2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles

January 2025 November 2015 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters GBR Andy Murray SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) 56 16 singles doubles 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Cincinnati Masters.https://cincinnatiopen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Compendium-2024-FINAL-Web-Version_compressed.pdf From Club Court to Center Court: The Evolution of Professional Tennis in Cincinnati 2024 Edition Cincinnati Open June 1, 2025 133 It was his first Masters title. Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Ivo Karlović. Rafael Nadal's 32-match winning streak ended in the semifinals when he was defeated by Djokovic. Seeds The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round. 30em SUI Roger Federer (third round) ESP Rafael Nadal (semifinals) SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic (final) RUS Nikolay Davydenko (second round) ESP David Ferrer (second round) USA Andy Roddick (withdrew due to a shoulder injury) USA James Blake (third round) GBR Andy Murray (champion) SUI Stanislas Wawrinka (withdrew due to a right knee injury) ESP Fernando Verdasco (third round) FRA Richard Gasquet (second round) ESP Tommy Robredo (second round) CHI Fernando González (first round) RUS Mikhail Youzhny (first round) CZE Radek Štěpánek (first round) CRO Ivo Karlović (semifinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 16 CRO Ivo Karlović 78 77     GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 66 63     ESP Carlos Moyá 6 3 1 8 GBR Andy Murray 2 6 6   LAT Ernests Gulbis 3 4   3 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 6 6     ECU Nicolás Lapentti 63 1   2 ESP Rafael Nadal 77 6   16 CRO Ivo Karlović 4 4   8 GBR Andy Murray 6 6   3 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 6 7   2 ESP Rafael Nadal 1 5   8 GBR Andy Murray 77 77   3 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 64 65   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q SWE J Björkman 0 65     USA R Ginepri 6 77   LL CHI P Capdeville 7 2 2   ARG J Acasuso 5 6 6   BRA T Bellucci 3 4   16 CRO I Karlović 6 6   12 ESP T Robredo 6 6     USA M Fish 2 2     FRA J Benneteau 0 3     SWE R Söderling 6 6     GER P Kohlschreiber 6 6   Q USA M Yani 3 4   1 SUI R Federer 62 77 6   USA R Ginepri 77 65 0   ARG J Acasuso 3 63   16 CRO I Karlović 6 77   12 ESP T Robredo 66 4     SWE R Söderling 78 6     GER P Kohlschreiber 6 6   LL KOR W-s Jun 2 2   1 SUI R Federer 66 6 65 16 CRO I Karlović 78 4 77   SWE R Söderling 64 7 68   GER P Kohlschreiber 77 5 710 16 CRO I Karlović 78 77     GER P Kohlschreiber 66 63   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   SRB 2004 J Tipsarević 65 5     ESP C Moyá 77 7   WC USA J Isner 77 6   Q ITA A Stoppini 62 3     RUS I Andreev 77 64 77 15 CZE R Štěpánek 64 77 63 11 FRA R Gasquet 3 6 1   FRA M Llodra 6 1 0r   RUS D Tursunov 77 6   WC RUS M Safin 65 4     USA S Querrey 6 4 6   FRA P-H Mathieu 4 6 3 4 RUS N Davydenko 68 6 2   ESP C Moyá 710 4 6 WC USA J Isner 6 68 5   RUS I Andreev 3 710 7 11 FRA R Gasquet 68 0     RUS D Tursunov 710 6     USA S Querrey 63 1   8 GBR A Murray 77 6     ESP C Moyá 6 77     RUS I Andreev 4 62     RUS D Tursunov 3 3   8 GBR A Murray 6 6     ESP C Moyá 6 3 1 8 GBR A Murray 2 6 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals LL USA R Ram 65 4     FRA G Simon 77 6     FIN J Nieminen 67 2     LAT E Gulbis 79 6     SWE T Johansson 64 77 3 LL FRA A Clément 77 65 6 13 CHI F González 3 6 3   CZE T Berdych 6 3 6   ESP F López 5 5     ITA A Seppi 7 7   Q RSA K Anderson 3 61     ITA S Bolelli 6 77   7 USA J Blake 6 6     FRA G Simon 4 3     LAT E Gulbis 6 3 77 LL FRA A Clément 4 6 65   CZE T Berdych 7 5 5   ITA A Seppi 5 7 7   ITA S Bolelli 62 62   3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 77 77   7 USA J Blake 4 6 3   LAT E Gulbis 6 1 6   ITA A Seppi 1 2   3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 6     LAT E Gulbis 3 4   3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ECU N Lapentti 77 6     CRO M Čilić 65 2   WC USA J Levine 3 4   Q AUS C Guccione 6 6   Q DOM V Estrella 3 5   10 ESP F Verdasco 6 7   14 RUS M Youzhny 62 6 4   GER T Haas 77 2 6   FRA G Monfils 6 6   WC USA D Young 1 1   Q GER B Becker 6 66 4   FRA F Serra 4 78 6 5 ESP D Ferrer 62 6 3   ECU N Lapentti 77 3 6 Q AUS C Guccione 64 64   10 ESP F Verdasco 77 77     GER T Haas 5       FRA G Monfils 1r     FRA F Serra 0 1   2 ESP R Nadal 6 6     ECU N Lapentti 6 7   10 ESP F Verdasco 3 5     GER T Haas 4 60   2 ESP R Nadal 6 77     ECU N Lapentti 63 1   2 ESP R Nadal 77 6   References External links Draw Qualifying Draw Singles