2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Score	6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7
Details
Draw	128 (16 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	32
Events

In the 2008 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles Final, Rafael Nadal defeated five-time defending Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer in five sets to win his first Wimbledon title and fifth Grand Slam championship. It was the longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting four hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays. The event stretched over seven hours ending just before nightfall,^[1] and is widely considered to be the greatest match in tennis history.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Seeds

2

Qualifying draw

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
	D Hrbatý	3	2	2			1	R Federer	6	6	7
	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	0	r			M Gicquel	4	5	7	7	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	7	6	6
20	L Hewitt	6⁴	6	6	6¹	6													20	L Hewitt	6⁷	2	4
	R Haase	7	3	3	7	2	20	L Hewitt	7	6	6
	A Montañés	6	7	6				A Montañés	6⁴	0	2
	C Berlocq	3	6²	4										20	L Hewitt	6	6	7
WC	A Bogdanović	6⁴	6	3	6⁴										S Bolelli	1	3	6²
	S Bolelli	7	4	6	7			S Bolelli	7	7	3	7
	R Ginepri	6³	5	5			15	F González	6⁸	6⁷	6	6⁴
15	F González	7	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	7	6	6
	V Hănescu	6	6²	6	6			V Hănescu	7	6⁶	1	2
	A Falla	3	7	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	7	1	1
	P Kohlschreiber	4	3	2			22	F Verdasco	7	6⁵	6	6
22	F Verdasco	6	6	6																22	F Verdasco	6	6	3	4	11
32	M Llodra	4	6⁷	0	r																M Ančić	3	4	6	6	13
	M Ančić	6	7	2				M Ančić	6	6	6¹	4	6
	H-t Lee	7	1	4	r		Q	P Petzschner	1	4	7	6	3
Q	P Petzschner	6⁴	6	6											M Ančić	6	6	6⁵	7
	I Andreev	6⁶	7	6	6									5	D Ferrer	4	4	7	6³
	J Vaněk	7	6²	2	2			I Andreev	6	3	4	2
Q	S Stakhovsky	6⁶	3	3	r		5	D Ferrer	3	6	6	6
5	D Ferrer	7	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	7			M Safin	6	7	6
	F Fognini	1	2	6³										M Safin	7	3	7	6
	F Serra	6	6	6³	6								29	A Seppi	6⁵	6	6³	4
	Y-h Lu	4	4	7	3		F Serra	3	7	2	7	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	1	r
Q	A Peya	3	4	4			M Zverev	6	6	2
	M Zverev	6	6	6										M Zverev	5	1	0	r
	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	7	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	7	3		10	M Baghdatis	6	6	6
	T Johansson	6⁸	6⁵	6	6	6		T Johansson	4	4	4
WC	V Spadea	7	7	3	4	3								10	M Baghdatis	7	6	6
	T Bellucci	7	7	3	6									Q	S Stadler	6²	4	2
WC	I Kunitsyn	6⁵	6⁵	6	2			T Bellucci	6	3	1	7	6
Q	S Stadler	4	7	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	7	3	6	6															31	F López	5	6	3	7	8
	B Dabul	6¹	6	3	4		31	F López	6	6	6
	R Karanušić	7	6	6				R Karanušić	3	3	4
	L Horna	6⁴	3	1										31	F López	6	7	4	6
	F Volandri	2	2	r											B Reynolds	4	5	6	4
	B Reynolds	6	6					B Reynolds	4	7	6	6
WC	F Dancevic	6	6	6			WC	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	7
	E Schwank	5	4	6⁵			6	A Roddick	7	5	4	6⁴
	J Tipsarević	7	6	6				J Tipsarević	6⁵	7	6	7
WC	T Ascione	6⁴	4	2											J Tipsarević	7	7	6
	B Pašanski	3	6⁶	4										25	D Tursunov	6¹	6³	3
Q	C Eaton	6	7	6			Q	C Eaton	6²	2	4
	N Mahut	4	7	6⁷	6	5	25	D Tursunov	7	6	6
25	D Tursunov	6	6⁸	7	3	7														J Tipsarević	4	6	4	6⁴
19	N Almagro	4	6	7	6															R Schüttler	6	3	6	7
	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	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	7	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	7
WC	J Chardy	7	6¹	4	6	6	WC	J Chardy	3	5	6¹
Q	F Gil	5	7	6	4	3								14	P-H Mathieu	7	3	4	6⁶
Q	É Roger-Vasselin	4	3	6⁴											M Čilić	6⁵	6	6	7
	M Čilić	6	6	7				M Čilić	6	3	6	6⁶	7
	W Odesnik	3	0	r			24	J Nieminen	4	6	3	7	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	7	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	6⁴	4	6⁴										A Clément	4	6	6	6
	A Clément	4	7	6	7			A Clément	7	7	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
	S Grosjean	6	7	6			S Grosjean	2	2	r
	P Starace	2	5	1								8	R Gasquet	6	6	6³	6
	K Anderson	6	5	5	1							28	G Simon	3	3	7	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	7	6	6
	K Vliegen	1	3	7	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	7	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	7

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

References

^ Nadal outlasts Federer in epic final to halt streak at five
^ Jenkins, Bruce (2008-07-07). "The Greatest Match Ever". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Alleyne, Richard (2008-07-07). "Wimbledon 2008: John McEnroe hails Rafael Nadal victory as greatest final ever". London: The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Wertheim, Jon (2008-07-09). "Without a doubt, it's the greatest". Tennis Mailbag. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Tignor, Steve (2008-07-08). "W: Report Cards". Concrete Elbow. Tennis.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14.

External links

[1] Nadal outlasts Federer in epic final to halt streak at five

[greatestmatchever-2] Jenkins, Bruce (2008-07-07). "The Greatest Match Ever". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[McEnroe-greatestmatch-3] Alleyne, Richard (2008-07-07). "Wimbledon 2008: John McEnroe hails Rafael Nadal victory as greatest final ever". London: The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[wertheim-greatestmatch-4] Wertheim, Jon (2008-07-09). "Without a doubt, it's the greatest". Tennis Mailbag. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[tignor-greatestmatch-5] Tignor, Steve (2008-07-08). "W: Report Cards". Concrete Elbow. Tennis.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14.

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