User:Bluedogtn/Roger Federer in 2008
Roger Federer won one slam in 2008, which came at the 2008 US Open over Briton Andy Murray, which he defeated Murray in 6–2, 7–5, 6–2. Conversely, Federer was defeated by Rafael Nadal in two slam finals in the 2008 French Open, which he lost in 1-6, 3-6, 0-6, and at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships in a five setter of 4-6, 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(8), 7-9, when he was going for six straight wins to break Bjorn Borg's record. In the 2008 Australian Open, Federer lost in the Semi-finals to Novak Djokovic, and this broke 10 consecutive finals. Roger Federer would lose twice in Master Series 1000 Finals on clay to Rafeal Nadal at Monte Carlo and Hamburg. However, Federer was able to capture three more victories in 250 level events at Estoril, Halle, and Basel.
Year synopses[edit]
Federer began the year by attempting to defend his title at the Australian Open. He lost, however, in the semi-finals to eventual champion Djokovic 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(5). This ended his record of ten consecutive Grand Slam finals, the most ever for a men's player. In March, Federer revealed that he had recently been diagnosed with mononucleosis and that he may have suffered from it as early as December 2007. Federer also had an illness related to food poisoning prior to the start of the Australian Open. He noted, however, that he was now "medically cleared to compete".[1] Although Federer was seeded first and was the defending champion at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, he lost to Murray in the first round. On 10 March, Federer won his third exhibition match out of four against former World No. 1 Pete Sampras at Madison Square Garden in New York City 6–3, 6–7, 7–6.[2]
Federer began the clay court season at the Estoril Open in Portugal. This was his first tournament with coach José Higueras.[3] and his first non-Master Series clay-court tournament since Gstaad in 2004.[4] Federer won his first tournament of the year when Nikolay Davydenko retired from the final while trailing 7–6, 1–2 with a leg ligament strain. Federer then played three Masters Series tournaments on clay. At the Masters Series Monte Carlo, Federer lost to three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final in straight sets. Federer made 44 unforced errors, lost a 4–0 lead in the second set, and fell to 1–7 against Nadal on clay courts.[5] At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia Federer lost in the quarter-finals to Radek Štěpánek. Federer was the defending champion at the Masters Series Hamburg but lost to Nadal in the final. At the French Open, Federer was defeated quickly by Nadal in the final 6–1, 6–3, 6–0.[6] This was the fourth consecutive year that Federer and Nadal had played at the French Open, with Federer losing his third consecutive final to Nadal.[6] Federer's record of 23–4 (2005–08) at the French Open is second only to Nadal's record of 28–0 during the same period.
Federer bounced back by winning the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany without dropping a set or a service game. This was the fifth time he had won this event. With this result, he tied Pete Sampras's record for most titles on grass in the open era with ten.[7] At Wimbledon, Federer once again played World No. 2 Nadal in the final. A victory for Federer would have meant his sixth consecutive Wimbledon singles title, breaking Borg's modern era men’s record and equaling the all-time record held since 1886 by William Renshaw. Federer saved two championship points in the fourth set tiebreak but eventually lost the match 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7. The rain-delayed match ended in near darkness after 4 hours, 48 minutes of play, making it the longest (in terms of elapsed time) men's final in Wimbledon recorded history. It concluded 7 hours, 15 minutes after its scheduled start. The defeat also ended Federer's 65 match winning streak on grass. John McEnroe described the match as "The greatest match I've ever seen."[8] After Nadal surpassed him as World No. 1 later in the year, Federer stated that his main goal would be to regain the Wimbledon title rather than the top spot.[9]
Federer made early exits in his next two singles tournaments Masters Series Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada and Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio.[10] Federer was chosen to carry the national flag at the Beijing Olympics. At the Summer Olympics in Beijing, Federer lost in the quarter-finals to James Blake for the first time in their nine matches.[11] Federer however, finally won his first Olympic gold medal in the men's doubles when he and compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka upset the World No. 1 doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States in the semi-finals and defeated Sweden's Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3. The following day, Federer lost his World No. 1 ranking to Nadal after a record 237 consecutive weeks.[10][12][13] At the US Open, Federer reached the fourth round without dropping a set. He defeated third-seeded Novak Djokovic in a rematch of the 2007 US Open Final 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 in the semi-finals and then defeated Andy Murray, who was playing in his first Grand Slam final 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 to win his fifth straight US Open title and 13th career grand slam title, leaving 1 him grand slam title from tying Pete Sampras's all time record of 14. This extended his US Open winning streak to 34 matches.[14] Federer became the first player in tennis history to have five consecutive wins at both Wimbledon and the US Open.[15][16] At the Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid, Federer reached the semi-finals without losing a set. There he lost to Murray, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5. Meanwhile, he became the all-time leader in career prize money in men's tennis, earning over US$ 43.3 million at the end of the tournament and surpassing 14-time Grand Slam singles champion, Pete Sampras.[17]
Federer won his 57th career title at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, beating David Nalbandian in the final. He became the only player in history to win the title three consecutive years. He reached the quarter-finals of his next event, the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris before withdrawing because of back pain. This was the first time in Federer's career of 763 matches that he had withdrawn from a tournament.[18] This meant that 2008 was his first year since 2003 in which he did not win a Masters Series title.[19] Federer entered the Tennis Masters Cup as the top-seeded player after Nadal withdrew from the tournament. He drew Simon, Murray, and Roddick in the Red Group. In his opening match, Federer lost to Simon but kept his hopes alive by defeating Roddick's replacement, Stepanek, in his second match. He lost his third match to Murray who won the match 4–6, 7–6(3), 7–5. Federer had received medical treatment for back and hip problems in the third set but lost after saving seven match points.[20] However, Federer still ended the year ranked World No. 2.
Matches[edit]
Grand Slam performance[edit]
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All matches[edit]
| Match | Tournament | Country | Start Date |
Entry | Type | I/O | Surface | Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 915 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/14/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R128 | Diego Hartfield (ARG) | W | 6-0, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 916 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/14/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Fabrice Santoro (FRA) | W | 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 |
| 917 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/14/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) | W | 6-7(5), 7-6(1), 5-7, 6-1, 10-8 |
| 918 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/14/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Tomas Berdych (CZE) | W | 6-4, 7-6(7), 6-3 |
| 919 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/14/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | Q | James Blake (USA) | W | 7-5, 7-6(5), 6-4 |
| 920 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/14/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | S | Novak Djokovic (SRB) | L | 5-7, 3-6, 6-7(5) |
| 921 | Dubai | U.A.E. | 3/3/2008 | DA | 500 | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Andy Murray (GBR) | L | 7-6(6), 3-6, 4-6 |
| 922 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/13/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R128 | Bye | W | |
| 923 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/13/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) | W | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 924 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/13/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Nicolas Mahut (FRA) | W | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 925 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/13/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 926 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/13/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | Q | Tommy Haas (GER) | W | W/O |
| 927 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/13/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | S | Mardy Fish (USA) | L | 3-6, 2-6 |
| 928 | ATP Masters Series Miami | USA | 3/27/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R128 | Bye | W | |
| 929 | ATP Masters Series Miami | USA | 3/27/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Gael Monfils (FRA) | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 930 | ATP Masters Series Miami | USA | 3/27/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Robin Soderling (SWE) | W | 6-4, 3-0 RET |
| 931 | ATP Masters Series Miami | USA | 3/27/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Jose Acasuso (ARG) | W | 7-6(5), 6-2 |
| 932 | ATP Masters Series Miami | USA | 3/27/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | Q | Andy Roddick (USA) | L | 6-7(4), 6-4, 3-6 |
| 933 | Estoril | Portugal | 4/14/2008 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Olivier Rochus (BEL) | W | 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 934 | Estoril | Portugal | 4/14/2008 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Victor Hanescu (ROU) | W | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 935 | Estoril | Portugal | 4/14/2008 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Clay | Q | Frederico Gil (POR) | W | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 936 | Estoril | Portugal | 4/14/2008 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Clay | S | Denis Gremelmayr (GER) | W | 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 937 | Estoril | Portugal | 4/14/2008 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Clay | W | Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) | W | 7-6(5), 1-2 RET |
| 938 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo | Monaco | 4/20/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Bye | W | |
| 939 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo | Monaco | 4/20/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) | W | 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(1) |
| 940 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo | Monaco | 4/20/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Gael Monfils (FRA) | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 941 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo | Monaco | 4/20/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | Q | David Nalbandian (ARG) | W | 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 942 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo | Monaco | 4/20/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | S | Novak Djokovic (SRB) | W | 6-3, 3-2 RET |
| 943 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo | Monaco | 4/20/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal (ESP) | L | 5-7, 5-7 |
| 944 | ATP Masters Series Rome | Italy | 5/5/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Bye | W | |
| 945 | ATP Masters Series Rome | Italy | 5/5/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Guillermo Canas (ARG) | W | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 946 | ATP Masters Series Rome | Italy | 5/5/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Ivo Karlovic (CRO) | W | 7-6(4), 6-3 |
| 947 | ATP Masters Series Rome | Italy | 5/5/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | Q | Radek Stepanek (CZE) | L | 6-7(4), 6-7(7) |
| 948 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/11/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Bye | W | |
| 949 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/11/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) | W | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 950 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/11/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Robin Soderling (SWE) | W | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 951 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/11/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | Q | Fernando Verdasco (ESP) | W | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 952 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/11/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | S | Andreas Seppi (ITA) | W | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 953 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/11/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal (ESP) | L | 5-7, 7-6(3), 3-6 |
| 954 | Roland Garros | France | 5/25/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | R128 | Sam Querrey (USA) | W | 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 955 | Roland Garros | France | 5/25/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Albert Montanes (ESP) | W | 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-0, 6-4 |
| 956 | Roland Garros | France | 5/25/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Mario Ancic (CRO) | W | 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 957 | Roland Garros | France | 5/25/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Julien Benneteau (FRA) | W | 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 |
| 958 | Roland Garros | France | 5/25/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | Q | Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) | W | 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 959 | Roland Garros | France | 5/25/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | S | Gael Monfils (FRA) | W | 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 960 | Roland Garros | France | 5/25/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal (ESP) | L | 1-6, 3-6, 0-6 |
| 961 | Halle | Germany | 6/9/2008 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Grass | R32 | Michael Berrer (GER) | W | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 962 | Halle | Germany | 6/9/2008 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Grass | R16 | Jan Vacek (CZE) | W | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 963 | Halle | Germany | 6/9/2008 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Grass | Q | Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) | W | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 964 | Halle | Germany | 6/9/2008 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Grass | S | Nicolas Kiefer (GER) | W | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 965 | Halle | Germany | 6/9/2008 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Grass | W | Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 966 | Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/23/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | R128 | Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) | W | 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 967 | Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/23/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | R64 | Robin Soderling (SWE) | W | 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) |
| 968 | Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/23/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | R32 | Marc Gicquel (FRA) | W | 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 969 | Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/23/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | R16 | Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) | W | 7-6(7), 6-2, 6-4 |
| 970 | Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/23/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | Q | Mario Ancic (CRO) | W | 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 971 | Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/23/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | S | Marat Safin (RUS) | W | 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-4 |
| 972 | Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/23/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | F | Rafael Nadal (ESP) | L | 4-6, 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(8), 7-9 |
| 973 | ATP Masters Series Canada | Canada | 7/21/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Bye | W | |
| 974 | ATP Masters Series Canada | Canada | 7/21/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Gilles Simon (FRA) | L | 6-2, 5-7, 4-6 |
| 975 | ATP Masters Series Cincinnati | USA | 7/28/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Bye | W | |
| 976 | ATP Masters Series Cincinnati | USA | 7/28/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Robby Ginepri (USA) | W | 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 6-0 |
| 977 | ATP Masters Series Cincinnati | USA | 7/28/2008 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Ivo Karlovic (CRO) | L | 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-7(5) |
| 978 | Beijing Olympics | China | 8/11/2008 | DA | OL | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) | W | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 979 | Beijing Olympics | China | 8/11/2008 | DA | OL | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Rafael Arevalo (ESA) | W | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 980 | Beijing Olympics | China | 8/11/2008 | DA | OL | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Tomas Berdych (CZE) | W | 6-3, 7-6(4) |
| 981 | Beijing Olympics | China | 8/11/2008 | DA | OL | Outdoor | Hard | Q | James Blake (USA) | L | 4-6, 6-7(2) |
| 982 | US Open | USA | 8/25/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R128 | Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) | W | 6-3, 6-0, 6-3 |
| 983 | US Open | USA | 8/25/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Thiago Alves (BRA) | W | 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 984 | US Open | USA | 8/25/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Radek Stepanek (CZE) | W | 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 985 | US Open | USA | 8/25/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Igor Andreev (RUS) | W | 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 986 | US Open | USA | 8/25/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | Q | Gilles Muller (LUX) | W | 7-6(5), 6-4, 7-6(5) |
| 987 | US Open | USA | 8/25/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | S | Novak Djokovic (SRB) | W | 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 988 | US Open | USA | 8/25/2008 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | W | Andy Murray (GBR) | W | 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 989 | SUI v. BEL WG Play-offs | Switzerland | 9/19/2008 | DA | DC | Indoor | Hard | RR | Kristof Vliegen (BEL) | W | 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-2 |
| 990 | ATP Masters Series Madrid | Spain | 10/12/2008 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | R64 | Bye | W | |
| 991 | ATP Masters Series Madrid | Spain | 10/12/2008 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | R32 | Radek Stepanek (CZE) | W | 6-3, 7-6(6) |
| 992 | ATP Masters Series Madrid | Spain | 10/12/2008 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | R16 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) | W | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 993 | ATP Masters Series Madrid | Spain | 10/12/2008 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | Q | Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) | W | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 994 | ATP Masters Series Madrid | Spain | 10/12/2008 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | S | Andy Murray (GBR) | L | 6-3, 3-6, 5-7 |
| 995 | Basel | Switzerland | 10/20/2008 | DA | 250 | Indoor | Hard | R32 | Bobby Reynolds (USA) | W | 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 |
| 996 | Basel | Switzerland | 10/20/2008 | DA | 250 | Indoor | Hard | R16 | Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) | W | 7-6(6), 7-6(1) |
| 997 | Basel | Switzerland | 10/20/2008 | DA | 250 | Indoor | Hard | Q | Simone Bolelli (ITA) | W | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 998 | Basel | Switzerland | 10/20/2008 | DA | 250 | Indoor | Hard | S | Feliciano Lopez (ESP) | W | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 999 | Basel | Switzerland | 10/20/2008 | DA | 250 | Indoor | Hard | W | David Nalbandian (ARG) | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1000 | ATP Masters Series Paris | France | 10/26/2008 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | R64 | Bye | W | |
| 1001 | ATP Masters Series Paris | France | 10/26/2008 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | R32 | Robin Soderling (SWE) | W | 6-4, 7-6(7) |
| 1002 | ATP Masters Series Paris | France | 10/26/2008 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | R16 | Marin Cilic (CRO) | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1003 | ATP Masters Series Paris | France | 10/26/2008 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | Q | James Blake (USA) | L | W/O |
| 1004 | Tennis Masters Cup | China | 11/9/2008 | DA | WC | Indoor | Hard | RR | Gilles Simon (FRA) | L | 6-4, 4-6, 3-6 |
| 1005 | Tennis Masters Cup | China | 11/9/2008 | DA | WC | Indoor | Hard | RR | Radek Stepanek (CZE) | W | 7-6(4), 6-4 |
| 1006 | Tennis Masters Cup | China | 11/9/2008 | DA | WC | Indoor | Hard | RR | Andy Murray (GBR) | L | 6-4, 6-7(3), 5-7 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Christopher Clarey (2008-03-08). "Federer's Weakness Might Have Been an Illness". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- ^ Harvey Araton. "Something to Lose in a Just-for-Fun Match". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Federer to Work with Higueras in Estoril". Estoril Open. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ Federer to Play Estoril – With Paris on his Mind[dead link]
- ^ "Nadal continues mastery of Federer on clay, takes Monte Carlo Masters title". ESPN — Tennis. Associated Press. 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ a b Douglas Robson. "Nadal remains the king of Roland Garros". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Ticker (2008-06-15). "Federer wins once again at Halle". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ Richard Alleyne (2008-07-07). "Wimbledon 2008: John McEnroe hails Rafael Nadal victory as greatest final ever". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ "Federer unfazed by ranking threat". BBC Sport. 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
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- ^ Sports Network (2008-10-31). "Injured Nadal and Federer exit Paris Masters". Sports Network. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
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External links[edit]
ATP World Tour > Players > Roger Federer > Playing Activity > 2008