2008 US Open – Men's Singles

2008 US Open
Champion   Roger Federer
Runner-up   Andy Murray
Final score   6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men    women    mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad

Roger Federer was the defending champion, and won in the final 6–2, 7–5, 6–2, against Andy Murray.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Rafael Nadal (Semifinals)
  2. Roger Federer (Champion)
  3. Novak Djoković (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)
  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)

Draw

Key

Finals

  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 Djoković 6 6 3 77  
3   Novak Djoković 3 7 5 2
  2   Roger Federer 6 5 7 6  
Q   Gilles Müller 65 4 65
  2   Roger Federer 77 6 77  

Top Half

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 7 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  

Bottom Half

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  
  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 Djoković 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 Djoković 67 7 6 77  
  N Mahut 63 4 7 5     Q   R Kendrick 68 4 4
  A Clément 3 3 4   3   N Djoković 710 6 6  
3   N Djoković 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 7 6 65 66 5
WC   L Recouderc 4 0 6 4       Q   G Müller 63 3 7 77 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  

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