Singles | |
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2008 Tennis Masters Cup | |
Champion | Novak Djokovic |
Runner-up | Nikolay Davydenko |
Score | 6–1, 7–5 |
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 MartÃn del Potro, Gilles Simon, and Radek Å tÄ›pánek (as an alternate who replaced Andy Roddick) also made their tournament debuts. Å tÄ›pánek, 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.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
3 | Andy Murray | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
4 | Nikolay Davydenko | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | Nikolay Davydenko | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
2 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
8 | Gilles Simon | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Federer | Murray |
Roddick Štěpánek |
Simon | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
1 | 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 | 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 |
Andy Roddick 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 | 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.
Djokovic | Davydenko | Tsonga | del Potro | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
2 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Juan MartÃn 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.
Singles | |
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2008 Tennis Masters Cup | |
Champion | Novak Djokovic |
Runner-up | Nikolay Davydenko |
Score | 6–1, 7–5 |
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 MartÃn del Potro, Gilles Simon, and Radek Å tÄ›pánek (as an alternate who replaced Andy Roddick) also made their tournament debuts. Å tÄ›pánek, 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.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
3 | Andy Murray | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
4 | Nikolay Davydenko | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | Nikolay Davydenko | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
2 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
8 | Gilles Simon | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Federer | Murray |
Roddick Štěpánek |
Simon | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
1 | 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 | 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 |
Andy Roddick 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 | 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.
Djokovic | Davydenko | Tsonga | del Potro | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
2 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Juan MartÃn 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.