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2008 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles

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Singles
2008 Tennis Masters Cup
Final
ChampionSerbia Novak Djokovic
Runner-upRussia Nikolay Davydenko
Score6–1, 7–5
Events
Singles Doubles
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Novak Djokovic defeated Nikolay Davydenko in the final, 6–1, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup. It was his first Tour Finals title, and the first of an eventual record seven such titles.

Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage. This marked the only time in his career that he was eliminated before the semifinals.

Future champion Andy Murray made his tournament debut; he was defeated by Davydenko in the semifinals. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martín del Potro, Gilles Simon, and Radek Štěpánek (as an alternate who replaced Andy Roddick) also made their tournament debuts. Štěpánek, playing as the world No. 27, was the lowest-ranked player ever to compete in the Tour Finals.

Rafael Nadal qualified as the world No. 1, but withdrew before the tournament with a knee injury, where he was replaced by Simon.

Seeds

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  1. Switzerland Roger Federer (round robin)
  2. Serbia Novak Djokovic (champion)
  3. United Kingdom Andy Murray (semifinals)
  4. Russia Nikolay Davydenko (final)
  5. United States Andy Roddick (round robin, withdrew due to a right ankle injury)
  6. France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (round robin)
  7. Argentina Juan Martín del Potro (round robin)
  8. France Gilles Simon (semifinals)

Alternates

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  1. Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek (replaced Roddick, round robin)
  2. Germany Nicolas Kiefer (Did not play)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
3 United Kingdom Andy Murray 5 2  
4 Russia Nikolay Davydenko 7 6  
4 Russia Nikolay Davydenko 1 5  
2 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 7  
2 Serbia Novak Djokovic 4 6 7
8 France Gilles Simon 6 3 5

Red group

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  Switzerland Federer United Kingdom Murray United States Roddick
Czech Republic Štěpánek
France Simon RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
1 Switzerland 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 United Kingdom 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
United States Andy Roddick
Czech Republic 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 France 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

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  Serbia Djokovic Russia Davydenko France Tsonga Argentina del Potro RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
2 Serbia 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 Russia 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 France 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 Argentina 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

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