2008 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
2008 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Score	4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	32
Events

Novak Djokovic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6^(7–2) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open.^[1]It was his first major title, the first of a record ten Australian Open titles, and the first of an all-time record 24 major men's singles titles overall. Djokovic became the first Serbian man to win a major singles title.^[2] It was the first major final since the 2005 Australian Open not to feature either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal, who were beaten by Djokovic and Tsonga, respectively, in the semifinals.^[3]^[4] Alongside second-seeded Nadal, Tsonga (unseeded in this tournament) defeated three more seeds en route to the final, including ninth-seed Andy Murray.

Federer was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Djokovic in the semifinals. The loss ended Federer's record streak of 10 consecutive major finals. However, he became the first man to reach 15 consecutive major quarterfinals (streak starting at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships), surpassing Roy Emerson and Ivan Lendl. This was the only major where Federer failed to reach the final between the 2005 Wimbledon Championships and the 2010 Australian Open, a span of 19 tournaments. He would go on to reach the next eight major finals (winning four of them).

Seeds

01.

Roger Federer (semifinals)

02.

Rafael Nadal (semifinals)

03.

Novak Djokovic (champion)

04.

Nikolay Davydenko (fourth round)

05.

David Ferrer (quarterfinals)

06.

Andy Roddick (third round)

07.

Fernando González (third round)

08.

Richard Gasquet (fourth round)

09.

Andy Murray (first round)

10.

David Nalbandian (third round)

11.

Tommy Robredo (second round)

12.

James Blake (quarterfinals)

13.

Tomáš Berdych (fourth round)

14.

Mikhail Youzhny (quarterfinals)

15.

Marcos Baghdatis (third round)

16.

Carlos Moyá (first round)

17.

Ivan Ljubičić (first round)

18.

Juan Ignacio Chela (first round)

19.

Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round)

20.

Ivo Karlović (third round)

21.

Juan Mónaco (third round)

22.

Juan Carlos Ferrero (fourth round)

23.

Paul-Henri Mathieu (fourth round)

24.

Jarkko Nieminen (quarterfinals)

25.

Fernando Verdasco (second round)

26.

Stanislas Wawrinka (second round)

27.

Nicolás Almagro (first round)

28.

Gilles Simon (third round)

29.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (fourth round)

30.

Radek Štěpánek (first round)

31.

Igor Andreev (third round)

32.

Dmitry Tursunov (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Roger Federer	7	7⁷	6

12	James Blake	5	6⁵	4
					1	Roger Federer	5	3	6⁵

					3	Novak Djokovic	7	6	7⁷
3	Novak Djokovic	6	6	7

5	David Ferrer	0	3	5
										3	Novak Djokovic	4	6	6	7⁷

											Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6	4	3	6²
	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	7	6	7⁸

14	Mikhail Youzhny	5	0	6⁶
						Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6	6	6

					2	Rafael Nadal	2	3	2
24	Jarkko Nieminen	5	3	1

2	Rafael Nadal	7	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

1	R Federer	6	6	6
	D Hartfield	0	3	0			1	R Federer	6	6	6
	F Santoro	6	6	6				F Santoro	1	2	0
	J Isner	2	2	4										1	R Federer	6⁵	7⁷	5	6	10
	J Tipsarević	7	6	6⁶	0	6									J Tipsarević	7⁷	6¹	7	1	8
WC	J Sirianni	5	2	7⁸	6	0		J Tipsarević	7	7⁷	7⁷
	T Ascione	4	0	3			25	F Verdasco	5	6³	6³
25	F Verdasco	6	6	6																	1	R Federer	6	7⁹	6
21	J Mónaco	7⁷	7	6																	13	T Berdych	4	6⁷	3
	C Berlocq	6⁵	5	1			21	J Mónaco	6	7⁸	5	6⁸	8
	R Kendrick	4	5	2			Q	A Delic	3	6⁶	7	7¹⁰	6
Q	A Delic	6	7	6										21	J Mónaco	6	3	6⁵	2
	Ó Hernández	1	7⁷	6	6									13	T Berdych	3	6	7⁷	6
	I Minář	6	6⁵	2	1			Ó Hernández	2	1	3
	W Eschauer	4	4	4			13	T Berdych	6	6	6
13	T Berdych	6	6	6

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

12	J Blake	6	6	6
	N Massú	3	2	2			12	J Blake	6	6	6
	M Russell	6	4	6	3	6		M Russell	3	2	2
	F Fognini	1	6	2	6	3								12	J Blake	4	2	6	7⁷	6
	S Grosjean	7⁷	6	7⁷											S Grosjean	6	6	0	6⁵	2
	F Volandri	6³	3	6⁰				S Grosjean	4	6	6	6⁴	6
Q	R Haase	6²	6	6	7⁷		Q	R Haase	6	4	0	7⁷	4
17	I Ljubičić	7⁷	3	0	6¹																12	J Blake	6	6	6
27	N Almagro	6⁴	5	2																		M Čilić	3	4	4
	M Čilić	7⁷	7	6				M Čilić	6	6	6
	J Vaněk	3	4	4				J Melzer	4	3	4
	J Melzer	6	6	6											M Čilić	6	6⁴	6	6
	H-t Lee	7⁸	6	6										7	F Gonzalez	2	7⁷	3	1
	C Guccione	6⁶	3	4				H-t Lee	6	3	2	4
Q	K Economidis	4	6²	1			7	F Gonzalez	4	6	6	6
7	F Gonzalez	6	7⁷	6

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

3	N Djokovic	6	6	7⁷
	B Becker	0	2	6⁵			3	N Djokovic	6	6	6
Q	R Ram	6⁵	6	4	6	3		S Bolelli	1	2	2
	S Bolelli	7⁷	3	6	2	6								3	N Djokovic	6	6	6
	S Querrey	6	6	7											S Querrey	3	1	3
	O Rochus	3	2	5				S Querrey	7⁷	4	6	6
PR	X Malisse	7⁷	7	2	1	3	32	D Tursunov	6⁵	6	4	2
32	D Tursunov	6¹	5	6	6	6															3	N Djokovic	7	6	6
19	L Hewitt	6	6	6																	19	L Hewitt	5	3	3
	S Darcis	0	3	0			19	L Hewitt	7⁷	6	5	6
WC	D Istomin	6	6¹	7⁷	6		WC	D Istomin	6⁵	3	7	1
Q	L Lacko	3	7⁷	6⁴	1									19	L Hewitt	4	7	7	6⁴	6
	E Gulbis	0	4	6²										15	M Baghdatis	6	5	5	7⁷	3
	M Safin	6	6	7⁷				M Safin	4	4	6	6	2
	T Johansson	6⁰	2	6	3		15	M Baghdatis	6	6	2	3	6
15	M Baghdatis	7⁷	6	3	6

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

10	D Nalbandian	6	6	7⁷
WC	R Smeets	1	1	6³			10	D Nalbandian	4	7	6	6
	M Zabaleta	1	7⁷	3	4			P Luczak	6	5	4	1
	P Luczak	6	6²	6	6									10	D Nalbandian	1	2	3
WC	A Jones	6	6	3	6									22	JC Ferrero	6	6	6
	A Montañés	4	3	6	2		WC	A Jones	4	4	2
	N Kiefer	4	3	1			22	JC Ferrero	6	6	6
22	JC Ferrero	6	6	6															22	JC Ferrero	5	6	4	1
30	R Štěpánek	6	6	5	2	3													5	D Ferrer	7	3	6	6
	V Spadea	2	2	7	6	6		V Spadea	4	6	6	2	9
Q	D Gremelmayr	6	0	6	7		Q	D Gremelmayr	6	2	3	6	7
	S Roitman	1	6	4	5										V Spadea	3	3	2
	S Ventura	3	1	3										5	D Ferrer	6	6	6
	JM del Potro	6	6	6				JM del Potro	3	4	0^r
	É Roger-Vasselin	2	2	1			5	D Ferrer	6	6	0
5	D Ferrer	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

8	R Gasquet	6	6	3	6
WC	N Lindahl	0	1	6	2		8	R Gasquet	6	6	6
	F López	7⁸	6	6				F López	2	1	3
Q	W Odesnik	6⁶	1	4									8	R Gasquet	6	6	4	6
	K Vliegen	6	6	7⁷									31	I Andreev	3	2	6	4
	O Patience	0	1	6³				K Vliegen	5	5	2
	A Pavel	7	2	6⁴	3		31	I Andreev	7	7	6
31	I Andreev	5	6	7⁷	6														8	R Gasquet	2	7⁷	6⁶	3
18	JI Chela	4	2	6	2															J-W Tsonga	6	6⁵	7⁸	6
	G García López	6	6	1	6			G García López	6	5	6	7⁸
	A Falla	5	7	6⁸	6	7		A Falla	4	7	4	6⁶
Q	K Anderson	7	5	7¹⁰	2	5								G García López	3	4	2
Q	S Warburg	2	6	6	2	6								J-W Tsonga	6	6	6
	JP Brzezicki	6	2	3	6	4	Q	S Warburg	4	6⁴	2
	J-W Tsonga	7	6	0	7⁷			J-W Tsonga	6	7⁷	6
9	A Murray	5	4	6	6⁵

Section 6

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

14	M Youzhny	6	6	7⁷
WC	M Montcourt	0	2	6³			14	M Youzhny	4	7	6	7⁷
Q	H Levy	4	2	1				A Seppi	6	5	3	6⁴
	A Seppi	6	6	6									14	M Youzhny	6	6	6
	D Sela	6	6	6									20	I Karlović	2	4	2
Q	M Slanar	2	4	2				D Sela	7⁷	4	3	1
Q	J Baker	4	4	7⁷	4		20	I Karlović	6⁵	6	6	6
20	I Karlović	6	6	6¹	6													14	M Youzhny	7⁷	6	6
26	S Wawrinka	6	6	6														4	N Davydenko	6²	3	1
	J Benneteau	3	3	3			26	S Wawrinka	2	6	6⁵	1^r
	Y-h Lu	3	6	7⁸	4	2		M Gicquel	6	3	7⁷	2
	M Gicquel	6	4	6⁶	6	6								M Gicquel	3	2	3
	N Mahut	7⁷	5	6	3	7							4	N Davydenko	6	6	6
	J Acasuso	6²	7	2	6	5		N Mahut	4	0	3
	M Llodra	5	5	3			4	N Davydenko	6	6	6
4	N Davydenko	7	7	6

Section 7

First round							Second round					Third round							Fourth round

6	A Roddick	6	6	7
Q	L Dlouhý	3	4	5			6	A Roddick	6	6	6
	D Young	7⁷	6⁴	3	6⁵			M Berrer	2	2	4
	M Berrer	6⁵	7⁷	6	7⁷							6	A Roddick	4	6	6⁹	7⁷	6
	E Korolev	7	6	6								29	P Kohlschreiber	6	3	7¹¹	6³	8
Q	M Granollers	5	2	0				E Korolev	4	2	1^r
Q	R Karanušić	4	6⁵	1			29	P Kohlschreiber	6	6	0
29	P Kohlschreiber	6	7⁷	6															29	P Kohlschreiber	6	6⁷	6⁹	3
24	J Nieminen	6	6	5	2	6													24	J Nieminen	3	7⁹	7¹¹	6
	F Dancevic	3	1	7	6	1	24	J Nieminen	6	7	7⁷
WC	J Levine	6	7	6			WC	J Levine	2	5	6²
	M Vassallo Argüello	1	5	1								24	J Nieminen	3	7⁷	6	6
	M Fish	6	6	3	6								M Fish	6	6⁴	3	1
	B Pašanski	2	3	6	3			M Fish	6	6	6
	M Zverev	6	6	6²	4	5	11	T Robredo	1	2	3
11	T Robredo	4	2	7⁷	6	7

Section 8

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

16	C Moyá	6⁵	7⁷	5	4
	S Koubek	7⁷	6²	7	6			S Koubek	6	7⁸	7⁷
	L Horna	4	7⁸	3	4			A Calleri	3	6⁶	6⁵
	A Calleri	6	6⁶	6	6									S Koubek	6	6⁴	6	5	6
	P Capdeville	6	7	6									23	P-H Mathieu	4	7⁷	2	7	8
WC	B Klein	4	5	4				P Capdeville	7⁷	0	4	4
	V Hănescu	1	6⁴	2			23	P-H Mathieu	6⁵	6	6	6
23	P-H Mathieu	6	7⁷	6																23	P-H Mathieu	4	0^r
28	G Simon	4	6	6	6⁴	6														2	R Nadal	6	3
	B Reynolds	6	4	2	7⁷	4	28	G Simon	6	6	6
	A Clément	4	2	7⁷	4			R Schüttler	2	2	1
	R Schüttler	6	6	6³	6								28	G Simon	5	2	3
	F Serra	6	7⁷	7⁷									2	R Nadal	7	6	6
	F Mayer	3	6²	6⁵				F Serra	0	2	2
Q	V Troicki	6³	5	1			2	R Nadal	6	6	6
2	R Nadal	7⁷	7	6

References

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Preceded by 2007 US Open – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 2008 French Open – Men's singles

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