2008 US Open – Men's Singles

Four-time defending champion Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray in the final 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2008 US Open. It was Federer's 13th Grand Slam title and his only successful title defense in majors that year, after losing the French Open and Wimbledon titles, now moved to second place on the all time men's singles Grand Slam wins list, passing Roy Emerson.[1] This was Federer's last US Open title.

Men's Singles
2008 US Open
Champion Roger Federer
Runner-up Andy Murray
Final score6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2008 US Open (tennis)

Murray became the first British man to reach the Grand Slam final since Greg Rusedski in the 1997 US Open, as he was attempting to become the first British male player to win a Grand Slam title since Fred Perry in 1936, but lost to Federer in the final. Murray would eventually win the title at this event four years later.

Rafael Nadal had a chance to win Grand Slam tournaments on clay, grass and hard courts in the same calendar year, after having won the French Open and Wimbledon, and could have become the first man to win the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open since Rod Laver did it in 1969, but he lost to Murray in the semifinals.

This was Juan Martín del Potro's first appearance as a seeded player in a Grand Slam. He lost in the quarterfinals against Murray ending his 23 match winning streak. He would go on to win the title the following year. Another future champion, Marin Čilić, appeared in the main draw of the US Open for the first time.

This was the last Grand Slam tournament for 2002 Australian Open Champion and former World No. 7 Thomas Johansson.

Seeds
  1. Rafael Nadal (Semifinals)
  2. Roger Federer (Champion)
  3. Novak Djokovic (Semifinals)
  4. David Ferrer (Third round)
  5. Nikolay Davydenko (Fourth round)
  6. Andy Murray (Final)
  7. David Nalbandian (Third round)
  8. Andy Roddick (Quarterfinals)
  9. James Blake (Third round)
  10. Stanislas Wawrinka (Fourth round)
  11. Fernando González (Fourth round)
  12. Richard Gasquet (First round)
  13. Fernando Verdasco (Third round)
  14. Ivo Karlović (Third round)
  15. Tommy Robredo (Fourth round)
  16. Gilles Simon (Third round)
  17. Juan Martín del Potro (Quarterfinals)
  18. Nicolás Almagro (Third round)
  19. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Third round)
  20. Nicolas Kiefer (First round, retired)
  21. Mikhail Youzhny (withdrew due to illness, replaced by Flavio Cipolla)
  22. Tomáš Berdych (First round)
  23. Igor Andreev (Fourth round)
  24. Paul-Henri Mathieu (Second round)
  25. Philipp Kohlschreiber (Second round, retired)
  26. Dmitry Tursunov (Third round)
  27. Feliciano López (First round)
  28. Radek Štěpánek (Third round)
  29. Juan Mónaco (First round)
  30. Marin Čilić (Third round)
  31. Andreas Seppi (Third round)
  32. Gaël Monfils (Fourth round)

Qualifying draw
Main article: 2008 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Second seeded Roger Federer won the tournament for the fifth year in a row.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Rafael Nadal 3 6 6 6
Mardy Fish 6 1 4 2
1 Rafael Nadal 2 65 6 4
6 Andy Murray 6 77 4 6
17 Juan Martín del Potro 62 61 6 5
6 Andy Murray 77 77 4 7
6 Andy Murray 2 5 2
2 Roger Federer 6 7 6
8 Andy Roddick 2 3 6 65
3 Novak Djokovic 6 6 3 77
3 Novak Djokovic 3 7 5 2
2 Roger Federer 6 5 7 6
Q Gilles Müller 65 4 65
2 Roger Federer 77 6 77

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 R Nadal 78 6 78
Q B Phau 66 3 66 1 R Nadal 6 6 6
Q R DeHeart 77 5 6 3 6 Q R DeHeart 1 2 4
O Rochus 64 7 4 6 4 1 R Nadal 6 6 6
V Troicki 77 6 6 V Troicki 4 3 0
WC C Ball 63 0 1 V Troicki 2 6 6 3
L Horna 2 3 2 25 P Kohlschreiber 6 3 4 0 r
25 P Kohlschreiber 6 6 6 1 R Nadal 6 5 77 6
22 T Berdych 3 1 2 S Querrey 2 7 62 3
S Querrey 6 6 6 S Querrey 78 6 4 6
P Andújar 4 2 2 N Devilder 66 4 6 3
N Devilder 6 6 6 S Querrey 77 77 6
R Schüttler 68 0 0 r 14 I Karlović 65 65 2
F Serra 710 6 2 F Serra 65 4 2
Q J Minář 5 1 4 14 I Karlović 77 6 6
14 I Karlović 7 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 J Blake 6 3 6 4 6
D Young 1 6 1 6 4 9 J Blake 4 6 1
D Gremelmayr 1 78 64 4 S Darcis 6 3 0 r
S Darcis 6 66 77 6 9 J Blake 3 3 64
M Fish 77 63 6 6 M Fish 6 6 77
Q R Smeets 64 77 3 4 M Fish 6 3 6 6
S Grosjean 77 65 3 2 24 P-H Mathieu 2 6 3 4
24 P-H Mathieu 64 7 6 6 M Fish 7 6 6
32 G Monfils 6 6 6 32 G Monfils 5 2 2
Q P Cuevas 4 4 1 32 G Monfils 6 6 3 6
E Korolev 77 6 711 E Korolev 2 3 6 4
R Söderling 64 3 69 32 G Monfils 6 6 6
LL A Golubev 6 6 6 7 D Nalbandian 3 4 2
WC B Evans 4 3 2 LL A Golubev 2 4 2
M Daniel 1 2 4 7 D Nalbandian 6 6 6
7 D Nalbandian 6 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 D Ferrer 77 6 6
M Vassallo Argüello 61 2 2 4 D Ferrer 4 7 6 77
Q A Beck 77 6 77 Q A Beck 6 5 3 65
J Isner 65 4 63 4 D Ferrer 4 4 6 6 5
Q R Sweeting 5 5 6 2 K Nishikori 6 6 3 2 7
R Karanušić 7 7 3 6 R Karanušić 1 5 r
K Nishikori 6 6 5 6 K Nishikori 6 7
29 J Mónaco 2 2 7 2 K Nishikori 3 4 3
17 JM del Potro 4 77 6 6 17 JM del Potro 6 6 6
G Cañas 6 60 4 1 17 JM del Potro 4 6 7 6
Ó Hernández 3 77 4 5 T Bellucci 6 1 5 3
T Bellucci 6 65 6 7 17 JM del Potro 6 64 6 3 6
M Berrer 4 2 2 16 G Simon 4 77 1 6 3
J Acasuso 6 6 6 J Acasuso 4 1 4
M Granollers 4 3 7 2 16 G Simon 6 6 6
16 G Simon 6 6 5 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 S Wawrinka 77 6 6
S Bolelli 65 3 3 10 S Wawrinka 6 78 6
W Odesnik 2 6 4 6 6 W Odesnik 4 66 2
F Fognini 6 0 6 3 4 10 S Wawrinka 5 64 6 6 6
N Lapentti 4 6 6 4 3 LL F Cipolla 7 77 4 0 4
Y-h Lu 6 1 4 6 6 Y-h Lu 1 6 62 4
Q J Hernych 77 4 6 60 64 LL F Cipolla 6 4 77 6
LL F Cipolla 62 6 2 77 77 10 S Wawrinka 1 3 3
27 F López 6 65 2 6 4 6 A Murray 6 6 6
J Melzer 4 77 6 2 6 J Melzer 6 6 6
J Vaněk 3 6 6 7 J Vaněk 0 2 2
Q S Bohli 6 3 2 5 J Melzer 77 6 65 1 3
T Gabashvili 3 7 65 64 6 A Murray 65 4 77 6 6
M Llodra 6 5 77 77 M Llodra 4 6 5 67
S Roitman 3 4 0 6 A Murray 6 1 7 79
6 A Murray 6 6 6

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 A Roddick 6 6 6
F Santoro 2 2 2 8 A Roddick 3 7 6 7
E Gulbis 7 6 77 E Gulbis 6 5 2 5
T Johansson 5 1 63 8 A Roddick 6 7 77
G García López 4 6 6 6 31 A Seppi 2 5 64
PR D Hrbatý 6 3 4 4 G García López 2 6 2 2
H-t Lee 3 5 6 6 3 31 A Seppi 6 4 6 6
31 A Seppi 6 7 3 3 6 8 A Roddick 6 6 6
20 N Kiefer 6 1 4 1 r 11 F González 2 4 1
I Minář 4 6 6 4 I Minář 77 6 4 3 2
WC S Jenkins 3 3 5 J Nieminen 62 3 6 6 6
J Nieminen 6 6 7 J Nieminen 5 4 77 1
B Reynolds 6 63 2 6 77 11 F González 7 6 63 6
Q T Zíb 4 77 6 4 64 B Reynolds 66 4 4
I Navarro 63 3 6 65 11 F González 78 6 6
11 F González 77 6 4 77

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
15 T Robredo 77 6 6
M Zverev 64 2 1 15 T Robredo 4 77 6 6
V Spadea 6 2 3 6 4 M Safin 6 64 4 0
M Safin 3 6 6 4 6 15 T Robredo 77 6 6
LL A-u-H Qureshi 4 77 62 2 19 J-W Tsonga 62 2 3
C Moyá 6 65 77 6 C Moyá 6 3 4 4
S Ventura 77 4 2 3 19 J-W Tsonga 4 6 6 6
19 J-W Tsonga 63 6 6 6 15 T Robredo 6 2 3 7 3
30 M Čilić 4 7 6 67 6 3 N Djokovic 4 6 6 5 6
J Benneteau 6 5 3 79 2 30 M Čilić 6 2 6 7
R Ginepri 6 6 77 R Ginepri 4 6 2 5
WC A Delic 1 2 65 30 M Čilić 79 5 4 60
Q R Kendrick 77 6 5 7 3 N Djokovic 67 7 6 77
N Mahut 63 4 7 5 Q R Kendrick 68 4 4
A Clément 3 3 4 3 N Djokovic 710 6 6
3 N Djokovic 6 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 N Davydenko 6 6 6
D Sela 3 3 3 5 N Davydenko 6 6 77
WC A Krajicek 2 2 1 A Calleri 4 4 62
A Calleri 6 6 6 5 N Davydenko 6 77 6
A Montañés 65 3 6 3 26 D Tursunov 2 64 3
V Hănescu 77 6 2 6 V Hănescu 77 3 4 2
E Schwank 5 6 5 65 26 D Tursunov 62 6 6 6
26 D Tursunov 7 4 7 77 5 N Davydenko 4 6 3 610
18 N Almagro 6 6 7 Q G Müller 6 4 6 712
F Dancevic 3 4 5 18 N Almagro 6 6 6
WC S Warburg 6 1 WC S Warburg 3 4 4
J Tipsarević 2 0 r 18 N Almagro 77 6 65 66 5
WC L Recouderc 4 0 6 4 Q G Müller 63 3 77 78 7
Q G Müller 6 6 4 6 Q G Müller 2 2 77 6 6
T Haas 63 6 5 7 6 T Haas 6 6 65 3 3
12 R Gasquet 77 4 7 5 2

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 F Verdasco 6 6 6
I Kunitsyn 3 4 1 13 F Verdasco 65 77 6 66 6
Q R Machado 6 79 6 Q R Machado 77 65 4 78 0
Q R de Voest 4 67 1 13 F Verdasco 2 4 4
F Gil 6 3 2 3 23 I Andreev 6 6 6
J Chardy 3 6 6 6 J Chardy 63 4 3
M Gicquel 63 4 4 23 I Andreev 77 6 6
23 I Andreev 77 6 6 23 I Andreev 77 65 3 6 3
28 R Štěpánek 7 6 6 2 R Federer 65 77 6 3 6
P Starace 5 3 1 28 R Štěpánek 6 6 63 6
WC J Levine 3 6 66 66 C Guccione 4 4 77 2
C Guccione 6 3 78 78 28 R Štěpánek 3 3 2
Q T Alves 4 1 6 77 6 2 R Federer 6 6 6
Q P Capdeville 6 6 1 62 4 Q T Alves 3 5 4
M González 3 0 3 2 R Federer 6 7 6
2 R Federer 6 6 6

References
  1. "Federer rolls past Murray to win 13th Grand Slam title". ESPN Tennis. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
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