2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2008 Australian Open
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Final score	4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6^(7–2)

Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic.

Djokovic won in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6^(7–2), against unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. It was Djokovic's first Grand Slam title of his career, and first of six Australian Open titles. It was also the first Grand Slam final since the 2005 Australian Open that did not feature either Federer or Rafael Nadal, who was beaten by Tsonga in the semi-finals.^[1][2]

Seeds

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

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Roger Federer	7	7^7	6
	12	James Blake	5	6^5	4
										1	Roger Federer	5	3	6^5
										3	Novak Djokovic	7	6	7^7
	3	Novak Djokovic	6	6	7
	5	David Ferrer	0	3	5
																			3	Novak Djokovic	4	6	6	7^7
																				Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6	4	3	6^2
		Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	7	6	7^8
	14	Mikhail Youzhny	5	0	6^6
											Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6	6	6
										2	Rafael Nadal	2	3	2
	24	Jarkko Nieminen	5	3	1
	2	Rafael Nadal	7	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	1	R Federer	6	6	6
		D Hartfield	0	3	0					1	R Federer	6	6	6
		F Santoro	6	6	6						F Santoro	1	2	0
		J Isner	2	2	4														1	R Federer	6^5	7^7	5	6	10
		J Tipsarević	7	6	6^6	0	6													J Tipsarević	7^7	6^1	7	1	8
	WC	J Sirianni	5	2	7^8	6	0				J Tipsarević	7	7^7	7^7
		T Ascione	4	0	3					25	F Verdasco	5	6^3	6^3
	25	F Verdasco	6	6	6																							1	R Federer	6	7^9	6
	21	J Monaco	7^7	7	6																							13	T Berdych	4	6^7	3
		C Berlocq	6^5	5	1					21	J Monaco	6	7^8	5	6^8	8
		R Kendrick	4	5	2					Q	A Delic	3	6^6	7	7^10	6
	Q	A Delic	6	7	6														21	J Monaco	6	3	6^5	2
		Ó Hernández	1	7^7	6	6													13	T Berdych	3	6	7^7	6
		I Minář	6	6^5	2	1					Ó Hernández	2	1	3
		W Eschauer	4	4	4					13	T Berdych	6	6	6
	13	T Berdych	6	6	6

Section 2

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	12	J Blake	6	6	6
		N Massú	3	2	2					12	J Blake	6	6	6
		M Russell	6	4	6	3	6				M Russell	3	2	2
		F Fognini	1	6	2	6	3												12	J Blake	4	2	6	7^7	6
		S Grosjean	7^7	6	7^7															S Grosjean	6	6	0	6^5	2
		F Volandri	6^3	3	6^0						S Grosjean	4	6	6	6^4	6
	Q	R Haase	6^2	6	6	7^7				Q	R Haase	6	4	0	7^7	4
	17	I Ljubičić	7^7	3	0	6^1																						12	J Blake	6	6	6
	27	N Almagro	6^4	5	2																								M Čilić	3	4	4
		M Čilić	7^7	7	6						M Čilić	6	6	6
		J Vaněk	3	4	4						J Melzer	4	3	4
		J Melzer	6	6	6															M Čilić	6	6^4	6	6
		H-t Lee	7^8	6	6														7	F Gonzalez	2	7^7	3	1
		C Guccione	6^6	3	4						H-t Lee	6	3	2	4
	Q	K Economidis	4	6^2	1					7	F Gonzalez	4	6	6	6
	7	F Gonzalez	6	7^7	6

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	3	N Djokovic	6	6	7^7
		B Becker	0	2	6^5					3	N Djokovic	6	6	6
	Q	R Ram	6^5	6	4	6	3				S Bolelli	1	2	2
		S Bolelli	7^7	3	6	2	6												3	N Djokovic	6	6	6
		S Querrey	6	6	7															S Querrey	3	1	3
		O Rochus	3	2	5						S Querrey	7^7	4	6	6
		X Malisse	7^7	7	2	1	3			32	D Tursunov	6^5	6	4	2
	32	D Tursunov	6^1	5	6	6	6																					3	N Djokovic	7	6	6
	19	L Hewitt	6	6	6																							19	L Hewitt	5	3	3
		S Darcis	0	3	0					19	L Hewitt	7^7	6	5	6
	WC	D Istomin	6	6^1	7^7	6				WC	D Istomin	6^5	3	7	1
	Q	L Lacko	3	7^7	6^4	1													19	L Hewitt	4	7	7	6^4	6
		E Gulbis	0	4	6^2														15	M Baghdatis	6	5	5	7^7	3
		M Safin	6	6	7^7						M Safin	4	4	6	6	2
		T Johansson	6^0	2	6	3				15	M Baghdatis	6	6	2	3	6
	15	M Baghdatis	7^7	6	3	6

Section 4

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	10	D Nalbandian	6	6	7^7
	WC	R Smeets	1	1	6^3					10	D Nalbandian	4	7	6	6
		M Zabaleta	1	7^7	3	4					P Luczak	6	5	4	1
		P Luczak	6	6^2	6	6													10	D Nalbandian	1	2	3
	WC	A Jones	6	6	3	6													22	JC Ferrero	6	6	6
		A Montañés	4	3	6	2				WC	A Jones	4	4	2
		N Kiefer	4	3	1					22	JC Ferrero	6	6	6
	22	JC Ferrero	6	6	6																							22	JC Ferrero	5	6	4	1
	30	R Štěpánek	6	6	5	2	3																					5	D Ferrer	7	3	6	6
		V Spadea	2	2	7	6	6				V Spadea	4	6	6	2	9
	Q	D Gremelmayr	6	0	6	7				Q	D Gremelmayr	6	2	3	6	7
		S Roitman	1	6	4	5														V Spadea	3	3	2
		S Ventura	3	1	3														5	D Ferrer	6	6	6
		JM del Potro	6	6	6						JM del Potro	3	4	r
		É Roger-Vasselin	2	2	1					5	D Ferrer	6	6
	5	D Ferrer	6	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	8	R Gasquet	6	6	3	6
	WC	N Lindahl	0	1	6	2				8	R Gasquet	6	6	6
		F López	7^8	6	6						F López	2	1	3
	Q	W Odesnik	6^6	1	4														8	R Gasquet	6	6	4	6
		K Vliegen	6	6	7^7														31	I Andreev	3	2	6	4
		O Patience	0	1	6^3						K Vliegen	5	5	2
		A Pavel	7	2	6^4	3				31	I Andreev	7	7	6
	31	I Andreev	5	6	7^7	6																						8	R Gasquet	2	7^7	6^6	3
	18	JI Chela	4	2	6	2																							J-W Tsonga	6	6^5	7^8	6
		G García López	6	6	1	6					G García López	6	5	6	7^8
		A Falla	5	7	6^8	6	7				A Falla	4	7	4	6^6
	Q	K Anderson	7	5	7^10	2	5													G García López	3	4	2
	Q	S Warburg	2	6	6	2	6													J-W Tsonga	6	6	6
		JP Brzezicki	6	2	3	6	4			Q	S Warburg	4	6^4	2
		J-W Tsonga	7	6	0	7^7					J-W Tsonga	6	7^7	6
	9	A Murray	5	4	6	6^5

Section 6

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	14	M Youzhny	6	6	7^7
	WC	M Montcourt	0	2	6^3					14	M Youzhny	4	7	6	7^7
	Q	H Levy	4	2	1						A Seppi	6	5	3	6^4
		A Seppi	6	6	6														14	M Youzhny	6	6	6
		D Sela	6	6	6														20	I Karlović	2	4	2
	Q	M Slanar	2	4	2						D Sela	7^7	4	3	1
	Q	J Baker	4	4	7^7	4				20	I Karlović	6^5	6	6	6
	20	I Karlović	6	6	6^1	6																						14	M Youzhny	7^7	6	6
	26	S Wawrinka	6	6	6																							4	N Davydenko	6^2	3	1
		J Benneteau	3	3	3					26	S Wawrinka	2	6	6^5	1	r
		Y-h Lu	3	6	7^8	4	2				M Gicquel	6	3	7^7	2
		M Gicquel	6	4	6^6	6	6													M Gicquel	3	2	3
		N Mahut	7^7	5	6	3	7												4	N Davydenko	6	6	6
		J Acasuso	6^2	7	2	6	5				N Mahut	4	0	3
		M Llodra	5	5	3					4	N Davydenko	6	6	6
	4	N Davydenko	7	7	6

Section 7

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	6	A Roddick	6	6	7
	Q	L Dlouhý	3	4	5					6	A Roddick	6	6	6
		D Young	7^7	6^4	3	6^5					M Berrer	2	2	4
		M Berrer	6^5	7^7	6	7^7													6	A Roddick	4	6	6^9	7^7	6
		E Korolev	7	6	6														29	P Kohlschreiber	6	3	7^11	6^3	8
	Q	M Granollers	5	2	0						E Korolev	4	2	1	r
	Q	R Karanušić	4	6^5	1					29	P Kohlschreiber	6	6	0
	29	P Kohlschreiber	6	7^7	6																							29	P Kohlschreiber	6	6^7	6^9	3
	24	J Nieminen	6	6	5	2	6																					24	J Nieminen	3	7^9	7^11	6
		F Dancevic	3	1	7	6	1			24	J Nieminen	6	7	7^7
	WC	J Levine	6	7	6					WC	J Levine	2	5	6^2
		M Vassallo Argüello	1	5	1														24	J Nieminen	3	7^7	6	6
		M Fish	6	6	3	6														M Fish	6	6^4	3	1
		B Pašanski	2	3	6	3					M Fish	6	6	6
		M Zverev	6	6	6^2	4	5			11	T Robredo	1	2	3
	11	T Robredo	4	2	7^7	6	7

Section 8

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	16	C Moyá	6^5	7^7	5	4
		S Koubek	7^7	6^2	7	6					S Koubek	6	7^8	7^7
		L Horna	4	7^8	3	4					A Calleri	3	6^6	6^5
		A Calleri	6	6^6	6	6														S Koubek	6	6^4	6	5	6
		P Capdeville	6	7	6														23	P-H Mathieu	4	7^7	2	7	8
	WC	B Klein	4	5	4						P Capdeville	7^7	0	4	4
		V Hănescu	1	6^4	2					23	P-H Mathieu	6^5	6	6	6
	23	P-H Mathieu	6	7^7	6																							23	P-H Mathieu	4	0	r
	28	G Simon	4	6	6	6^4	6																					2	R Nadal	6	3
		B Reynolds	6	4	2	7^7	4			28	G Simon	6	6	6
		A Clément	4	2	7^7	4					R Schüttler	2	2	1
		R Schüttler	6	6	6^3	6													28	G Simon	5	2	3
		F Serra	6	7^7	7^7														2	R Nadal	7	6	6
		F Mayer	3	6^2	6^5						F Serra	0	2	2
	Q	V Troicki	6^3	5	1					2	R Nadal	6	6	6
	2	R Nadal	7^7	7	6

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. "Australian Open Results Archive – 2008 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2012.