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] Nadal won his fifth Grand Slam title, and his first outside of the French Open. It was also the first time Federer had ever lost a Grand Slam final outside of the French Open. 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 to be one of the greatest matches in tennis history.[3][4][5][6]

Men's Singles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Rafael Nadal
Runner-up Roger Federer
Final score6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7
Draw128 (16Q / 4WC)
Seeds32
Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships

This was also the last Grand Slam tournament for 2006 Wimbledon Semifinalist and former World No. 4 Jonas Björkman and the last Wimbledon appearance for 2004 Wimbledon Semifinalist and former World No. 7 Mario Ančić.

Seeds
01.   Roger Federer (Final)
02.   Rafael Nadal (Champion)
03.   Novak Djokovic (Second round)
04.   Nikolay Davydenko (First round)
05.   David Ferrer (Third round)
06.   Andy Roddick (Second round)
07.   David Nalbandian (First round)
08.   Richard Gasquet (Fourth round)
09.   James Blake (Second round)
10.   Marcos Baghdatis (Fourth round)
11.   Tomáš Berdych (Third round)
12.   Andy Murray (Quarterfinals)
13.   Stan Wawrinka (Fourth round)
14.   Paul-Henri Mathieu (Third round)
15.   Fernando González (Second round)
16.   Radek Štěpánek (Third round)
17.   Mikhail Youzhny (Fourth round)
18.   Ivo Karlović (First round)
19.   Nicolás Almagro (Second round)
20.   Lleyton Hewitt (Fourth round)
21.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (Second round, retired due to a neck injury)
22.   Fernando Verdasco (Fourth round)
23.   Tommy Robredo (Second round)
24.   Jarkko Nieminen (Second round)
25.   Dmitry Tursunov (Third round)
26.   Ivan Ljubičić (First round)
27.   Nicolas Kiefer (Third round)
28.   Gilles Simon (Third round)
29.   Andreas Seppi (Third round)
30.   Gaël Monfils (Withdrew)
31.   Feliciano López (Quarterfinals)
32.   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 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
PR D Hrbatý 3 2 2 1 R Federer 6 6 77
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 0r M Gicquel 4 5 77 77 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 79 6 6
20 L Hewitt 64 6 6 61 6 20 L Hewitt 67 2 4
R Haase 77 3 3 77 2 20 L Hewitt 77 6 6
A Montañés 6 77 6 A Montañés 64 0 2
C Berlocq 3 62 4 20 L Hewitt 6 6 77
WC A Bogdanovic 64 6 3 64 S Bolelli 1 3 62
S Bolelli 77 4 6 77 S Bolelli 710 79 3 77
R Ginepri 63 5 5 15 F González 68 67 6 64
15 F González 77 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 78 6 6
V Hănescu 6 62 6 6 V Hănescu 77 66 1 2
A Falla 3 77 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 77 1 1
P Kohlschreiber 4 3 2 22 F Verdasco 77 65 6 6
22 F Verdasco 6 6 6 22 F Verdasco 6 6 3 4 11
32 M Llodra 4 67 0r M Ančić 3 4 6 6 13
M Ančić 6 79 2 M Ančić 6 6 61 4 6
H-t Lee 77 1 4 0r Q P Petzschner 1 4 77 6 3
Q P Petzschner 64 6 6 0 M Ančić 6 6 65 77
I Andreev 66 77 6 6 5 D Ferrer 4 4 77 63
J Vaněk 78 62 2 2 I Andreev 6 3 4 2
Q S Stakhovsky 66 3 3r 5 D Ferrer 3 6 6 6
5 D Ferrer 78 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 77 M Safin 6 77 6
F Fognini 1 2 63 M Safin 77 3 77 6
F Serra 6 6 63 6 29 A Seppi 65 6 63 4
Y-h Lu 4 4 77 3 F Serra 3 77 2 77 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 1r
Q A Peya 3 4 4 M Zverev 6 6 2
M Zverev 6 6 6 M Zverev 5 1 0r
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 77 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 77 3 10 M Baghdatis 6 6 6
T Johansson 68 65 6 6 6 T Johansson 4 4 4
V Spadea 710 77 3 4 3 10 M Baghdatis 77 6 6
T Bellucci 77 77 3 6 Q S Stadler 62 4 2
I Kunitsyn 65 65 6 2 T Bellucci 6 3 1 77 6
Q S Stadler 4 77 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 77 3 6 6 31 F López 5 6 3 77 8
B Dabul 61 6 3 4 31 F López 6 6 6
R Karanušić 77 6 6 R Karanušić 3 3 4
L Horna 64 3 1 31 F López 6 7 4 6
F Volandri 2 2 0r B Reynolds 4 5 6 4
B Reynolds 6 6 0 B Reynolds 4 712 6 6
F Dancevic 6 6 6 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 77
E Schwank 5 4 60 6 A Roddick 77 5 4 64
J Tipsarević 77 6 6 J Tipsarević 65 7 6 77
T Ascione 64 4 2 J Tipsarević 77 77 6
B Pašanski 3 66 4 25 D Tursunov 61 63 3
Q C Eaton 6 78 6 Q C Eaton 62 2 4
N Mahut 4 710 67 6 5 25 D Tursunov 77 6 6
25 D Tursunov 6 68 79 3 7 J Tipsarević 4 6 4 64
19 N Almagro 4 6 7 6 R Schüttler 6 3 6 77
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 Bertomeu 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 3 710 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 77
WC J Chardy 7 61 4 6 6 WC J Chardy 3 5 61
Q F Gil 5 77 6 4 3 14 P-H Mathieu 77 3 4 67
Q É Roger-Vasselin 4 3 64 M Čilić 65 6 6 79
M Čilić 6 6 77 M Čilić 6 3 6 66 7
W Odesnik 3 0r 24 J Nieminen 4 6 3 78 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 79 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 62 4 64 A Clément 4 6 6 6
A Clément 4 77 6 77 A Clément 79 77 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 0
S Grosjean 6 7 6 S Grosjean 2 2 0r
P Starace 2 5 1 8 R Gasquet 6 6 63 6
K Anderson 6 5 5 1 28 G Simon 3 3 77 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 77 6 6
K Vliegen 1 3 77 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 77 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 77

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 77 77 3 1 2
N Lapentti 3 0r 16 R Štěpánek 5 77 4 77 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 77 66 2 R Nadal 77 6 6
E Gulbis 7 7 63 78 E Gulbis 7 2 62 3
Q A Beck 4 4 60 2 R Nadal 5 6 77 6
2 R Nadal 6 6 77

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