2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles

Singles
2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
Champion	Andy Murray
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Final score	7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–5)

Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Ivo Karlović.

Andy Murray won in the final 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–5), against Novak Djokovic, to claim his first ATP Masters title.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Roger Federer (Third Round)
2. Rafael Nadal (Semifinals)
3. Novak Djokovic (Final)
4. Nikolay Davydenko (Second Round)
5. David Ferrer (Second Round)
6. Andy Roddick (Withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
7. James Blake (Third Round)
8. Andy Murray (Champion)
9. Stanislas Wawrinka (Withdrew due to a right knee injury)
10. Fernando Verdasco (Third Round)
11. Richard Gasquet (Second Round)
12. Tommy Robredo (Second Round)
13. Fernando González (First Round)
14. Mikhail Youzhny (First Round)
15. Radek Štěpánek (First Round)
16. Ivo Karlović (Semifinals)

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
	16	Ivo Karlović	7^8	7^7
		Philipp Kohlschreiber	6^6	6^3
								16	Ivo Karlović	4	4
								8	Andy Murray	6	6
		Carlos Moyá	6	3	1
	8	Andy Murray	2	6	6
															8	Andy Murray	7^7	7^7
															3	Novak Djokovic	6^4	6^5
		Ernests Gulbis	3	4
	3	Novak Djokovic	6	6
								3	Novak Djokovic	6	7
								2	Rafael Nadal	1	5
		Nicolás Lapentti	6^3	1
	2	Rafael Nadal	7^7	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	R Federer	6^2	7^7	6
Q	J Björkman	0	6^5					R Ginepri	7^7	6^5	0
	R Ginepri	6	7^7											1	R Federer	6^6	6	6^5
LL	P Capdeville	7	2	2										16	I Karlović	7^8	4	7^7
	J Acasuso	5	6	6				J Acasuso	3	6^3
	T Bellucci	3	4				16	I Karlović	6	7^7
16	I Karlović	6	6																		16	I Karlović	7^8	7^7
12	T Robredo	6	6																			P Kohlschreiber	6^6	6^3
	M Fish	2	2				12	T Robredo	6^6	4
	J Benneteau	0	3					R Söderling	7^8	6
	R Söderling	6	6												R Söderling	6^4	7	6^8
	P Kohlschreiber	6	6												P Kohlschreiber	7^7	5	7^10
Q	M Yani	3	4					P Kohlschreiber	6	6
							LL	W-s Jun	2	2

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	N Davydenko	6^8	6	2
	J Tipsarević	6^5	5					C Moyá	7^10	4	6
	C Moyá	7^7	7												C Moyá	6	7^7
WC	J Isner	7^7	6												I Andreev	4	6^2
Q	A Stoppini	6^2	3				WC	J Isner	6	6^8	5
	I Andreev	7^7	6^4	7^7				I Andreev	3	7^10	7
15	R Štěpánek	6^4	7^7	6^3																		C Moyá	6	3	1
11	R Gasquet	3	6	1																	8	A Murray	2	6	6
	M Llodra	6	1	0^r			11	R Gasquet	6^8	0
	D Tursunov	7^7	6					D Tursunov	7^10	6
WC	M Safin	6^5	4												D Tursunov	3	3
	S Querrey	6	4	6										8	A Murray	6	6
	P-H Mathieu	4	6	3				S Querrey	6^3	1
							8	A Murray	7^7	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	J Blake	6	6
LL	R Ram	6^5	4					G Simon	4	3
	G Simon	7^7	6											7	J Blake	4	6	3
	J Nieminen	6^7	2												E Gulbis	6	1	6
	E Gulbis	7^9	6					E Gulbis	6	3	7^7
	T Johansson	6^4	7^7	3			LL	A Clément	4	6	6^5
LL	A Clément	7^7	6^5	6																		E Gulbis	3	4
13	F González	3	6	3																	3	N Djokovic	6	6
	T Berdych	6	3	6				T Berdych	7	5	5
	F López	5	5					A Seppi	5	7	7
	A Seppi	7	7												A Seppi	1	2
Q	K Anderson	3	6^1											3	N Djokovic	6	6
	S Bolelli	6	7^7					S Bolelli	6^2	6^2
							3	N Djokovic	7^7	7^7

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	D Ferrer	6^2	6	3
	N Lapentti	7^7	6					N Lapentti	7^7	3	6
	M Čilić	6^5	2												N Lapentti	6	7
WC	J Levine	3	4											10	F Verdasco	3	5
Q	C Guccione	6	6				Q	C Guccione	6^4	6^4
Q	V Estrella	3	5				10	F Verdasco	7^7	7^7
10	F Verdasco	6	7																			N Lapentti	6^3	1
14	M Youzhny	6^2	6	4																	2	R Nadal	7^7	6
	T Haas	7^7	2	6				T Haas	5
	G Monfils	6	6					G Monfils	1^r
WC	D Young	1	1												T Haas	4	6^0
Q	B Becker	6	6^6	4										2	R Nadal	6	7^7
	F Serra	4	7^8	6				F Serra	0	1
							2	R Nadal	6	6

External links

• Draw
• Qualifying Draw