2008 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2008 Italian Open
Champion Novak Djokovic
Runner-up Stanislas Wawrinka
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Draw56 (4WC/7Q)
Seeds16
Main article: 2008 Italian Open (tennis)

Novak Djokovic defeated Stanislas Wawrinka in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Italian Open.[1][2]

Rafael Nadal was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Juan Carlos Ferrero.[3][4] Notably, this marked the first of two instances that Nadal lost his opening match at a clay court tournament.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
  2. Rafael Nadal (second round)
  3. Novak Djokovic (champion)
  4. Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
  5. David Ferrer (second round)
  6. Andy Roddick (semifinals, retired due to a back injury)
  7. David Nalbandian (second round)
  8. James Blake (quarterfinals)
  9. Richard Gasquet (first round)
  10. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (first round)
  11. Carlos Moyá (first round)
  12. Fernando González (third round, withdrew due to a right hamstring injury)
  13. Juan Mónaco (second round)
  14. Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)
  15. Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round)
  16. Andy Murray (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Roger Federer 64 67  
  Radek Štěpánek 7 7  
  Radek Štěpánek 0 0r
3 Novak Djokovic 6 1  
3 Novak Djokovic 6 1  
  Nicolás Almagro 1 0r
3 Novak Djokovic 4 6 6
  Stanislas Wawrinka 6 3 3
6 Andy Roddick 6 4 7
14 Tommy Robredo 3 6 64
6 Andy Roddick 0r  
  Stanislas Wawrinka 3    
8 James Blake 7 65 1
  Stanislas Wawrinka 65 7 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 R Federer 6 6  
  G Cañas 68 6 6   G Cañas 3 3  
WC G Naso 7 3 2 1 R Federer 7 6  
  P Starace 6 2 6   I Karlović 64 3  
  M Čilić 4 6 4   P Starace 3 7 63
  I Karlović 7 6     I Karlović 6 65 7
15 P-H Mathieu 64 2   1 R Federer 64 67  
9 R Gasquet 4 1     R Štěpánek 7 7  
Q L Horna 6 6   Q L Horna 6 7  
  D Tursunov 4 2     J Acasuso 3 61  
  J Acasuso 6 6   Q L Horna 4 6 3
  J Nieminen 3 6 3   R Štěpánek 6 1 6
  R Štěpánek 6 3 6   R Štěpánek 4 6 6
5 D Ferrer 6 2 1

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 N Djokovic 6 6  
  S Darcis 7 7     S Darcis 4 0  
  I Ljubičić 5 65   3 N Djokovic 6 3 6
  H-t Lee 4 5     I Andreev 3 6 3
  I Andreev 6 7     I Andreev 4 6 6
Q P Cuevas 0 4   13 J Mónaco 6 1 4
13 J Mónaco 6 6   3 N Djokovic 6 1  
12 F González 3 7 7   N Almagro 1 0r
  J Tipsarević 6 60 66 12 F González 6 6  
Q E Korolev 1 6 6 Q E Korolev 3 2  
  R Söderling 6 3 4 12 F González      
  N Almagro 6 6     N Almagro w/o    
WC F Cipolla 1 3     N Almagro 6 7  
7 D Nalbandian 4 5  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 A Roddick 6 6  
  M Llodra 5 6 62   M Fish 1 4  
  M Fish 7 3 7 6 A Roddick 7 6  
  S Bolelli 6 6     S Bolelli 65 3  
Q O Patience 0 3     S Bolelli 6 6  
  G Simon 6 4 7   G Simon 4 4  
10 J-W Tsonga 2 6 66 6 A Roddick 6 4 7
14 T Robredo 6 6   14 T Robredo 3 6 64
  JI Chela 4 1   14 T Robredo 7 7  
  N Mahut 65 6 7   N Mahut 5 65  
Q T Fabbiano 7 4 5 14 T Robredo 4 6 7
WC M Ančić 6 6   4 N Davydenko 6 2 64
  F López 4 4   WC M Ančić 2 2  
4 N Davydenko 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 J Blake 7 3 6
  A Seppi 6 6     A Seppi 65 6 1
  F Santoro 4 2   8 J Blake 5 7 6
  F Volandri 66 6 2   F Verdasco 7 5 2
Q N Lapentti 7 2 6 Q N Lapentti 2 7 2
  F Verdasco 6 6     F Verdasco 6 5 6
11 C Moyá 3 4   8 J Blake 7 65 1
16 A Murray 5 6 1   S Wawrinka 65 7 6
Q JM del Potro 7 4 0r 16 A Murray 2 65  
WC M Safin 7 2 1   S Wawrinka 6 7  
  S Wawrinka 65 6 6   S Wawrinka 6 6  
  JC Ferrero 65 6 6   JC Ferrero 4 3  
  N Kiefer 7 3 4   JC Ferrero 7 6  
2 R Nadal 5 1  

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. Gaël Monfils (qualifying competition, retired)
  2. Jonas Björkman (qualifying competition)
  3. Victor Hănescu (first round, retired)
  4. Mischa Zverev (qualifying competition)
  5. Juan Martín del Potro (qualified)
  6. Nicolás Lapentti (qualified)
  7. Arnaud Clément (qualifying competition)
  8. Evgeny Korolev (qualified)
  9. Boris Pašanski (qualifying competition)
  10. Pablo Cuevas (qualified)
  11. Benjamin Becker (qualifying competition)
  12. Luis Horna (qualified)
  13. Olivier Patience (qualified)
  14. Édouard Roger-Vasselin (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

  1. Olivier Patience
  2. Evgeny Korolev
  3. Thomas Fabbiano
  4. Luis Horna
  5. Juan Martín del Potro
  6. Nicolás Lapentti
  7. Pablo Cuevas

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Gaël Monfils 6 6
Alt Manuel Sánchez 4 2
1 Gaël Monfils 3 0r
13 Olivier Patience 6 1
Stefano Galvani 2 6 4
13 Olivier Patience 6 4 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Jonas Björkman 6 3 77
WC Matteo Trevisan 4 6 65
2 Jonas Björkman 66 2
8 Evgeny Korolev 78 6
Andrey Golubev 3 3
8 Evgeny Korolev 6 6

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Victor Hănescu 4 0r
WC Thomas Fabbiano 6 3
WC Thomas Fabbiano 3 7 6
9 Boris Pašanski 6 5 3
WC Andrea Arnaboldi 6 3 3
9 Boris Pašanski 4 6 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Mischa Zverev 6 5 6
Yuri Schukin 4 7 2
4 Mischa Zverev 2 5
12 Luis Horna 6 7
Max Mirnyi 4 6 4
12 Luis Horna 6 2 6

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Juan Martín del Potro 6 4 6
Francesco Aldi 0 6 2
5 Juan Martín del Potro 6 6
11 Benjamin Becker 1 1
Simone Vagnozzi 6 4 2
11 Benjamin Becker 4 6 6

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Nicolás Lapentti 3 6 7
Paolo Lorenzi 6 1 5
6 Nicolás Lapentti 6 6
14 Édouard Roger-Vasselin 2 0
Adrián García 4 3
14 Édouard Roger-Vasselin 6 6

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Arnaud Clément 4 6 6
Leonardo Azzaro 6 2 3
7 Arnaud Clément 3 3
10 Pablo Cuevas 6 6
WC Matteo Marrai 3 6 1
10 Pablo Cuevas 6 4 6

References

  1. ^ "Djokovic rallies past Wawrinka to win Rome". The New York Times. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Djokovic se impone a Wawrinka y gana el Masters Series de Roma" [Djokovic overpass Wawrinka and wins the Rome Masters Series]. Diario AS (in Spanish). EFE. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Nadal loses to Ferrero in Rome". The New York Times. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  4. ^ Virgo, Paul (7 May 2008). "Ferrero elimina a Nadal en Roma, gana González" [Ferrero defeated Nadal at Rome. González wins] (in Spanish). Rome. Reuters. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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