2008 US Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2008 US Open
Champion Roger Federer
Runner-up Andy Murray
Score6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2008 US Open (tennis)

Four-time defending champion Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray in the final, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 US Open. It was his fifth US Open title and 13th major title overall. Federer moved to second place on the all-time men's singles major titles list, passing Roy Emerson.[1] This remains the most recent US Open title defense in men's singles.

Murray was the first British man to reach a major final since Greg Rusedski at the 1997 US Open, and was attempting to become the first British man to win a singles major since Fred Perry in 1936[2] (he would eventually achieve the feat four years later).

Rafael Nadal was attempting to become the first man to achieve the Surface Slam (winning majors on clay, grass and hard courts in the same year), having won the French Open and Wimbledon titles. He lost to Murray in the semifinals. Nadal would eventually achieve the feat two years later.

This was the first of four majors to feature all of the Big Four (Federer, Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Murray) in the semifinals (followed by the 2011 French Open, 2011 US Open, and 2012 Australian Open).

Gilles Muller became the first Luxembourgish player to reach a major quarterfinal.

This was Juan Martín del Potro's first major appearance as a seeded player. He lost in the quarterfinals against Murray to end a 23-match winning streak. He would win the title the following year. Another future champion, Marin Čilić, appeared in the main draw of the US Open for the first time.

This marked the last major appearance of 2002 Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson.

Seeds

1.   Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
2.   Roger Federer (champion)
3.   Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
4.   David Ferrer (third round)
5.   Nikolay Davydenko (fourth round)
6.   Andy Murray (final)
7.   David Nalbandian (third round)
8.   Andy Roddick (quarterfinals)
9.   James Blake (third round)
10.   Stanislas Wawrinka (fourth round)
11.   Fernando González (fourth round)
12.   Richard Gasquet (first round)
13.   Fernando Verdasco (third round)
14.   Ivo Karlović (third round)
15.   Tommy Robredo (fourth round)
16.   Gilles Simon (third round)
17.   Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)
18.   Nicolás Almagro (third round)
19.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round)
20.   Nicolas Kiefer (first round, retired)
21.   Mikhail Youzhny (withdrew due to illness, replaced by Flavio Cipolla)
22.   Tomáš Berdych (first round)
23.   Igor Andreev (fourth round)
24.   Paul-Henri Mathieu (second round)
25.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (second round, retired)
26.   Dmitry Tursunov (third round)
27.   Feliciano López (first round)
28.   Radek Štěpánek (third round)
29.   Juan Mónaco (first round)
30.   Marin Čilić (third round)
31.   Andreas Seppi (third round)
32.   Gaël Monfils (fourth round)

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

Qualifying draw

Main article: 2008 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Rafael Nadal 3 6 6 6
Mardy Fish 6 1 4 2
1 Rafael Nadal 2 65 6 4
6 Andy Murray 6 77 4 6
17 Juan Martín del Potro 62 61 6 5
6 Andy Murray 77 77 4 7
6 Andy Murray 2 5 2
2 Roger Federer 6 7 6
8 Andy Roddick 2 3 6 65
3 Novak Djokovic 6 6 3 77
3 Novak Djokovic 3 7 5 2
2 Roger Federer 6 5 7 6
Q Gilles Müller 65 4 65
2 Roger Federer 77 6 77

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 R Nadal 78 6 78
Q B Phau 66 3 66 1 R Nadal 6 6 6
Q R DeHeart 77 5 6 3 6 Q R DeHeart 1 2 4
O Rochus 64 7 4 6 4 1 R Nadal 6 6 6
V Troicki 77 6 6 V Troicki 4 3 0
WC C Ball 63 0 1 V Troicki 2 6 6 3
L Horna 2 3 2 25 P Kohlschreiber 6 3 4 0 r
25 P Kohlschreiber 6 6 6 1 R Nadal 6 5 77 6
22 T Berdych 3 1 2 S Querrey 2 7 62 3
S Querrey 6 6 6 S Querrey 78 6 4 6
P Andújar 4 2 2 N Devilder 66 4 6 3
N Devilder 6 6 6 S Querrey 77 77 6
R Schüttler 68 0 0 r 14 I Karlović 65 65 2
F Serra 710 6 2 F Serra 65 4 2
Q J Minář 5 1 4 14 I Karlović 77 6 6
14 I Karlović 7 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 J Blake 6 3 6 4 6
D Young 1 6 1 6 4 9 J Blake 4 6 1
D Gremelmayr 1 78 64 4 S Darcis 6 3 0 r
S Darcis 6 66 77 6 9 J Blake 3 3 64
M Fish 77 63 6 6 M Fish 6 6 77
Q R Smeets 64 77 3 4 M Fish 6 3 6 6
S Grosjean 77 65 3 2 24 P-H Mathieu 2 6 3 4
24 P-H Mathieu 64 7 6 6 M Fish 7 6 6
32 G Monfils 6 6 6 32 G Monfils 5 2 2
Q P Cuevas 4 4 1 32 G Monfils 6 6 3 6
E Korolev 77 6 711 E Korolev 2 3 6 4
R Söderling 64 3 69 32 G Monfils 6 6 6
LL A Golubev 6 6 6 7 D Nalbandian 3 4 2
WC B Evans 4 3 2 LL A Golubev 2 4 2
M Daniel 1 2 4 7 D Nalbandian 6 6 6
7 D Nalbandian 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 D Ferrer 77 6 6
M Vassallo Argüello 61 2 2 4 D Ferrer 4 7 6 77
Q A Beck 77 6 77 Q A Beck 6 5 3 65
J Isner 65 4 63 4 D Ferrer 4 4 6 6 5
Q R Sweeting 5 5 6 2 K Nishikori 6 6 3 2 7
R Karanušić 7 7 3 6 R Karanušić 1 5 r
K Nishikori 6 6 5 6 K Nishikori 6 7
29 J Mónaco 2 2 7 2 K Nishikori 3 4 3
17 JM del Potro 4 77 6 6 17 JM del Potro 6 6 6
G Cañas 6 60 4 1 17 JM del Potro 4 6 7 6
Ó Hernández 3 77 4 5 T Bellucci 6 1 5 3
T Bellucci 6 65 6 7 17 JM del Potro 6 64 6 3 6
M Berrer 4 2 2 16 G Simon 4 77 1 6 3
J Acasuso 6 6 6 J Acasuso 4 1 4
M Granollers 4 3 7 2 16 G Simon 6 6 6
16 G Simon 6 6 5 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 S Wawrinka 77 6 6
S Bolelli 65 3 3 10 S Wawrinka 6 78 6
W Odesnik 2 6 4 6 6 W Odesnik 4 66 2
F Fognini 6 0 6 3 4 10 S Wawrinka 5 64 6 6 6
N Lapentti 4 6 6 4 3 LL F Cipolla 7 77 4 0 4
Y-h Lu 6 1 4 6 6 Y-h Lu 1 6 62 4
Q J Hernych 77 4 6 60 64 LL F Cipolla 6 4 77 6
LL F Cipolla 62 6 2 77 77 10 S Wawrinka 1 3 3
27 F López 6 65 2 6 4 6 A Murray 6 6 6
J Melzer 4 77 6 2 6 J Melzer 6 6 6
J Vaněk 3 6 6 7 J Vaněk 0 2 2
Q S Bohli 6 3 2 5 J Melzer 77 6 65 1 3
T Gabashvili 3 7 65 64 6 A Murray 65 4 77 6 6
M Llodra 6 5 77 77 M Llodra 4 6 5 67
S Roitman 3 4 0 6 A Murray 6 1 7 79
6 A Murray 6 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 A Roddick 6 6 6
F Santoro 2 2 2 8 A Roddick 3 7 6 7
E Gulbis 7 6 77 E Gulbis 6 5 2 5
T Johansson 5 1 63 8 A Roddick 6 7 77
G García López 4 6 6 6 31 A Seppi 2 5 64
PR D Hrbatý 6 3 4 4 G García López 2 6 2 2
H-t Lee 3 5 6 6 3 31 A Seppi 6 4 6 6
31 A Seppi 6 7 3 3 6 8 A Roddick 6 6 6
20 N Kiefer 6 1 4 1 r 11 F González 2 4 1
I Minář 4 6 6 4 I Minář 77 6 4 3 2
WC S Jenkins 3 3 5 J Nieminen 62 3 6 6 6
J Nieminen 6 6 7 J Nieminen 5 4 77 1
B Reynolds 6 63 2 6 77 11 F González 7 6 63 6
Q T Zíb 4 77 6 4 64 B Reynolds 66 4 4
I Navarro 63 3 6 65 11 F González 78 6 6
11 F González 77 6 4 77

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 T Robredo 77 6 6
M Zverev 64 2 1 15 T Robredo 4 77 6 6
V Spadea 6 2 3 6 4 M Safin 6 64 4 0
M Safin 3 6 6 4 6 15 T Robredo 77 6 6
LL A-u-H Qureshi 4 77 62 2 19 J-W Tsonga 62 2 3
C Moyá 6 65 77 6 C Moyá 6 3 4 4
S Ventura 77 4 2 3 19 J-W Tsonga 4 6 6 6
19 J-W Tsonga 63 6 6 6 15 T Robredo 6 2 3 7 3
30 M Čilić 4 7 6 67 6 3 N Djokovic 4 6 6 5 6
J Benneteau 6 5 3 79 2 30 M Čilić 6 2 6 7
R Ginepri 6 6 77 R Ginepri 4 6 2 5
WC A Delic 1 2 65 30 M Čilić 79 5 4 60
Q R Kendrick 77 6 5 7 3 N Djokovic 67 7 6 77
N Mahut 63 4 7 5 Q R Kendrick 68 4 4
A Clément 3 3 4 3 N Djokovic 710 6 6
3 N Djokovic 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 N Davydenko 6 6 6
D Sela 3 3 3 5 N Davydenko 6 6 77
WC A Krajicek 2 2 1 A Calleri 4 4 62
A Calleri 6 6 6 5 N Davydenko 6 77 6
A Montañés 65 3 6 3 26 D Tursunov 2 64 3
V Hănescu 77 6 2 6 V Hănescu 77 3 4 2
E Schwank 5 6 5 65 26 D Tursunov 62 6 6 6
26 D Tursunov 7 4 7 77 5 N Davydenko 4 6 3 610
18 N Almagro 6 6 7 Q G Müller 6 4 6 712
F Dancevic 3 4 5 18 N Almagro 6 6 6
WC S Warburg 6 1 WC S Warburg 3 4 4
J Tipsarević 2 0 r 18 N Almagro 77 6 65 66 5
WC L Recouderc 4 0 6 4 Q G Müller 63 3 77 78 7
Q G Müller 6 6 4 6 Q G Müller 2 2 77 6 6
T Haas 63 6 5 7 6 T Haas 6 6 65 3 3
12 R Gasquet 77 4 7 5 2

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 F Verdasco 6 6 6
I Kunitsyn 3 4 1 13 F Verdasco 65 77 6 66 6
Q R Machado 6 79 6 Q R Machado 77 65 4 78 0
Q R de Voest 4 67 1 13 F Verdasco 2 4 4
F Gil 6 3 2 3 23 I Andreev 6 6 6
J Chardy 3 6 6 6 J Chardy 63 4 3
M Gicquel 63 4 4 23 I Andreev 77 6 6
23 I Andreev 77 6 6 23 I Andreev 77 65 3 6 3
28 R Štěpánek 7 6 6 2 R Federer 65 77 6 3 6
P Starace 5 3 1 28 R Štěpánek 6 6 63 6
WC J Levine 3 6 66 66 C Guccione 4 4 77 2
C Guccione 6 3 78 78 28 R Štěpánek 3 3 2
Q T Alves 4 1 6 77 6 2 R Federer 6 6 6
Q P Capdeville 6 6 1 62 4 Q T Alves 3 5 4
M González 3 0 3 2 R Federer 6 7 6
2 R Federer 6 6 6

References

  1. ^ "Federer rolls past Murray to win 13th Grand Slam title". ESPN Tennis. September 13, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  2. ^ "Murray trumps Nadal to reach US Open final". September 7, 2008 – via The Guardian.
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