2008 Roger Federer tennis season

Statistics for Swiss tennis player November 2019 $5,886,879 66 15 (81.48%) 4 #2 1 SF F F W Y QF RR WG PO(adv. to 2009 WG) 20px Gold Medal 2007 2009 Roger Federer Roger Federer won one major in 2008, the US Open, defeating Briton Andy Murray, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2. Federer was defeated by Rafael Nadal in two Grand Slam finals: at the French Open, which he lost 1–6, 3–6, 0–6, and at Wimbledon in a famous five-setter, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 7–9, when he was aiming for six straight wins to break Björn Borg's record. At the Australian Open, Federer lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, ending his record streak of 10 consecutive Major finals. Roger Federer lost twice in Master Series 1000 Finals on clay to Nadal at Monte Carlo and Hamburg. However, Federer was able to capture three more victories in 250-level events at Estoril, Halle, and Basel. In doubles, Federer and compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Year summary Early hard court season Federer began the year by attempting to defend his title at the Australian Open. Federer suffered an illness related to food poisoning prior to the start of the Australian Open. He lost, however, in the semifinals to eventual champion Djokovic, 5–7, 3–6, 6–7. This ended his record of ten consecutive Grand Slam finals, the most ever for a men's player. In March, Federer revealed that he had recently been diagnosed with mononucleosis and that he may have suffered from it as early as December 2007. He noted, however, that he was now "medically cleared to compete".https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/08/sports/tennis/08tennis.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Federer's Weakness Might Have Been an Illness Christopher Clarey 8 March 2008 9 March 2008 The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20140114022136/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/08/sports/tennis/08tennis.html?_r=1&oref=slogin 14 January 2014 live Despite being cleared to compete Federer admitted that he had suffered a significant dip in fitness due to his struggle with mononucleosis, which would prove to negatively impact his results till the Miami Masters in which he lost to long-time foe, Andy Roddick. Although Federer was seeded first and was the defending champion at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, he lost to Murray in the first round. On 10 March, Federer won his third exhibition match out of four against former world no. 1 Pete Sampras at Madison Square Garden in New York City, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6.https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/sports/tennis/11araton.html?_r=1&ref=tennis&oref=slogin Something to Lose in a Just-for-Fun Match 5 November 2008 The New York Times Harvey Araton 11 March 2008 Clay court season Federer began the clay-court season at the Estoril Open in Portugal. This was his first tournament with coach José Higueras.http://www.estorilopen.atponline.net/1/en/news/newsarticle_909.asp Federer to Work with Higueras in Estoril Estoril Open 15 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080419165222/http://www.estorilopen.atponline.net/1/en/news/newsarticle_909.asp 19 April 2008 dead dmy-all and his first non-Master Series clay-court tournament since Gstaad in 2004.http://www.estorilopen.net/News/Tennis/2009/Tournament/Federer-to-play-Estoril.aspx http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20100529114520/http://www.estorilopen.net/News/Tennis/2009/Tournament/Federer-to-play-Estoril.aspx dead 29 May 2010 Federer To Play Estoril - With Paris on His Mind 9 August 2012 Federer won his first tournament of the year, when Nikolay Davydenko retired from the final while trailing, 7–6, 1–2 with a leg ligament strain. Federer then played three Masters Series tournaments on clay. At the Masters Series Monte Carlo, Federer lost to three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final in straight sets. Federer made 44 unforced errors, lost a 4–0 lead in the second set, and fell to 1–7 against Nadal on clay courts.https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=3370382 Nadal continues mastery of Federer on clay, takes Monte Carlo Masters title Associated Press ESPN — Tennis 27 April 2008 17 July 2008 At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Federer lost in the quarterfinals to Radek Štěpánek. Federer was the defending champion at the Masters Series Hamburg, but lost to Nadal in the final. At the French Open, Federer was defeated quickly by Nadal in the final, 1–6, 3–6, 0–6.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2008-06-08-nadal_N.htm Nadal remains the king of Roland Garros 5 November 2008 USA Today Douglas Robson 9 June 2008 This was the fourth consecutive year that Federer and Nadal had played at the French Open, with Federer losing his third consecutive final to Nadal. Federer's record of 23–4 (2005–08) at the French Open is second only to Nadal's record of 28–0 during the same period. thumb|300px|right|Federer serving for the third set against Nadal in the Wimbledon final Grass court season Federer bounced back by winning the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany without dropping a set or a service game. This was the fifth time he had won this event. With this result, he tied Pete Sampras's record for most titles on grass in the open era with 10.https://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=txhalletennis&prov=st&type=lgns Federer wins once again at Halle Yahoo! Sports Ticker 15 June 2008 17 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080703205551/http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=txhalletennis&prov=st&type=lgns 3 July 2008 live At Wimbledon, Federer once again played world no. 2 Nadal in the final. A victory for Federer would have meant his sixth consecutive Wimbledon singles title, breaking Borg's modern era men's record and equaling the all-time record held since 1886 by William Renshaw. Federer saved two championship points in the fourth set tiebreak, but eventually lost the match, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 7–9. The rain-delayed match ended in near darkness after 4 hours, 48 minutes of play, making it the longest (in terms of elapsed time) men's final in Wimbledon recorded history. It concluded 7 hours, 15 minutes after its scheduled start. The defeat also ended Federer's 65-match winning streak on grass. John McEnroe described the match as "The greatest match I've ever seen."https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/07/07/stmcenroe107.xml Wimbledon 2008: John McEnroe hails Rafael Nadal victory as greatest final ever Richard Alleyne The Telegraph 7 July 2008 17 July 2008 London https://web.archive.org/web/20080717002835/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fsport%2F2008%2F07%2F07%2Fstmcenroe107.xml 17 July 2008 dead After Nadal surpassed him as world no. 1 later in the year, Federer stated that his main goal would be to regain the Wimbledon title, rather than the top spot.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7735887.stm Federer unfazed by ranking threat BBC Sport 18 November 2008 19 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081204102517/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7735887.stm 4 December 2008 live thumb|left|200px|Federer at the 2008 US Open, where he won his fifth consecutive title. Summer hard court season Federer made early exits in his next two singles tournaments, the Rogers Cup in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio.http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/25978842/ It's official: Nadal will pass Federer for No. 1 5 November 2008 NBC Sports Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20081019231656/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/25978842/ 19 October 2008 dead Federer was chosen to carry the national flag at the Beijing Olympics. thumb|175px|Federer at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won Doubles Gold. At the Summer Olympics in Beijing, Federer lost in the quarterfinals to James Blake for the first time in their nine matches.https://www.atptour.com/en/players/atp-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-james-blake/F324/B676 Roger Federer vs James Blake, Head-to-head results Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) 13 April 2021 Federer however, finally won his first Olympic gold medal in the men's doubles, when he and compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka upset the world no. 1 doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States in the semifinals and defeated Sweden's Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3. The following day, Federer lost his world no. 1 ranking to Nadal after 237 consecutive weeks.http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24555857-11088,00.html Life goes on for Roger Federer 5 November 2008 The Australian Herald AFP 27 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081029154001/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0%2C21985%2C24555857-11088%2C00.html 29 October 2008 dead http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ggQwF5gcvh7T0W8gdKK7dtD8gItQ Nadal vows to raise the bar still higher 5 November 2008 AFP AFP https://web.archive.org/web/20081102161042/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ggQwF5gcvh7T0W8gdKK7dtD8gItQ 2 November 2008 dead dmy-all At the US Open, Federer reached the fourth round without dropping a set. He defeated third-seeded Novak Djokovic in a rematch of the 2007 US Open Final, 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2, in the semifinals, and then defeated Andy Murray, who was playing in his first Grand Slam final, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2, to win his fifth straight US Open title and 13th career Grand Slam title, leaving him one Grand Slam title from tying Pete Sampras's all-time record of 14. This extended his US Open winning streak to 34 matches.https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/usopen08/news/story?id=3576338 Federer rolls past Murray to win 13th Grand Slam title 5 November 2008 ESPN Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20081022064536/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/usopen08/news/story?id=3576338 22 October 2008 live Federer became the first player in tennis history to have five consecutive wins at both Wimbledon and the US Open.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2008/09/usopenfinal.aspx Federer Captures Fifth Straight US Open Title 9 August 2012 ATP Tennis 2008 ATP Tennis Fall indoor season At the Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid, Federer reached the semifinals without losing a set. There he lost to Murray, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7. Meanwhile, he became the all-time leader in career prize money in men's tennis, earning over US$43.3 million at the end of the tournament and surpassing 14-time Grand Slam singles champion Pete Sampras.https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=3647497 Federer tops ATP career money list 5 November 2008 ESPN Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20081019123545/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=3647497 19 October 2008 live Federer won his 57th career title at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, beating David Nalbandian in the final. He became the only player in history to win the title three consecutive years. He reached the quarterfinals of his next event, the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, before withdrawing because of back pain. This was the first time in Federer's career of 763 matches that he had withdrawn from a tournament.http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=tennis-m/news/news.aspx?id=4188312 Injured Nadal and Federer exit Paris Masters Sports Network Sports Network 31 October 2008 31 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110622070738/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=tennis-m%2Fnews%2Fnews.aspx%3Fid%3D4188312 22 June 2011 dead dmy-all This meant that 2008 was the first year since 2003 in which he did not win a Masters Series title.https://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE49U4T020081031 Federer pulls out of Paris Masters event Reuters Julien Pretot 31 October 2008 31 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081103071752/https://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE49U4T020081031 3 November 2008 live Federer entered the Tennis Masters Cup as the top-seeded player, after Nadal withdrew from the tournament. He drew Simon, Murray, and Roddick in the Red Group. In his opening match, Federer lost to Simon, but kept his hopes alive by defeating Roddick's replacement, Stepanek, in his second match. He lost his third match to Murray, 6–4, 6–7, 5–7. Federer had received medical treatment for back and hip problems in the third set, but lost after saving seven match points.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7729083.stm Murray knocks out ailing Federer BBC Sport 14 November 2008 18 November 2008 However, Federer still ended the year ranked world no. 2. Matches Grand Slam performance Tournament Round Result Opponent Score Australian Open1R Win ARG Diego Hartfield 6–0, 6–3, 6–02R Win FRA Fabrice Santoro 6–1, 6–2, 6–03R Win SRB Janko Tipsarević 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–1, 10–84R Win CZE Tomáš Berdych 6–4, 7–6(7–9), 6–3QF Win USA James Blake 7–5, 7–6(7–5), 6–4SF Loss SRB Novak Djokovic 5–7, 3–6, 6–7(5–7) French Open1R Win USA Sam Querrey 6–4, 6–4, 6–32R Win ESP Albert Montañés 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–0, 6–43R Win CRO Mario Ančić 6–3, 6–4, 6–24R Win FRA Julien Benneteau 6–4, 7–5, 7–5QF Win CHI Fernando González 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4SF Win FRA Gaël Monfils 6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5F Loss ESP Rafael Nadal 1–6, 3–6, 0–6 Wimbledon1R Win SVK Dominik Hrbatý 6–3, 6–2, 6–22R Win SWE Robin Söderling 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)3R Win FRA Marc Gicquel 6–3, 6–3, 6–14R Win AUS Lleyton Hewitt 7–6(9–7), 6–2, 6–4QF Win CRO Mario Ančić 6–1, 7–5, 6–4SF Win RUS Marat Safin 6–3, 7–6(7–3), 6–4F Loss ESP Rafael Nadal 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8), 7–9 US Open1R Win ARG Máximo González 6–3, 6–0, 6–32R Win BRA Thiago Alves 6–3, 7–5, 6–43R Win CZE Radek Štěpánek 6–3, 6–3, 6–24R Win RUS Igor Andreev 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 3–6, 6–3QF Win LUX Gilles Müller 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 7–6(7–5)SF Win SRB Novak Djokovic 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2FWin (13) GBR Andy Murray 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 All matches Singles Match Tournament StartDate Type I/O Surface Round Opponent/Rank Result Score 686 AUS Australian Open 1/14 GS Outdoor Hard R128 ARG Diego Hartfield W 6–0, 6–3, 6–0 687 AUS Australian Open 1/14 GS Outdoor Hard R64 FRA Fabrice Santoro W 6–1, 6–2, 6–0 688 AUS Australian Open 1/14 GS Outdoor Hard R32 SRB Janko Tipsarevic W 6–7(5), 7–6(1), 5–7, 6–1, 10–8 689 AUS Australian Open 1/14 GS Outdoor Hard R16 CZE Tomas Berdych W 6–4, 7–6(7), 6–3 690 AUS Australian Open 1/14 GS Outdoor Hard Q USA James Blake W 7–5, 7–6(5), 6–4 691 AUS Australian Open 1/14 GS Outdoor Hard S SRB Novak Djokovic L 5–7, 3–6, 6–7(5) 692 UAE Dubai 3/3 500 Outdoor Hard R32 GBR Andy Murray L 7–6(6), 3–6, 4–6 – USA Indian Wells Masters 3/13 1000 Outdoor Hard R128 Bye   693 USA Indian Wells Masters 3/13 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 ESP Guillermo Garcia-Lopez W 6–3, 6–2 694 USA Indian Wells Masters 3/13 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 FRA Nicolas Mahut W 6–1, 6–1 695 USA Indian Wells Masters 3/13 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 CRO Ivan Ljubicic W 6–3, 6–4 – USA Indian Wells Masters 3/13 1000 Outdoor Hard Q GER Tommy Haas W/O N/A 696 USA Indian Wells Masters 3/13 1000 Outdoor Hard S USA Mardy Fish L 3–6, 2–6 – USA Miami Masters 3/27 1000 Outdoor Hard R128 Bye   697 USA Miami Masters 3/27 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 FRA Gael Monfils W 6–3, 6–4 698 USA Miami Masters 3/27 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 SWE Robin Soderling W 6–4, 3–0 RET 699 USA Miami Masters 3/27 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 ARG Jose Acasuso W 7–6(5), 6–2 700 USA Miami Masters 3/27 1000 Outdoor Hard Q USA Andy Roddick L 6–7(4), 6–4, 3–6 701 POR Estoril 4/14 250 Outdoor Clay R32 BEL Olivier Rochus W 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 702 POR Estoril 4/14 250 Outdoor Clay R16 ROU Victor Hanescu W 6–3, 6–2 703 POR Estoril 4/14 250 Outdoor Clay Q POR Frederico Gil W 6–4, 6–1 704 POR Estoril 4/14 250 Outdoor Clay S GER Denis Gremelmayr W 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 705 POR Estoril 4/14 250 Outdoor Clay Win (1) RUS Nikolay Davydenko W 7–6(5), 1–2 RET – MON Monte Carlo Masters 4/20 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Bye   706 MON Monte Carlo Masters 4/20 1000 Outdoor Clay R32 ESP Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo W 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(1) 707 MON Monte Carlo Masters 4/20 1000 Outdoor Clay R16 FRA Gael Monfils W 6–3, 6–4 708 MON Monte Carlo Masters 4/20 1000 Outdoor Clay Q ARG David Nalbandian W 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 709 MON Monte Carlo Masters 4/20 1000 Outdoor Clay S SRBNovak Djokovic W 6–3, 3–2 RET 710 MON Monte Carlo Masters 4/20 1000 Outdoor Clay F ESP Rafael Nadal L 5–7, 5–7 – ITA Rome Masters 5/5 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Bye   711 ITA Rome Masters 5/5 1000 Outdoor Clay R32 ARG Guillermo Canas W 6–3, 6–3 712 ITA Rome Masters 5/5 1000 Outdoor Clay R16 CRO Ivo Karlovic W 7–6(4), 6–3 713 ITA Rome Masters 5/5 1000 Outdoor Clay Q CZE Radek Stepanek L 6–7(4), 6–7(7) – GER Hamburg Masters 5/11 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Bye   714 GER Hamburg Masters 5/11 1000 Outdoor Clay R32 FIN Jarkko Nieminen W 6–1, 6–3 715 GER Hamburg Masters 5/11 1000 Outdoor Clay R16 SWE Robin Soderling W 6–3, 6–2 716 GER Hamburg Masters 5/11 1000 Outdoor Clay Q ESP Fernando Verdasco W 6–3, 6–3 717 GER Hamburg Masters 5/11 1000 Outdoor Clay S ITA Andreas Seppi W 6–3, 6–1 718 GER Hamburg Masters 5/11 1000 Outdoor Clay F ESP Rafael Nadal L 5–7, 7–6(3), 3–6 719 FRA Roland Garros 5/25 GS Outdoor Clay R128 USA Sam Querrey W 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 720 FRA Roland Garros 5/25 GS Outdoor Clay R64 ESP Albert Montanes W 6–7(5), 6–1, 6–0, 6–4 721 FRA Roland Garros 5/25 GS Outdoor Clay R32 CRO Mario Ancic W 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 722 FRA Roland Garros 5/25 GS Outdoor Clay R16 FRA Julien Benneteau W 6–4, 7–5, 7–5 723 FRA Roland Garros 5/25 GS Outdoor Clay Q CHI Fernando Gonzalez W 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 724 FRA Roland Garros 5/25 GS Outdoor Clay S FRA Gael Monfils W 6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 725 FRA Roland Garros 5/25 GS Outdoor Clay F ESP Rafael Nadal L 1–6, 3–6, 0–6 726 GER Halle 6/9 250 Outdoor Grass R32 GER Michael Berrer W 6–4, 6–2 727 GER Halle 6/9 250 Outdoor Grass R16 CZE Jan Vacek W 7–5, 6–3 728 GER Halle 6/9 250 Outdoor Grass Q CYP Marcos Baghdatis W 6–4, 6–4 729 GER Halle 6/9 250 Outdoor Grass S GER Nicolas Kiefer W 6–1, 6–4 730 GER Halle 6/9 250 Outdoor Grass Win (2) GER Philipp Kohlschreiber W 6–3, 6–4 731 GBR Wimbledon 6/23 GS Outdoor Grass R128 SVK Dominik Hrbaty W 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 732 GBR Wimbledon 6/23 GS Outdoor Grass R64 SWE Robin Soderling W 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(3) 733 GBR Wimbledon 6/23 GS Outdoor Grass R32 FRA Marc Gicquel W 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 734 GBR Wimbledon 6/23 GS Outdoor Grass R16 AUS Lleyton Hewitt W 7–6(7), 6–2, 6–4 735 GBR Wimbledon 6/23 GS Outdoor Grass Q CRO Mario Ancic W 6–1, 7–5, 6–4 736 GBR Wimbledon 6/23 GS Outdoor Grass S RUS Marat Safin W 6–3, 7–6(3), 6–4 737 GBR Wimbledon 6/23 GS Outdoor Grass F ESP Rafael Nadal L 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(8), 7–9 – CAN Canada Masters 7/21 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Bye   738 CAN Canada Masters 7/21 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 FRA Gilles Simon L 6–2, 5–7, 4–6 – USA Cincinnati Masters 7/28 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Bye   739 USA Cincinnati Masters 7/28 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 USA Robby Ginepri W 6–7(2), 7–6(5), 6–0 740 USA Cincinnati Masters 7/28 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 CRO Ivo Karlovic L 6–7(6), 6–4, 6–7(5) 741 CHN Beijing Olympics 8/11 OL Outdoor Hard R64 RUS Dmitry Tursunov W 6–4, 6–2 742 CHN Beijing Olympics 8/11 OL Outdoor Hard R32 ESA Rafael Arevalo W 6–2, 6–4 743 CHN Beijing Olympics 8/11 OL Outdoor Hard R16 CZE Tomas Berdych W 6–3, 7–6(4) 744 CHN Beijing Olympics 8/11 OL Outdoor Hard Q USA James Blake L 4–6, 6–7(2) 745 USA US Open 8/25 GS Outdoor Hard R128 ARG Maximo Gonzalez W 6–3, 6–0, 6–3 746 USA US Open 8/25 GS Outdoor Hard R64 BRA Thiago Alves W 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 747 USA US Open 8/25 GS Outdoor Hard R32 CZE Radek Stepanek W 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 748 USA US Open 8/25 GS Outdoor Hard R16 RUS Igor Andreev W 6–7(5), 7–6(5), 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 749 USA US Open 8/25 GS Outdoor Hard Q LUX Gilles Muller W 7–6(5), 6–4, 7–6(5) 750 USA US Open 8/25 GS Outdoor Hard S SRB Novak Djokovic W 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 751 USA US Open 8/25 GS Outdoor Hard Win (3) GBR Andy Murray W 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 752 SUI SUI v. BEL WG Play-offs 9/19 DC Indoor Hard RR BEL Kristof Vliegen W 7–6(1), 6–4, 6–2 – ESP Madrid Masters 10/12 1000 Indoor Hard R64 Bye   753 ESP Madrid Masters 10/12 1000 Indoor Hard R32 CZE Radek Stepanek W 6–3, 7–6(6) 754 ESP Madrid Masters 10/12 1000 Indoor Hard R16 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga W 6–4, 6–1 755 ESP Madrid Masters 10/12 1000 Indoor Hard Q ARG Juan Martin Del Potro W 6–3, 6–3 756 ESP Madrid Masters 10/12 1000 Indoor Hard S GBR Andy Murray L 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 757 SUI Basel 10/20 250 Indoor Hard R32 USA Bobby Reynolds W 6–3, 6–7(6), 6–3 758 SUI Basel 10/20 250 Indoor Hard R16 FIN Jarkko Nieminen W 7–6(6), 7–6(1) 759 SUI Basel 10/20 250 Indoor Hard Q ITA Simone Bolelli W 6–2, 6–3 760 SUI Basel 10/20 250 Indoor Hard S ESP Feliciano Lopez W 6–3, 6–2 761 SUI Basel 10/20 250 Indoor Hard Win (4) ARG David Nalbandian W 6–3, 6–4 – FRA Paris Masters 10/26 1000 Indoor Hard R64 Bye   762 FRA Paris Masters 10/26 1000 Indoor Hard R32 SWE Robin Soderling W 6–4, 7–6(7) 763 FRA Paris Masters 10/26 1000 Indoor Hard R16 CRO Marin Cilic W 6–3, 6–4 – FRA Paris Masters 10/26 1000 Indoor Hard Q USA James Blake Withdrew 764 CHN Tennis Masters Cup 11/9 WC Indoor Hard RR FRA Gilles Simon L 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 765 CHN Tennis Masters Cup 11/9 WC Indoor Hard RR CZE Radek Stepanek W 7–6(4), 6–4 766 CHN Tennis Masters Cup 11/9 WC Indoor Hard RR GBR Andy Murray L 6–4, 6–7(3), 5–7 Doubles yes 2 1000 Rogers Cup Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hard, outdoor 21 – 27 July 2008 SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 1R 1 FRA Julien Benneteau / CAN Frédéric Niemeyer (WC) 30 / 399 Win 6–4, 6–4 1R 2 CZE Lukáš Dlouhý / IND Leander Paes (7) 14 / 15 Loss 4–6, 4–6 yes 5 OL 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China Hard, outdoor 11 – 17 August 2008 SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 1R 3 ITA Simone Bolelli / ITA Andreas Seppi 138 / 150 Win 7–5, 6–1 2R 4 RUS Dmitry Tursunov / RUS Mikhail Youzhny (Alt) 40 / 77 Win 6–4, 6–3 QF 5 IND Mahesh Bhupathi / IND Leander Paes (7) 13 / 15 Win 6–2, 6–4 SF 6 USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan (1) 2 / 2 Win 7–6(8–6), 6–4 W 7 SWE Simon Aspelin / SWE Thomas Johansson 9 / 116 Win 1 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 yes 1 DC Davis Cup, World Group play-offs Lausanne, Switzerland Hard, indoor 19 – 21 September 2008 SUI Stanislas Wawrinka PO 3R 8 BEL Xavier Malisse / BEL Olivier Rochus 177 / 105 Win 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–3 yes Source (ATP) Yearly records Finals Singles: 8 (4–4) LegendGrand Slam (1–2)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–2)ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–0)Titles by surfaceHard (2–0)Clay (1–3)Grass (1–1)Titles by surfaceOutdoors (3–4)Indoors (1–0) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentsScoreWin54.2008-04-20 dmyPortugal Open, PortugalClayRUS Nikolay Davydenko7–6(7–5), 1–2 ret.Loss18.2008-04-27 dmyMonte-Carlo Masters, FranceClayESP Rafael Nadal5–7, 5–7Loss19.2008-05-18 dmyHamburg Masters, GermanyClayESP Rafael Nadal5–7, 7–6(7–3), 3–6Loss20.2008-06-08 dmyFrench Open, FranceClayESP Rafael Nadal1–6, 3–6, 0–6Win55.2008-06-15 dmyHalle Open, Germany (5)GrassGER Philipp Kohlschreiber6–3, 6–4Loss21.2008-07-06 dmyWimbledon, England, UKGrassESP Rafael Nadal4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8), 7–9Win56.2008-09-08 dmyUS Open, United States (5)HardGBR Andy Murray6–2, 7–5, 6–2Win57.2008-10-26 dmySwiss Indoors, Switzerland (3)Hard (i)ARG David Nalbandian6–3, 6–4 See also Roger Federer Roger Federer career statistics 2008 Rafael Nadal tennis season 2008 Novak Djokovic tennis season References External links https://www.rogerfederer.com/ ATP tour profile Sport Tennis Olympics Switzerland 2008 Federer season Federer season Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:2008 in Swiss tennis Category:2008 in Swiss sport