2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Final score	6–4, 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–7^(8–10), 9–7
Draw	128 (16Q / 4WC)
Seeds	32

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships

In the 2008 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles Final, Rafael Nadal defeated five-time defending Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer in five sets to win his first Wimbledon title and fifth Grand Slam championship. It was the longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting four hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays. The event stretched over seven hours ending just before nightfall,^[1] and is widely considered to be the greatest match in tennis history.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Seeds

Roger Federer (Final)
Rafael Nadal (Champion)
Novak Djokovic (Second Round)
Nikolay Davydenko (First Round)
David Ferrer (Third Round)
Andy Roddick (Second Round)
David Nalbandian (First Round)
Richard Gasquet (Fourth Round)
James Blake (Second Round)
Marcos Baghdatis (Fourth Round)
Tomáš Berdych (Third Round)
Andy Murray (Quarterfinals)
Stanislas Wawrinka (Fourth Round)
Paul-Henri Mathieu (Third Round)
Fernando González (Second Round)
Radek Štěpánek (Third Round)
Mikhail Youzhny (Fourth Round)
Ivo Karlović (First Round)
Nicolás Almagro (Second Round)
Lleyton Hewitt (Fourth Round)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (Second Round, retired due to a neck injury)
Fernando Verdasco (Fourth Round)
Tommy Robredo (Second Round)
Jarkko Nieminen (Second Round)
Dmitry Tursunov (Third Round)
Ivan Ljubičić (First Round)
Nicolas Kiefer (Third Round)
Gilles Simon (Third Round)
Andreas Seppi (Third Round)
Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
Feliciano López (Quarterfinals)
Michaël Llodra (First Round, retired due to a left arm injury)

Qualifying Draw

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final

1	Roger Federer	6	7	6
	Mario Ančić	1	5	4
							1	Roger Federer	6	7⁷	6

								Marat Safin	3	6³	4
	Marat Safin	3	7	7⁷	6

31	Feliciano López	6	5	6¹	3
												1	Roger Federer	4	4	7⁷	7¹⁰	7
												2	Rafael Nadal	6	6	6⁵	6⁸	9
	Rainer Schüttler	6	5	7⁸	6⁷	8
	Arnaud Clément	3	7	6⁶	7⁹	6
								Rainer Schüttler	1	6³	4

							2	Rafael Nadal	6	7⁷	6
12	Andy Murray	3	2	4

2	Rafael Nadal	6	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round					Fourth Round

1	R Federer	6	6	6
	D Hrbatý	3	2	2			1	R Federer	6	6	7
	R Söderling	7	0	6	6			R Söderling	3	4	6³
Q	K Kim	5	6	3	4									1	R Federer	6	6	6
	M Gicquel	4	7	0											M Gicquel	3	3	1
	K Nishikori	6	5	0	r			M Gicquel	4	5	7	7	6
	C Guccione	6	4	4	3		LL	I Bozoljac	6	7	6¹	6⁰	3
LL	I Bozoljac	3	6	6	6														1	R Federer	7	6	6
20	L Hewitt	6⁴	6	6	6¹	6													20	L Hewitt	6⁷	2	4
	R Haase	7	3	3	7	2	20	L Hewitt	7	6	6
	A Montañés	6	7	6				A Montañés	6⁴	0	2
	C Berlocq	3	6²	4										20	L Hewitt	6	6	7
WC	A Bogdanović	6⁴	6	3	6⁴										S Bolelli	1	3	6²
	S Bolelli	7	4	6	7			S Bolelli	7	7	3	7
	R Ginepri	6³	5	5			15	F González	6⁸	6⁷	6	6⁴
15	F González	7	7	7

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round						Fourth Round

11	T Berdych	4	6	6	3	7
	E Korolev	6	1	4	6	5	11	T Berdych	6⁵	7	6	6
	V Hănescu	6	6²	6	6			V Hănescu	7	6⁶	1	2
	A Falla	3	7	0	4									11	T Berdych	4	4	0
	D Sela	4	5	4										22	F Verdasco	6	6	6
	O Rochus	6	7	6				O Rochus	6⁴	7	1	1
	P Kohlschreiber	4	3	2			22	F Verdasco	7	6⁵	6	6
22	F Verdasco	6	6	6																22	F Verdasco	6	6	3	4	11
32	M Llodra	4	6⁷	0	r																M Ančić	3	4	6	6	13
	M Ančić	6	7	2				M Ančić	6	6	6¹	4	6
	H-t Lee	7	1	4	r		Q	P Petzschner	1	4	7	6	3
Q	P Petzschner	6⁴	6	6											M Ančić	6	6	6⁵	7
	I Andreev	6⁶	7	6	6									5	D Ferrer	4	4	7	6³
	J Vaněk	7	6²	2	2			I Andreev	6	3	4	2
Q	S Stakhovsky	6⁶	3	3	r		5	D Ferrer	3	6	6	6
5	D Ferrer	7	6	1

Section 3

First Round						Second Round							Third Round						Fourth Round

3	N Djokovic	7	2	6	6
	M Berrer	5	6	3	0	3	N Djokovic	4	6³	2
	M Safin	6	6	7			M Safin	6	7	6
	F Fognini	1	2	6³										M Safin	7	3	7	6
	F Serra	6	6	6³	6								29	A Seppi	6⁵	6	6³	4
	Y-h Lu	4	4	7	3		F Serra	3	7	2	7	4
LL	T Kamke	7	3	2	4	29	A Seppi	6	6⁴	6	6⁵	6
29	A Seppi	5	6	6	6															M Safin	6	6	5	6
21	JC Ferrero	2	6	6	6														13	S Wawrinka	4	3	7	1
	S Querrey	6	4	4	4	21	JC Ferrero	4	4	1	r
Q	A Peya	3	4	4			M Zverev	6	6	2
	M Zverev	6	6	6										M Zverev	5	1	0	r
	JM del Potro	6	6	6									13	S Wawrinka	7	6	0
Q	P Šnobel	4	2	3			JM del Potro	6⁵	3	5
	M Daniel	3	2	5		13	S Wawrinka	7	6	7
13	S Wawrinka	6	6	7

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round						Fourth Round

10	M Baghdatis	6	6	6⁵	6
	S Darcis	3	2	7	3		10	M Baghdatis	6	6	6
	T Johansson	6⁸	6⁵	6	6	6		T Johansson	4	4	4
WC	V Spadea	7	7	3	4	3								10	M Baghdatis	7	6	6
	T Bellucci	7	7	3	6									Q	S Stadler	6²	4	2
WC	I Kunitsyn	6⁵	6⁵	6	2			T Bellucci	6	3	1	7	6
Q	S Stadler	4	7	6	7		Q	S Stadler	3	6	6	6⁵	8
18	I Karlović	6	6⁴	3	5															10	M Baghdatis	7	2	6	6⁴	6
31	F López	7	3	6	6															31	F López	5	6	3	7	8
	B Dabul	6¹	6	3	4		31	F López	6	6	6
	R Karanušić	7	6	6				R Karanušić	3	3	4
	L Horna	6⁴	3	1										31	F López	6	7	4	6
	F Volandri	2	2	r											B Reynolds	4	5	6	4
	B Reynolds	6	6					B Reynolds	4	7	6	6
WC	F Dancevic	6	6	6			WC	F Dancevic	6	6¹⁰	4	4
7	D Nalbandian	4	2	4

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round					Fourth Round

6	A Roddick	7	6	7
	E Schwank	5	4	6⁵			6	A Roddick	7	5	4	6⁴
	J Tipsarević	7	6	6				J Tipsarević	6⁵	7	6	7
WC	T Ascione	6⁴	4	2											J Tipsarević	7	7	6
	B Pašanski	3	6⁶	4										25	D Tursunov	6¹	6³	3
Q	C Eaton	6	7	6			Q	C Eaton	6²	2	4
	N Mahut	4	7	6⁷	6	5	25	D Tursunov	7	6	6
25	D Tursunov	6	6⁸	7	3	7														J Tipsarević	4	6	4	6⁴
19	N Almagro	4	6	7	6															R Schüttler	6	3	6	7
	M Granollers	6	3	5	2		19	N Almagro	3	6	7	1	2
	G García-López	7	6	6				G García-López	6	3	5	6	6
Q	I van der Merwe	5	2	2											G García-López	2	3	4
	S Ventura	3	2	4											R Schüttler	6	6	6
	R Schüttler	6	6	6				R Schüttler	6	6⁸	4	6	6
Q	C Rochus	6	3	1	4		9	J Blake	3	7	6	4	4
9	J Blake	3	6	6	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round						Fourth Round

14	P-H Mathieu	3	6	6	6
	Ó Hernández	6	2	0	2		14	P-H Mathieu	6	7	7
WC	J Chardy	7	6¹	4	6	6	WC	J Chardy	3	5	6¹
Q	F Gil	5	7	6	4	3								14	P-H Mathieu	7	3	4	6⁶
Q	É Roger-Vasselin	4	3	6⁴											M Čilić	6⁵	6	6	7
	M Čilić	6	6	7				M Čilić	6	3	6	6⁶	7
	W Odesnik	3	0	r			24	J Nieminen	4	6	3	7	5
24	J Nieminen	6	0																		M Čilić	3	5	2
26	I Ljubičić	4	6⁷	6	6	3															A Clément	6	7	6
	J Melzer	6	7	4	2	6		J Melzer	4	6	3	6	6
Q	J Levine	4	6	6	6		Q	J Levine	6	2	6	4	1
	D Young	6	2	3	4										J Melzer	6	3	4	4
	J Björkman	6	6⁴	4	6⁴										A Clément	4	6	6	6
	A Clément	4	7	6	7			A Clément	7	7	6
	B Becker	6	6	6				B Becker	6⁷	6³	3
4	N Davydenko	4	4	4

Section 7

First Round						Second Round						Third Round						Fourth Round

8	R Gasquet	6	6	6
	M Fish	3	4	2		8	R Gasquet	6	6
	S Grosjean	6	7	6			S Grosjean	2	2	r
	P Starace	2	5	1								8	R Gasquet	6	6	6³	6
	K Anderson	6	5	5	1							28	G Simon	3	3	7	3
	A Calleri	4	7	7	6		A Calleri	7	2	3	4
Q	D Olejniczak	3	4	2		28	G Simon	5	6	6	6
28	G Simon	6	6	6														8	R Gasquet	7	6	6³	2	4
23	T Robredo	6	6	6⁴	6													12	A Murray	5	3	7	6	6
	K Vliegen	1	3	7	4	23	T Robredo	4	4	3
	G Cañas	6	4	4	4		T Haas	6	6	6
	T Haas	3	6	6	6								T Haas	4	7	3	2
WC	X Malisse	6	6	6								12	A Murray	6	6⁴	6	6
	D Gremelmayr	3	4	2		WC	X Malisse	4	2	2
	F Santoro	3	4	6⁵		12	A Murray	6	6	6
12	A Murray	6	6	7

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round

16	R Štěpánek	6	7	6
Q	J Hernych	3	5	0			16	R Štěpánek	6¹	6³	6	6	6
	V Troicki	6	4					V Troicki	7	7	3	1	2
	N Lapentti	3	0	r										16	R Štěpánek	5	7	4	7	3
WC	J Baker	4	2	3										17	M Youzhny	7	6⁵	6	6⁴	6
Q	S Galvani	6	6	6			Q	S Galvani	6	4	3	6	3
	S Roitman	1	4	0			17	M Youzhny	4	6	6	3	6
17	M Youzhny	6	6	6																	17	M Youzhny	3	3	1
27	N Kiefer	6	7	6																	2	R Nadal	6	6	6
	J Benneteau	1	5	3			27	N Kiefer	6	6	6
	M Vassallo Argüello	6	2	2	6	6		M Vassallo Argüello	0	3	1
	I Minář	4	6	6	2	2								27	N Kiefer	6³	2	3
	J Isner	5	5	7	6⁶									2	R Nadal	7	6	6
	E Gulbis	7	7	6³	7			E Gulbis	7	2	6²	3
Q	A Beck	4	4	6⁰			2	R Nadal	5	6	7	6
2	R Nadal	6	6	7

References

↑ Nadal outlasts Federer in epic final to halt streak at five
↑ Jenkins, Bruce (2008-07-07). "The Greatest Match Ever". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
↑ Alleyne, Richard (2008-07-07). "Wimbledon 2008: John McEnroe hails Rafael Nadal victory as greatest final ever". London: The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
↑ Wertheim, Jon (2008-07-09). "Without a doubt, it's the greatest". Tennis Mailbag. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
↑ Tignor, Steve (2008-07-08). "W: Report Cards". Concrete Elbow. Tennis.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14.

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