2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles

The 2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles was the men's singles event of the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open, an ATP Masters Series tennis tournament held in late March and early April. Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Kevin Anderson.

Men's Singles
2008 Sony Ericsson Open
Champion Nikolay Davydenko
Runner-up Rafael Nadal
Final score6–4, 6–2
Main article: 2008 Sony Ericsson Open

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win his second Masters Series title.[1]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Roger Federer (Quarterfinals)
  2. Rafael Nadal (Final)
  3. Novak Djokovic (Second Round)
  4. Nikolay Davydenko (Champion)
  5. David Ferrer (Second Round)
  6. Andy Roddick (Semifinals)
  7. David Nalbandian (Second Round)
  8. Richard Gasquet (Second Round)
  9. James Blake (Quarterfinals)
  10. Tomáš Berdych (Semifinals)
  11. Mikhail Youzhny (Fourth Round)
  12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Third Round)
  13. Andy Murray (Second Round)
  14. Tommy Robredo (Second Round)
  15. Guillermo Cañas (Fourth Round)
  16. Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fourth Round)
  17. Fernando González (Third Round)
  18. Juan Mónaco (Third Round)
  19. Ivo Karlović (Second Round)
  20. Carlos Moyá (Third Round)
  21. Lleyton Hewitt (Second Round)
  22. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Third Round)
  23. Ivan Ljubičić (Second Round)
  24. Nicolás Almagro (Third Round)
  25. Jarkko Nieminen (Second Round)
  26. Philipp Kohlschreiber (Second Round)
  27. Radek Štěpánek (Fourth Round)
  28. Stanislas Wawrinka (Second Round)
  29. Fernando Verdasco (Second Round)
  30. Juan Ignacio Chela (Second Round)
  31. Igor Andreev (Quarterfinals)
  32. Feliciano López (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Roger Federer 64 6 3
6 Andy Roddick 77 4 6
6 Andy Roddick 65 2  
4 Nikolay Davydenko 77 6  
4 Nikolay Davydenko 6 6  
  Janko Tipsarević 2 1  
4 Nikolay Davydenko 6 6  
2 Rafael Nadal 4 2  
10 Tomáš Berdych 6 6  
31 Igor Andreev 4 4  
10 Tomáš Berdych 66 2  
2 Rafael Nadal 78 6  
9 James Blake 6 3 1
2 Rafael Nadal 3 6 6

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 R Federer 6 6  
  G Monfils 68 6 6   G Monfils 3 4  
WC J Isner 710 3 3 1 R Federer 6 3  
  R Söderling 6 6     R Söderling 4 0r
  S Koubek 0 1     R Söderling 3 6 6
28 S Wawrinka 6 4 3
1 R Federer 77 6  
  J Acasuso 65 2  
21 L Hewitt 3 64  
  J Acasuso 6 6     J Acasuso 6 77  
  S Ventura 2 4     J Acasuso 6 6  
  H-t Lee 4 3     D Sela 4 4  
  D Sela 6 6     D Sela 77 6  
14 T Robredo 65 1  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
12 J-W Tsonga 64 7 6
  J Melzer 78 77     J Melzer 77 5 1
  M Llodra 66 65   12 J-W Tsonga 3 3  
  R Schüttler 6 1 2   J Benneteau 6 6  
  J Benneteau 1 6 6   J Benneteau 3 6 77
19 I Karlović 6 4 62
  J Benneteau 6 3 2
6 A Roddick 4 6 6
30 JI Chela 3 7 3
  O Rochus 3 2   Q I Minář 6 5 6
Q I Minář 6 6   Q I Minář 64 4  
  V Hănescu 4 1   6 A Roddick 77 6  
Q V Troicki 6 6   Q V Troicki 7 2 4
6 A Roddick 5 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 N Davydenko 3 78 77
  E Gulbis 6 4 6   E Gulbis 6 66 63
  D Hrbatý 3 6 1 4 N Davydenko 65 7 6
Q S Giraldo 3 5     S Bolelli 77 5 1
  S Bolelli 6 7     S Bolelli 6 6  
26 P Kohlschreiber 4 3  
4 N Davydenko 4 6 7
WC M Ančić 6 3 5
18 J Mónaco 6 7  
Q R Sweeting 6 6   Q R Sweeting 3 5  
  F Volandri 3 2   18 J Mónaco 65 6 1
WC M Ančić 6 62 6 WC M Ančić 77 4 6
  G Simon 2 77 3 WC M Ančić 6 2 79
13 A Murray 2 6 67

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 M Youzhny 6 6  
Q B Reynolds 77 4 77 Q B Reynolds 2 2  
  M Safin 63 6 65 11 M Youzhny 77 3 78
  M Fish 3 3   24 N Almagro 64 6 66
  A Clément 6 6     A Clément 2 2  
24 N Almagro 6 6  
11 M Youzhny 6 0 3
  J Tipsarević 3 6 6
29 F Verdasco 4 64  
  J Tipsarević 6 4 6   J Tipsarević 6 77  
Q Y-h Lu 1 6 4   J Tipsarević 6 6  
Q I Kunitsyn 6 1 2   T Johansson 4 4  
  T Johansson 4 6 6   T Johansson 6 7  
5 D Ferrer 4 5  

Bottom Half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 R Gasquet 3 77 65
  D Tursunov 4 6 6   D Tursunov 6 62 77
  E Korolev 6 3 2   D Tursunov 4 6 6
  JM del Potro 7 6   32 F López 6 3 4
WC J Levine 5 1     JM del Potro 4 2  
32 F López 6 6  
  D Tursunov 2 2  
10 T Berdych 6 6  
22 JC Ferrero 6 6  
WC K Nishikori 5 2     A Montañés 3 2  
  A Montañés 7 6   22 JC Ferrero 1 3  
  C Berlocq 64 3   10 T Berdych 6 6  
  S Querrey 77 6     S Querrey 1 2  
10 T Berdych 6 6  

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
15 G Cañas 6 4 7
Q S Warburg 77 6   Q S Warburg 3 6 5
  P Starace 62 2   15 G Cañas 78 7  
Q P Cuevas 6 6   17 F González 66 5  
  V Spadea 4 2   Q P Cuevas 3 3  
17 F González 6 6  
15 G Cañas 4 66  
31 I Andreev 6 78  
31 I Andreev 6 6  
  M Berrer 6 6     M Berrer 2 1  
Q R Haase 4 4   31 I Andreev 6 64 6
  A Calleri 65 6 64 Q K Anderson 4 77 4
Q K Anderson 77 3 77 Q K Anderson 77 3 6
3 N Djokovic 61 6 4

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 D Nalbandian 1 4  
  O Hernández 1 1     X Malisse 6 6  
  X Malisse 6 6     X Malisse 3 64  
WC G Kuerten 1 5   27 R Štěpánek 6 77  
  S Grosjean 6 7     S Grosjean 3 3  
27 R Štěpánek 6 6  
27 R Štěpánek 3 4  
9 J Blake 6 6  
23 I Ljubičić 64 6 3
  F Santoro 6 6     F Santoro 77 2 6
  J Björkman 1 0     F Santoro 3 77 4
  M Gicquel 6 4 2 9 J Blake 6 64 6
  A Seppi 2 6 6   A Seppi 5 3  
9 J Blake 7 6  

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 P-H Mathieu 4 6 6
  M Čilić 6 6     M Čilić 6 1 4
  K Vliegen 3 2   16 P-H Mathieu 77 7  
  N Mahut 78 6   20 C Moyá 61 5  
  F Mayer 66 3     N Mahut 610 4  
20 C Moyá 712 6  
16 P-H Mathieu 4 4  
2 R Nadal 6 6  
25 J Nieminen 3 2  
  N Kiefer 4 711 6   N Kiefer 6 6  
LL G García López 6 69 4   N Kiefer 2 4  
  S Roitman 3 4   2 R Nadal 6 6  
Q B Becker 6 6   Q B Becker 5 2  
2 R Nadal 7 6  

References
  1. "Davydenko hammers Nadal in Miami". BBC Sport. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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