2008 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles

Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the round robin. This is the only incidence where he was eliminated before semifinals. Rafael Nadal would have been seeded number one, but pulled out pre-tournament citing a knee injury

Singles
2008 Tennis Masters Cup
Champion Novak Djokovic
Runner-up Nikolay Davydenko
Final score6–1, 7–5
Main article: 2008 Tennis Masters Cup

Novak Djokovic won in the final 6–1, 7–5, against Nikolay Davydenko.

Seeds
  1. Roger Federer (Round robin)
  2. Novak Djokovic (Champion)
  3. Andy Murray (Semifinals)
  4. Nikolay Davydenko (Final)
  5. Andy Roddick (Round robin, withdrew due to a right ankle injury)
  6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Round robin)
  7. Juan Martín del Potro (Round robin)
  8. Gilles Simon (Semifinals)
  9. Radek Štěpánek (Round robin)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
3 Andy Murray 5 2  
4 Nikolay Davydenko 7 6  
4 Nikolay Davydenko 1 5  
2 Novak Djokovic 6 7  
2 Novak Djokovic 4 6 7
8 Gilles Simon 6 3 5

Red Group
  Federer Murray Roddick
Štěpánek		 Simon RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
1 Roger Federer 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 5–7 7–6(7–4), 6–4
(w/ Štěpánek)		 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 1–2 4–4 43–44 3
3 Andy Murray 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 6–4, 1–6, 6–1
(w/ Roddick)		 6–4, 6–2 3–0 6–2 43–34 1
5
9		 Andy Roddick
Radek Štěpánek		 6–7(4–7), 4–6
(w/ Štěpánek)		 4–6, 6–1, 1–6
(w/ Roddick)		 1–6, 4–6
(w/ Štěpánek)		 0–1
0–2		 1–2
0–4		 11–13
15–25		 X
4
8 Gilles Simon 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 4–6, 2–6 6–1, 6–4
(w/ Štěpánek)		 2–1 4–3 34–30 2

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

Gold Group
  Djokovic Davydenko Tsonga del Potro RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
2 Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–3), 0–6, 7–5 6–1, 5–7, 1–6 7–5, 6–3 2–1 5–3 39–39 1
4 Nikolay Davydenko 6–7(3–7), 6–0, 5–7 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–6(7–0) 6–3, 6–2 2–1 5–3 48–36 2
6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1–6, 7–5, 6–1 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–7(0–7) 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) 1–2 3–5 43–45 4
7 Juan Martín del Potro 5–7, 3–6 3–6, 2–6 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) 1–2 2–4 27–37 3

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

See also
  • ATP World Tour Finals appearances
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