2008 BNP Paribas Masters

2008 BNP Paribas Masters 25 October – 2 November 36th Masters Series Paris, France €2,057,000 48S / 24D Hard / indoor Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy FRA 1974 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga2008 Paris – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/paris/352/2008/draws?matchType=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) SWE Jonas Björkman / ZIM Kevin Ullyett2008 Paris – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/paris/352/2008/draws?matchType=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Paris Masters 222px|right|thumb|Singles champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 222px|right|thumb|Singles runner-up David Nalbandian The 2008 Paris Masters (also known as the BNP Paribas Masters for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the Paris Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 25 October through 2 November 2008. The singles draw was headlined by year-end World No. 1, Beijing Olympics singles gold medalist, French Open and Wimbledon, Monte Carlo, Hamburg, Toronto Masters champion Rafael Nadal, ATP No. 2, US Open, Estoril, Halle and Basel titlist, Olympic doubles gold medalist Roger Federer, and Australian Open, Indian Wells, Rome Masters winner Novak Djokovic. Also announced were US Open runner-up, Cincinnati, Madrid Masters and recent St. Petersburg titlist Andy Murray, Valencia and 's-Hertogenbosch champion David Ferrer, Nikolay Davydenko, Andy Roddick and David Nalbandian. Notable stories Race to the championships As the final tournament of the season before the Tennis Masters Cup, several players battled for the remaining spots at the year-end singles event, which plays host to the world's top eight players. Coming into the tournament, twelve players were vying for the final three spots (in descending order of race ranking): Andy Roddick, Juan Martín del Potro, Gilles Simon, David Ferrer, James Blake, Stanislas Wawrinka, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, David Nalbandian, Fernando Verdasco, Gaël Monfils, and Robin Söderling.masters-cup.com Paris To Decide 3 Singles, 1 Doubles Slot http://www.masters-cup.com/1/news/2008/oneweektoplay.asp 2008-10-26 2008-10-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106010251/http://www.masters-cup.com/1/news/2008/oneweektoplay.asp 2008-11-06 dead Roddick was the first to qualify, when he defeated Madrid Masters runner-up Gilles Simon in the third round.BBC Sport BBC Sport Roddick clinches Masters Cup spot https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7700071.stm 2008-10-30 2008-10-30 BBC News The semifinals wins of Nalbandian over Nikolay Davydenko and Tsonga over Blake assured del Potro of a place, with the championship match set to decide the final qualifier.BBC Sport BBC Sport Nalbandian faces Tsonga showdown https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7704210.stm 2008-11-01 2008-11-01 BBC News Home favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga eventually defeated defending champion David Nalbandian in three sets, to move to the eight place in the ATP Race, and qualify for the year-end championships.atpworldtour.com Paris Champion Tsonga Grabs Final Masters Cup Spot http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2008/11/masterscupfieldset.aspx 2 November 2008 6 June 2015 The doubles event also included a pursuit between Poles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski, South Africans Jeff Coetzee and Wesley Moodie, and Brazilians Marcelo Melo and André Sá for the last spot of the year-end doubles championships. Melo and Sa lost their chance to qualify when they were defeated by Jonas Björkman and Kevin Ullyett in the quarterfinals, while the two other teams advanced to meet in the semis, in a match to decide of the last qualifiers. Coetzee and Moodie eventually came out on top in straight sets to clinch their first Tennis Masters Cup ticket together, the first ever for Coetzee, and the second for Moodie, who had already participated to the 2005 edition with Stephen Huss. Finals Singles 2008 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles FRA 1974 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated ARG David Nalbandian 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 It was Tsonga's 2nd title of the year, and overall. It was his 1st career Masters title. Doubles 2008 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles SWE Jonas Björkman / ZIM Kevin Ullyett defeated RSA Jeff Coetzee / RSA Wesley Moodie 6–2, 6–2 References External links Official website ATP tournament profile Singles draw Doubles draw BNP Paribas Masters BNP Paribas Masters BNP Paribas Masters Category:2008 in French tennis Category:2008 ATP Tour