2008 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles

2008 Tennis Masters Cup SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic RUS Nikolay Davydenko 6–1, 7–5 singles doubles ATP World Tour Finals ATP Finals 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Novak Djokovic defeated Nikolay Davydenko in the final, 6–1, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup. It was his first Tour Finals title, and the first of an eventual record seven such titles. Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage. This marked the only time in his career that he was eliminated before the semifinals. Future champion Andy Murray made his tournament debut; he was defeated by Davydenko in the semifinals. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martín del Potro, Gilles Simon, and Radek Štěpánek (as an alternate who replaced Andy Roddick) also made their tournament debuts. Štěpánek, playing as the world No. 27, was the lowest-ranked player ever to compete in the Tour Finals. Rafael Nadal qualified as the world No. 1, but withdrew before the tournament with a knee injury, where he was replaced by Simon. This was the first Tour Finals to have a best-of-three title match. Seeds 30em SUI Roger Federer (round robin) SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic (champion) GBR Andy Murray (semifinals) RUS Nikolay Davydenko (final) USA Andy Roddick (round robin, withdrew due to a right ankle injury) FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (round robin) ARG Juan Martín del Potro (round robin) FRA Gilles Simon (semifinals) Alternates 30em CZE Radek Štěpánek (replaced Roddick, round robin) GER Nicolas Kiefer (Did not play) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 3 UK Andy Murray 5 2   4 RUS Nikolay Davydenko 7 6   2 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 4 6 7 8 FRA Gilles Simon 6 3 5 4 RUS Nikolay Davydenko 1 5   2 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 6 7   Red group   RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings 1 SUI Federer SUI Roger Federer 1–2 4–4 43–44 3 3 GBR Murray GBR Andy Murray 3–0 6–2 43–34 1 59 USA RoddickCZE Štěpánek USA Andy RoddickCZE Radek Štěpánek 0–10–2 1–20–4 11–1315–25 X4 8 FRA Simon FRA Gilles Simon 2–1 4–3 34–30 2 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 5–7 7–6(7–4), 6–4(w/ Štěpánek) 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 6–4, 1–6, 6–1(w/ Roddick) 6–4, 6–2 6–7(4–7), 4–6(w/ Štěpánek) 4–6, 6–1, 1–6(w/ Roddick) 1–6, 4–6(w/ Štěpánek) 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 4–6, 2–6 6–1, 6–4(w/ Štěpánek)Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision. Gold group   RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings 2 SRB 2004 Djokovic SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 2–1 5–3 39–39 1 4 RUS Davydenko RUS Nikolay Davydenko 2–1 5–3 48–36 2 6 FRA Tsonga FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1–2 3–5 43–45 4 7 ARG del Potro ARG Juan Martín del Potro 1–2 2–4 27–37 3 7–6(7–3), 0–6, 7–5 6–1, 5–7, 1–6 7–5, 6–3 6–7(3–7), 6–0, 5–7 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–6(7–0) 6–3, 6–2 1–6, 7–5, 6–1 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–7(0–7) 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) 5–7, 3–6 3–6, 2–6 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision. See also ATP World Tour Finals appearances External links Draw Singles