2008 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid – Singles

November 2015 2008 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid GBR Andy Murray FRA Gilles Simon 6–4, 7–6(8–6) singles doubles Madrid Open (tennis) Madrid Open 48 (2WC Wild cards/6Q Qualifiers/1LL Lucky loser) 16 2008 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid Andy Murray defeated Gilles Simon in the final, 6–4, 7–6(8–6) to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Madrid Open. It was his second Masters title.Madrid Masters 2008 Final Highlights - Gilles Simon v Andy Murray https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LLSADF9t48 YouTube 12 December 2022 20 October 2008Roopanarine Les Masterful Murray sweeps to Madrid title https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/oct/19/murray-simon-madrid-masters 12 December 2022 The Guardian 19 October 2008Murray defeats Simon to win Madrid https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/sports/19iht-tennismadrid19.17081631.html 12 December 2022 The New York Times 19 October 2008 David Nalbandian was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Juan Martín del Potro.Martín del Potro destrona al 'rey' David Nalbandián Martín del Potro dethrones the 'king' David Nalbandian https://as.com/tenis/2008/10/17/mas_tenis/1224269856_850215.html 12 December 2022 Diario AS 17 October 2008 esDel Potro fue el verdugo de David Nalbandian en el Masters de Madrid Del Potro was Nalbandian's executioner at the Madrid Masters https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/tenis/torneos-atp/del-potro-fue-el-verdugo-de-david-nalbandian-en-el-masters-de-madrid/2008-10-16/110138.html 12 December 2022 Radio Cooperativa 16 October 2008 es This was the last edition of the tournament to be held on indoor hard courts, as it would switch to outdoor clay courts the following year. Seeds All seeds receive a bye into the second round. 30em ESP Rafael Nadal (semifinals) SUI Roger Federer (semifinals) SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic (third round) GBR Andy Murray (champion) RUS Nikolay Davydenko (second round) ESP David Ferrer (second round) ARG David Nalbandian (third round) USA Andy Roddick (third round) ARG Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals) SUI Stanislas Wawrinka (third round) USA James Blake (second round) CHI Fernando González (second round) ESP Fernando Verdasco (second round) CRO Ivo Karlović (quarterfinals) FRA Richard Gasquet (third round) FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 6     ESP Feliciano López 4 4   14 CRO Ivo Karlović 61 6 62   FRA Gilles Simon 7 4 7   FRA Gaël Monfils 2 2   4 GBR Andy Murray 6 6   9 ARG Juan Martín del Potro 3 3   2 SUI Roger Federer 6 6   1 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 5 66   FRA Gilles Simon 3 7 7 4 GBR Andy Murray 3 6 7 2 SUI Roger Federer 6 3 5   FRA Gilles Simon 4 66   4 GBR Andy Murray 6 7   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   GER N Kiefer 7 4 5   LAT E Gulbis 5 6 7 Q BEL S Darcis 1 4     USA M Fish 6 6     GER P Kohlschreiber 6 6     ESP C Moyá 2 2     ESP F López 7 6   WC ESP Montañés 64 3   1 ESP R Nadal 7 3 6   LAT E Gulbis 5 6 3   USA M Fish 7 4 3 15 FRA R Gasquet 63 6 6 10 SUI S Wawrinka 3 7 7   GER P Kohlschreiber 6 5 65   ESP F López 6 7   6 ESP D Ferrer 4 64   1 ESP R Nadal 6 6   15 FRA R Gasquet 4 2   10 SUI S Wawrinka 4 4     ESP F López 6 6   1 ESP R Nadal 6 6     ESP F López 4 4   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   RUS D Tursunov 6 2 3 Q ROU V Hănescu 4 6 6 Q FRA F Serra 3 4     SWE R Söderling 6 6     FRA G Simon 4 6 7   RUS I Andreev 6 1 67   FRA M Llodra 4 4   Q USA R Ginepri 6 6   3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 68 78 3 Q ROU V Hănescu 710 66 1r   SWE R Söderling 67 68   14 CRO I Karlović 7 7   11 USA J Blake 6 1 4   FRA G Simon 3 6 6 Q USA R Ginepri 4 6 6 5 RUS N Davydenko 6 4 4 3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 64 65   14 CRO I Karlović 7 7     FRA G Simon 66 6 7 Q USA R Ginepri 7 4 66 14 CRO I Karlović 61 6 62   FRA G Simon 7 4 7 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ITA A Seppi 65 6 3   ESP T Robredo 7 3 6   FRA G Monfils 6 6   WC ITA F Fognini 2 4   Q BEL O Rochus 3 5     CRO M Čilić 6 7   LL ITA S Bolelli 7 6     ESP N Almagro 64 1   8 USA A Roddick 6 6     ESP T Robredo 3 4     FRA G Monfils 6 6   12 CHI F González 3 4   13 ESP F Verdasco 2 3     CRO M Čilić 6 6   LL ITA S Bolelli 0 1 r 4 GBR A Murray 6 2   8 USA A Roddick 4 6 3   FRA G Monfils 6 3 6   CRO M Čilić 5 62   4 GBR A Murray 7 7     FRA G Monfils 2 2   4 GBR A Murray 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   GER R Schüttler 1 2     CZE T Berdych 6 6     RUS M Youzhny 5 6 2   FIN J Nieminen 7 3 6   FRA P-H Mathieu 4 4   Q ESP M Granollers 6 6     ARG J Mónaco 1 1     CZE R Štěpánek 6 6   7 ARG D Nalbandian 6 65 6   CZE T Berdych 2 7 1   FIN J Nieminen 2 2 r 9 ARG JM del Potro 6 4   16 FRA J-W Tsonga 3 6 7 Q ESP M Granollers 6 3 65   CZE R Štěpánek 3 66   2 SUI R Federer 6 7   7 ARG D Nalbandian 4 2   9 ARG JM del Potro 6 6   16 FRA J-W Tsonga 4 1   2 SUI R Federer 6 6   9 ARG JM del Potro 3 3   2 SUI R Federer 6 6   Qualifying Qualifying seeds 30em SRB 2004 Janko Tipsarević (first round) ITA Simone Bolelli (qualifying competition, Lucky loser) ARG José Acasuso (qualifying competition) CRO Ivan Ljubičić (qualifying competition) ARG Agustín Calleri (first round) FRA Julien Benneteau (qualifying competition) FRA Florent Serra (qualified) ARG Eduardo Schwank (qualifying competition) ESP Marcel Granollers (qualified) BEL Steve Darcis (qualified) ESP Guillermo García López (first round) ARG Guillermo Cañas (qualifying competition) Qualifiers 30em USA Robby Ginepri BEL Steve Darcis FRA Florent Serra ESP Marcel Granollers BEL Olivier Rochus ROM Victor Hănescu Lucky loser ITA Simone Bolelli Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 1 SRB 2004 Janko Tipsarević 3 6 2 USA Robby Ginepri 6 3 6 WC ESP Óscar Burrieza 65 4 8 ARG Eduardo Schwank 77 6 USA Robby Ginepri 77 6 8 ARG Eduardo Schwank 62 4 Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 2 ITA Simone Bolelli 6 6 ECU 1900 Nicolás Lapentti 4 3 FRA Nicolas Devilder 4 61 10 BEL Steve Darcis 6 77 2 ITA Simone Bolelli 64 62 10 BEL Steve Darcis 77 77 Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 3 ARG José Acasuso 6 3 2 WC ESP Pablo Andújar 3 6 0r WC BUL Grigor Dimitrov 3 3 7 FRA Florent Serra 6 6 3 ARG José Acasuso 4 4 7 FRA Florent Serra 6 6 Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 4 CRO Ivan Ljubičić 6 7 AUS Chris Guccione 3 5 WC ESP Carlos Gómez-Herrera 0 2 9 ESP Marcel Granollers 6 6 4 CRO Ivan Ljubičić 5 5 9 ESP Marcel Granollers 7 7 Fifth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 5 ARG Agustín Calleri 3 1 BEL Olivier Rochus 6 6 LUX Gilles Müller 6 2 4 12 ARG Guillermo Cañas 4 6 6 BEL Olivier Rochus 7 6 12 ARG Guillermo Cañas 5 3 Sixth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 6 FRA Julien Benneteau 64 77 6 ESP Iván Navarro 77 64 3 ROM Victor Hănescu 6 77 11 ESP Guillermo García López 1 62 6 FRA Julien Benneteau 4 3 ROM Victor Hănescu 6 6 References External links Draw Qualifying Draw ITF tournament profile Singles