 ARG D Hartfield 0 3 0 FRA F Santoro 6 6 6 USA J Isner 2 2 4 SRB 2004 J Tipsarević 7 6 66 0 6 WC AUS J Sirianni 5 2 78 6 0 FRA T Ascione 4 0 3 25 ESP F Verdasco 6 6 6 21 ARG J Mónaco 77 7 6 ARG C Berlocq 65 5 1 USA R Kendrick 4 5 2 Q USA A Delic 6 7 6 ESP Ó Hernández 1 77 6 6 CZE I Minář 6 65 2 1 AUT W Eschauer 4 4 4 13 CZE T Berdych 6 6 6 1 SUI R Federer 6 6 6 FRA F Santoro 1 2 0 SRB 2004 J Tipsarević 7 77 77 25 ESP F Verdasco 5 63 63 21 ARG J Mónaco 6 78 5 68 8 Q USA A Delic 3 66 7 710 6 ESP Ó Hernández 2 1 3 13 CZE T Berdych 6 6 6 1 SUI R Federer 65 77 5 6 10 SRB 2004 J Tipsarević 77 61 7 1 8 21 ARG J Mónaco 6 3 65 2 13 CZE T Berdych 3 6 77 6 1 SUI R Federer 6 79 6 13 CZE T Berdych 4 67 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 USA J Blake 6 6 6 CHL N Massú 3 2 2 USA M Russell 6 4 6 3 6 ITA F Fognini 1 6 2 6 3 FRA S Grosjean 77 6 77 ITA F Volandri 63 3 60 Q NED R Haase 62 6 6 77 17 CRO I Ljubičić 77 3 0 61 27 ESP N Almagro 64 5 2 CRO M Čilić 77 7 6 CZE J Vaněk 3 4 4 AUT J Melzer 6 6 6 KOR H-t Lee 78 6 6 AUS C Guccione 66 3 4 Q GRE K Economidis 4 62 1 7 CHI F Gonzalez 6 77 6 12 USA J Blake 6 6 6 USA M Russell 3 2 2 FRA S Grosjean 4 6 6 64 6 Q NED R Haase 6 4 0 77 4 CRO M Čilić 6 6 6 AUT J Melzer 4 3 4 KOR H-t Lee 6 3 2 4 7 CHI F Gonzalez 4 6 6 6 12 USA J Blake 4 2 6 77 6 FRA S Grosjean 6 6 0 65 2 CRO M Čilić 6 64 6 6 7 CHI F Gonzalez 2 77 3 1 12 USA J Blake 6 6 6 CRO M Čilić 3 4 4 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 6 77 GER B Becker 0 2 65 Q USA R Ram 65 6 4 6 3 ITA S Bolelli 77 3 6 2 6 USA S Querrey 6 6 7 BEL O Rochus 3 2 5 PR BEL X Malisse 77 7 2 1 3 32 RUS D Tursunov 61 5 6 6 6 19 AUS L Hewitt 6 6 6 BEL S Darcis 0 3 0 WC UZB D Istomin 6 61 77 6 Q SVK L Lacko 3 77 64 1 LAT E Gulbis 0 4 62 RUS M Safin 6 6 77 SWE T Johansson 60 2 6 3 15 CYP M Baghdatis 77 6 3 6 3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 6 6 ITA S Bolelli 1 2 2 USA S Querrey 77 4 6 6 32 RUS D Tursunov 65 6 4 2 19 AUS L Hewitt 77 6 5 6 WC UZB D Istomin 65 3 7 1 RUS M Safin 4 4 6 6 2 15 CYP M Baghdatis 6 6 2 3 6 3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 6 6 USA S Querrey 3 1 3 19 AUS L Hewitt 4 7 7 64 6 15 CYP M Baghdatis 6 5 5 77 3 3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 7 6 6 19 AUS L Hewitt 5 3 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 ARG D Nalbandian 6 6 77 WC AUS R Smeets 1 1 63 ARG M Zabaleta 1 77 3 4 AUS P Luczak 6 62 6 6 WC AUS A Jones 6 6 3 6 ESP A Montañés 4 3 6 2 GER N Kiefer 4 3 1 22 ESP JC Ferrero 6 6 6 30 CZE R Štěpánek 6 6 5 2 3 USA V Spadea 2 2 7 6 6 Q GER D Gremelmayr 6 0 6 7 ARG S Roitman 1 6 4 5 ESP S Ventura 3 1 3 ARG JM del Potro 6 6 6 FRA É Roger-Vasselin 2 2 1 5 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 6 10 ARG D Nalbandian 4 7 6 6 AUS P Luczak 6 5 4 1 WC AUS A Jones 4 4 2 22 ESP JC Ferrero 6 6 6 USA V Spadea 4 6 6 2 9 Q GER D Gremelmayr 6 2 3 6 7 ARG JM del Potro 3 4 0r 5 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 0 10 ARG D Nalbandian 1 2 3 22 ESP JC Ferrero 6 6 6 USA V Spadea 3 3 2 5 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 6 22 ESP JC Ferrero 5 6 4 1 5 ESP D Ferrer 7 3 6 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 FRA R Gasquet 6 6 3 6 WC AUS N Lindahl 0 1 6 2 ESP F López 78 6 6 Q USA W Odesnik 66 1 4 BEL K Vliegen 6 6 77 FRA O Patience 0 1 63 ROM A Pavel 7 2 64 3 31 RUS I Andreev 5 6 77 6 18 ARG JI Chela 4 2 6 2 ESP G García López 6 6 1 6 COL A Falla 5 7 68 6 7 Q RSA K Anderson 7 5 710 2 5 Q USA S Warburg 2 6 6 2 6 ARG JP Brzezicki 6 2 3 6 4 FRA J-W Tsonga 7 6 0 77 9 GBR A Murray 5 4 6 65 8 FRA R Gasquet 6 6 6 ESP F López 2 1 3 BEL K Vliegen 5 5 2 31 RUS I Andreev 7 7 6 ESP G García López 6 5 6 78 COL A Falla 4 7 4 66 Q USA S Warburg 4 64 2 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 77 6 8 FRA R Gasquet 6 6 4 6 31 RUS I Andreev 3 2 6 4 ESP G García López 3 4 2 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 6 6 8 FRA R Gasquet 2 77 66 3 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 65 78 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 RUS M Youzhny 6 6 77 WC FRA M Montcourt 0 2 63 Q ISR H Levy 4 2 1 ITA A Seppi 6 6 6 ISR D Sela 6 6 6 Q AUT M Slanar 2 4 2 Q GBR J Baker 4 4 77 4 20 CRO I Karlović 6 6 61 6 26 SUI S Wawrinka 6 6 6 FRA J Benneteau 3 3 3 TPE Y-h Lu 3 6 78 4 2 FRA M Gicquel 6 4 66 6 6 FRA N Mahut 77 5 6 3 7 ARG J Acasuso 62 7 2 6 5 FRA M Llodra 5 5 3 4 RUS N Davydenko 7 7 6 14 RUS M Youzhny 4 7 6 77 ITA A Seppi 6 5 3 64 ISR D Sela 77 4 3 1 20 CRO I Karlović 65 6 6 6 26 SUI S Wawrinka 2 6 65 1r FRA M Gicquel 6 3 77 2 FRA N Mahut 4 0 3 4 RUS N Davydenko 6 6 6 14 RUS M Youzhny 6 6 6 20 CRO I Karlović 2 4 2 FRA M Gicquel 3 2 3 4 RUS N Davydenko 6 6 6 14 RUS M Youzhny 77 6 6 4 RUS N Davydenko 62 3 1 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 USA A Roddick 6 6 7 Q CZE L Dlouhý 3 4 5 USA D Young 77 64 3 65 GER M Berrer 65 77 6 77 RUS E Korolev 7 6 6 Q ESP M Granollers 5 2 0 Q CRO R Karanušić 4 65 1 29 GER P Kohlschreiber 6 77 6 24 FIN J Nieminen 6 6 5 2 6 CAN F Dancevic 3 1 7 6 1 WC USA J Levine 6 7 6 ARG M Vassallo Argüello 1 5 1 USA M Fish 6 6 3 6 SRB 2004 B Pašanski 2 3 6 3 GER M Zverev 6 6 62 4 5 11 ESP T Robredo 4 2 77 6 7 6 USA A Roddick 6 6 6 GER M Berrer 2 2 4 RUS E Korolev 4 2 1r 29 GER P Kohlschreiber 6 6 0 24 FIN J Nieminen 6 7 77 WC USA J Levine 2 5 62 USA M Fish 6 6 6 11 ESP T Robredo 1 2 3 6 USA A Roddick 4 6 69 77 6 29 GER P Kohlschreiber 6 3 711 63 8 24 FIN J Nieminen 3 77 6 6 USA M Fish 6 64 3 1 29 GER P Kohlschreiber 6 67 69 3 24 FIN J Nieminen 3 79 711 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 ESP C Moyá 65 77 5 4 AUT S Koubek 77 62 7 6 PER L Horna 4 78 3 4 ARG A Calleri 6 66 6 6 CHI P Capdeville 6 7 6 WC AUS B Klein 4 5 4 ROM V Hănescu 1 64 2 23 FRA P-H Mathieu 6 77 6 28 FRA G Simon 4 6 6 64 6 USA B Reynolds 6 4 2 77 4 FRA A Clément 4 2 77 4 GER R Schüttler 6 6 63 6 FRA F Serra 6 77 77 GER F Mayer 3 62 65 Q SRB 2004 V Troicki 63 5 1 2 ESP R Nadal 77 7 6 AUT S Koubek 6 78 77 ARG A Calleri 3 66 65 CHI P Capdeville 77 0 4 4 23 FRA P-H Mathieu 65 6 6 6 28 FRA G Simon 6 6 6 GER R Schüttler 2 2 1 FRA F Serra 0 2 2 2 ESP R Nadal 6 6 6 AUT S Koubek 6 64 6 5 6 23 FRA P-H Mathieu 4 77 2 7 8 28 FRA G Simon 5 2 3 2 ESP R Nadal 7 6 6 23 FRA P-H Mathieu 4 0r 2 ESP R Nadal 6 3 References External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2008 Australian Open Men's Singles draw 2008 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2007 US Open – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 2008 French Open – Men's singles Men's Singles Men's Singles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles