2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated the five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his fifth major title, and his first outside of the French Open. It was also the first time Federer lost a major final outside the French Open. It would be Federer's only loss at Wimbledon between 2003 and 2009. The final marked the third of three consecutive Wimbledon finals contested by Federer and Nadal, with Federer emerging victorious in the two prior encounters. It was the second-longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting 4 hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays. The event stretched over seven hours ending just before nightfall,[2] and is considered by many to be one of the greatest matches in tennis history.[3][4][5][6]

Men's singles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
ChampionSpain Rafael Nadal
Runner-upSwitzerland Roger Federer
Score6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7
Draw128 (16 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds32
Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds
01.   Switzerland Roger Federer (final)
02.   Spain Rafael Nadal (champion)
03.   Serbia Novak Djokovic (second round)
04.   Russia Nikolay Davydenko (first round)
05.   Spain David Ferrer (third round)
06.   United States Andy Roddick (second round)
07.   Argentina David Nalbandian (first round)
08.   France Richard Gasquet (fourth round)
09.   United States James Blake (second round)
10.   Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis (fourth round)
11.   Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (third round)
12.   United Kingdom Andy Murray (quarterfinals)
13.   Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (fourth round)
14.   France Paul-Henri Mathieu (third round)
15.   Chile Fernando González (second round)
16.   Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek (third round)
17.   Russia Mikhail Youzhny (fourth round)
18.   Croatia Ivo Karlović (first round)
19.   Spain Nicolás Almagro (second round)
20.   Australia Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round)
21.   Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round, retired due to a neck injury)
22.   Spain Fernando Verdasco (fourth round)
23.   Spain Tommy Robredo (second round)
24.   Finland Jarkko Nieminen (second round)
25.   Russia Dmitry Tursunov (third round)
26.   Croatia Ivan Ljubičić (first round)
27.   Germany Nicolas Kiefer (third round)
28.   France Gilles Simon (third round)
29.   Italy Andreas Seppi (third round)
30.   France Gaël Monfils (withdrew)
31.   Spain Feliciano López (quarterfinals)
32.   France Michaël Llodra (first round, retired due to a left arm injury)

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

Gaël Monfils withdrew due to a shoulder injury. He was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Ilija Bozoljac.

Qualifying
Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 7 6
Croatia Mario Ančić 1 5 4
1 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 77 6
Russia Marat Safin 3 63 4
Russia Marat Safin 3 7 77 6
31 Spain Feliciano López 6 5 61 3
1 Switzerland Roger Federer 4 4 77 710 7
2 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 6 65 68 9
Germany Rainer Schüttler 6 5 78 67 8
France Arnaud Clément 3 7 66 79 6
Germany Rainer Schüttler 1 63 4
2 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 77 6
12 United Kingdom Andy Murray 3 2 4
2 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 6 6
PR Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý 3 2 2 1 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 77
Sweden Robin Söderling 7 0 6 6 Sweden R Söderling 3 4 63
Q United States Kevin Kim 5 6 3 4 1 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 6
France Marc Gicquel 4 7 0 France M Gicquel 3 3 1
Japan Kei Nishikori 6 5 0r France M Gicquel 4 5 77 77 6
Australia Chris Guccione 6 4 4 3 LL Serbia I Bozoljac 6 7 61 60 3
LL Serbia Ilija Bozoljac 3 6 6 6 1 Switzerland R Federer 79 6 6
20 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 64 6 6 61 6 20 Australia L Hewitt 67 2 4
Netherlands Robin Haase 77 3 3 77 2 20 Australia L Hewitt 77 6 6
Spain Albert Montañés 6 77 6 Spain A Montañés 64 0 2
Argentina Carlos Berlocq 3 62 4 20 Australia L Hewitt 6 6 77
WC United Kingdom Alex Bogdanovic 64 6 3 64 Italy S Bolelli 1 3 62
Italy Simone Bolelli 77 4 6 77 Italy S Bolelli 710 79 3 77
United States Robby Ginepri 63 5 5 15 Chile F González 68 67 6 64
15 Chile Fernando González 77 7 7

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 4 6 6 3 7
Russia Evgeny Korolev 6 1 4 6 5 11 Czech Republic T Berdych 65 78 6 6
Romania Victor Hănescu 6 62 6 6 Romania V Hănescu 77 66 1 2
Colombia Alejandro Falla 3 77 0 4 11 Czech Republic T Berdych 4 4 0
Israel Dudi Sela 4 5 4 22 Spain F Verdasco 6 6 6
Belgium Olivier Rochus 6 7 6 Belgium O Rochus 64 77 1 1
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 4 3 2 22 Spain F Verdasco 77 65 6 6
22 Spain Fernando Verdasco 6 6 6 22 Spain F Verdasco 6 6 3 4 11
32 France Michaël Llodra 4 67 0r Croatia M Ančić 3 4 6 6 13
Croatia Mario Ančić 6 79 2 Croatia M Ančić 6 6 61 4 6
South Korea Hyung-taik Lee 77 1 4 0r Q Germany P Petzschner 1 4 77 6 3
Q Germany Philipp Petzschner 64 6 6 0 Croatia M Ančić 6 6 65 77
Russia Igor Andreev 66 77 6 6 5 Spain D Ferrer 4 4 77 63
Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk 78 62 2 2 Russia I Andreev 6 3 4 2
Q Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky 66 3 3r 5 Spain D Ferrer 3 6 6 6
5 Spain David Ferrer 78 6 1

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Serbia Novak Djokovic 7 2 6 6
Germany Michael Berrer 5 6 3 0 3 Serbia N Djokovic 4 63 2
Russia Marat Safin 6 6 77 Russia M Safin 6 77 6
Italy Fabio Fognini 1 2 63 Russia M Safin 77 3 77 6
France Florent Serra 6 6 63 6 29 Italy A Seppi 65 6 63 4
Chinese Taipei Yen-hsun Lu 4 4 77 3 France F Serra 3 77 2 77 4
LL Germany Tobias Kamke 7 3 2 4 29 Italy A Seppi 6 64 6 65 6
29 Italy Andreas Seppi 5 6 6 6 Russia M Safin 6 6 5 6
21 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 2 6 6 6 13 Switzerland S Wawrinka 4 3 7 1
United States Sam Querrey 6 4 4 4 21 Spain JC Ferrero 4 4 1r
Q Austria Alexander Peya 3 4 4 Germany M Zverev 6 6 2
Germany Mischa Zverev 6 6 6 Germany M Zverev 5 1 0r
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 6 6 6 13 Switzerland S Wawrinka 7 6 0
Q Czech Republic Pavel Šnobel 4 2 3 Argentina JM del Potro 65 3 5
Brazil Marcos Daniel 3 2 5 13 Switzerland S Wawrinka 77 6 7
13 Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 6 6 7

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 6 6 65 6
Belgium Steve Darcis 3 2 77 3 10 Cyprus M Baghdatis 6 6 6
Sweden Thomas Johansson 68 65 6 6 6 Sweden T Johansson 4 4 4
United States Vince Spadea 710 77 3 4 3 10 Cyprus M Baghdatis 77 6 6
Brazil Thomaz Bellucci 77 77 3 6 Q Germany S Stadler 62 4 2
Russia Igor Kunitsyn 65 65 6 2 Brazil T Bellucci 6 3 1 77 6
Q Germany Simon Stadler 4 77 6 7 Q Germany S Stadler 3 6 6 65 8
18 Croatia Ivo Karlović 6 64 3 5 10 Cyprus M Baghdatis 7 2 6 64 6
31 Spain Feliciano López 77 3 6 6 31 Spain F López 5 6 3 77 8
Argentina Brian Dabul 61 6 3 4 31 Spain F López 6 6 6
Croatia Roko Karanušić 77 6 6 Croatia R Karanušić 3 3 4
Peru Luis Horna 64 3 1 31 Spain F López 6 7 4 6
Italy Filippo Volandri 2 2 0r United States B Reynolds 4 5 6 4
United States Bobby Reynolds 6 6 0 United States B Reynolds 4 712 6 6
Canada Frank Dancevic 6 6 6 Canada F Dancevic 6 610 4 4
7 Argentina David Nalbandian 4 2 4

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 United States Andy Roddick 7 6 77
Argentina Eduardo Schwank 5 4 60 6 United States A Roddick 77 5 4 64
Serbia Janko Tipsarević 77 6 6 Serbia J Tipsarević 65 7 6 77
France Thierry Ascione 64 4 2 Serbia J Tipsarević 77 77 6
Serbia Boris Pašanski 3 66 4 25 Russia D Tursunov 61 63 3
Q United Kingdom Chris Eaton 6 78 6 Q United Kingdom C Eaton 62 2 4
France Nicolas Mahut 4 710 67 6 5 25 Russia D Tursunov 77 6 6
25 Russia Dmitry Tursunov 6 68 79 3 7 Serbia J Tipsarević 4 6 4 64
19 Spain Nicolás Almagro 4 6 7 6 Germany R Schüttler 6 3 6 77
Spain Marcel Granollers 6 3 5 2 19 Spain N Almagro 3 6 7 1 2
Spain Guillermo García López 7 6 6 Spain G García López 6 3 5 6 6
Q South Africa Izak van der Merwe 5 2 2 Spain G García López 2 3 4
Spain Santiago Ventura Bertomeu 3 2 4 Germany R Schüttler 6 6 6
Germany Rainer Schüttler 6 6 6 Germany R Schüttler 6 68 4 6 6
Q Belgium Christophe Rochus 6 3 1 4 9 United States J Blake 3 710 6 4 4
9 United States James Blake 3 6 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 France Paul-Henri Mathieu 3 6 6 6
Spain Óscar Hernández 6 2 0 2 14 France P-H Mathieu 6 7 77
WC France Jérémy Chardy 7 61 4 6 6 WC France J Chardy 3 5 61
Q Portugal Frederico Gil 5 77 6 4 3 14 France P-H Mathieu 77 3 4 67
Q France Édouard Roger-Vasselin 4 3 64 Croatia M Čilić 65 6 6 79
Croatia Marin Čilić 6 6 77 Croatia M Čilić 6 3 6 66 7
United States Wayne Odesnik 3 0r 24 Finland J Nieminen 4 6 3 78 5
24 Finland Jarkko Nieminen 6 0 Croatia M Čilić 3 5 2
26 Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 4 67 6 6 3 France A Clément 6 7 6
Austria Jürgen Melzer 6 79 4 2 6 Austria J Melzer 4 6 3 6 6
Q United States Jesse Levine 4 6 6 6 Q United States J Levine 6 2 6 4 1
United States Donald Young 6 2 3 4 Austria J Melzer 6 3 4 4
Sweden Jonas Björkman 6 62 4 64 France A Clément 4 6 6 6
France Arnaud Clément 4 77 6 77 France A Clément 79 77 6
Germany Benjamin Becker 6 6 6 Germany B Becker 67 63 3
4 Russia Nikolay Davydenko 4 4 4

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 France Richard Gasquet 6 6 6
United States Mardy Fish 3 4 2 8 France R Gasquet 6 6 0
France Sébastien Grosjean 6 7 6 France S Grosjean 2 2 0r
Italy Potito Starace 2 5 1 8 France R Gasquet 6 6 63 6
South Africa Kevin Anderson 6 5 5 1 28 France G Simon 3 3 77 3
Argentina Agustín Calleri 4 7 7 6 Argentina A Calleri 7 2 3 4
Q Poland Dawid Olejniczak 3 4 2 28 France G Simon 5 6 6 6
28 France Gilles Simon 6 6 6 8 France R Gasquet 7 6 63 2 4
23 Spain Tommy Robredo 6 6 64 6 12 United Kingdom A Murray 5 3 77 6 6
Belgium Kristof Vliegen 1 3 77 4 23 Spain T Robredo 4 4 3
Argentina Guillermo Cañas 6 4 4 4 Germany T Haas 6 6 6
Germany Tommy Haas 3 6 6 6 Germany T Haas 4 77 3 2
WC Belgium Xavier Malisse 6 6 6 12 United Kingdom A Murray 6 64 6 6
Germany Denis Gremelmayr 3 4 2 WC Belgium X Malisse 4 2 2
France Fabrice Santoro 3 4 65 12 United Kingdom A Murray 6 6 6
12 United Kingdom Andy Murray 6 6 77

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 6 7 6
Q Czech Republic Jan Hernych 3 5 0 16 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 61 63 6 6 6
Serbia Viktor Troicki 6 4 Serbia V Troicki 77 77 3 1 2
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 3 0r 16 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 5 77 4 77 3
WC United Kingdom Jamie Baker 4 2 3 17 Russia M Youzhny 7 65 6 64 6
Q Italy Stefano Galvani 6 6 6 Q Italy S Galvani 6 4 3 6 3
Argentina Sergio Roitman 1 4 0 17 Russia M Youzhny 4 6 6 3 6
17 Russia Mikhail Youzhny 6 6 6 17 Russia M Youzhny 3 3 1
27 Germany Nicolas Kiefer 6 7 6 2 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6
France Julien Benneteau 1 5 3 27 Germany N Kiefer 6 6 6
Argentina Martín Vassallo Argüello 6 2 2 6 6 Argentina M Vassallo Argüello 0 3 1
Czech Republic Ivo Minář 4 6 6 2 2 27 Germany N Kiefer 63 2 3
United States John Isner 5 5 77 66 2 Spain R Nadal 77 6 6
Latvia Ernests Gulbis 7 7 63 78 Latvia E Gulbis 7 2 62 3
Q Germany Andreas Beck 4 4 60 2 Spain R Nadal 5 6 77 6
2 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 6 77

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