2008 French Open – Men's singles

Three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title, defeating Roger Federer in the final 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 French Open. It was his fourth French Open title and his fourth Major title overall. This marks Federer's worst loss at a Grand Slam match in his entire career.[1] It also marked the third consecutive year that Nadal defeated Federer in the French Open final, and the fourth consecutive year that Nadal defeated Federer at Roland Garros (extending back to their 2005 semifinal encounter). On all four occasions that Nadal won the French Open, he defeated Federer while the latter was the world No. 1 player. Nadal won the title without losing a set, becoming the third man in the Open Era after Ilie Năstase and Björn Borg to do so. He would later replicate this feat in 2010, 2017, and 2020.

Men's singles
2008 French Open
Champion Rafael Nadal
Runner-up Roger Federer
Final score6–1, 6–3, 6–0
Main article: 2008 French Open

This was the final major and professional appearance of former world No. 1 and three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten. He lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu in the first round and retired from professional tennis shortly thereafter. It was also the last major for 2004 French Open finalist and former world No. 3 Guillermo Coria, who lost in the first round to Tommy Robredo in four sets, and the last French Open appearance for 1999 semifinalist Dominik Hrbatý.

Seeds
01.   Roger Federer (final)
02.   Rafael Nadal (champion)
03.   Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
04.   Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
05.   David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
06.   David Nalbandian (second round)
07.   James Blake (second round)
08.   Richard Gasquet (withdrew due to a knee injury)
09.   Stan Wawrinka (third round)
10.   Andy Murray (third round)
11.   Tomáš Berdych (second round)
12.   Tommy Robredo (third round)
13.   Juan Mónaco (first round)
14.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (withdrew due to a knee injury)
15.   Mikhail Youzhny (third round)
16.   Carlos Moyá (first round)
17.   Marcos Baghdatis (first round)
18.   Paul-Henri Mathieu (fourth round)
19.   Nicolás Almagro (quarterfinals)
20.   Ivo Karlović (first round)
21.   Radek Štěpánek (fourth round)
22.   Fernando Verdasco (fourth round)
23.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (first round, retired)
24.   Fernando González (quarterfinals)
25.   Lleyton Hewitt (third round)
26.   Jarkko Nieminen (third round)
27.   Igor Andreev (second round)
28.   Ivan Ljubičić (fourth round)
29.   Guillermo Cañas (first round)
30.   Dmitry Tursunov (third round)
31.   Andreas Seppi (first round)
32.   Janko Tipsarević (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying draw
Main article: 2008 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinal Semifinals Final
                     
1 Roger Federer 2 6 6 6  
24 Fernando González 6 2 3 4  
1 Roger Federer 6 5 6 7  
  Gaël Monfils 2 7 3 5  
  Gaël Monfils 6 3 6 6  
5 David Ferrer 3 6 3 1  
1 Roger Federer 1 3 0    
2 Rafael Nadal 6 6 6    
  Ernests Gulbis 5 63 5    
3 Novak Djokovic 7 77 7    
3 Novak Djokovic 4 2 63    
2 Rafael Nadal 6 6 77    
19 Nicolás Almagro 1 1 1    
2 Rafael Nadal 6 6 6    

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 R Federer 6 6 6    
  S Querrey 4 4 3     1 R Federer 65 6 6 6  
  A Montañés 77 77 77       A Montañés 77 1 0 4  
  K Vliegen 65 62 63     1 R Federer 6 6 6    
Q V Crivoi 3 3 7 4     M Ančić 3 4 2    
Q D Marrero 6 6 5 6   Q D Marrero 6 0 3 2  
  M Ančić 6 77 6       M Ančić 4 6 6 6  
31 A Seppi 2 61 2     1 R Federer 6 7 7    
20 I Karlović 6 64 66 7 4   J Benneteau 4 5 5    
  A Falla 3 77 78 5 6   A Falla 6 66 3 77 0
  J Benneteau 6 6 3 3 6   J Benneteau 1 78 6 64 6
  V Spadea 4 4 6 6 3   J Benneteau 1 78 6 6  
  M Zverev 1 4 2       R Söderling 6 66 0 1  
Q P Capdeville 6 6 6     Q P Capdeville 3 2 4    
  R Söderling 6 6 6       R Söderling 6 6 6    
13 J Mónaco 2 3 1    

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 S Wawrinka 6 6 6    
  P Kohlschreiber 3 4 3     9 S Wawrinka 77 77 6    
  M Čilić 78 6 77       M Čilić 63 64 1    
  R Haase 66 2 64     9 S Wawrinka 7 6 4 4 4
LL P Andújar 66 6 6 6   24 F González 5 3 6 6 6
  F Volandri 78 2 3 3   LL P Andújar 5 0 77 63  
  P Cuevas 3 3 1     24 F González 7 6 64 77  
24 F González 6 6 6     24 F González 77 6 6    
27 I Andreev 6 63 6 6     R Ginepri 64 3 1    
  P Starace 1 77 1 4   27 I Andreev 6 2 65 2  
  D Young 2 6 64 2     R Ginepri 4 6 77 6  
  R Ginepri 6 3 77 6     R Ginepri 6 6 6    
  D Sela 6 2 6 4 3   F Serra 4 4 4    
  V Hănescu 4 6 4 6 6   V Hănescu 4 3 77 65  
  F Serra 6 6 6       F Serra 6 6 65 77  
LL S Giraldo 4 3 2    

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 N Davydenko 6 6 6    
  T Johansson 3 3 3     4 N Davydenko 77 6 6    
Q J-R Lisnard 77 1 3 2     M Safin 64 2 2    
  M Safin 65 6 6 6   4 N Davydenko 6 6 3 2 4
Q D Junqueira 6 6 6     28 I Ljubičić 4 2 6 6 6
WC A Mannarino 1 2 2     Q D Junqueira 3 4 2    
WC É Prodon 5 66 64     28 I Ljubičić 6 6 6    
28 I Ljubičić 7 78 77     28 I Ljubičić 61 6 3 2  
23 JC Ferrero 77 2r       G Monfils 77 4 6 6  
  M Daniel 65 2         M Daniel 6 3 6 3 4
  J Melzer 6 6 6       J Melzer 4 6 2 6 6
  P Luczak 3 2 4       J Melzer 6 5 6 0 2
  G Monfils 7 6 6       G Monfils 4 7 4 6 6
  A Clément 5 3 1       G Monfils 77 6 7    
Q S Jenkins 4 7 3 0   LL L Horna 65 4 5    
LL L Horna 6 5 6 6  

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 T Robredo 5 6 6 6
PR G Coria 7 4 1 4   12 T Robredo 67 6 6 6  
  V Troicki 4 3 6 5     M Gicquel 79 4 4 4  
  M Gicquel 6 6 4 7   12 T Robredo 3 2 1    
Q J Huta Galung 3 5 2     21 R Štěpánek 6 6 6    
  J Vaněk 6 7 6       J Vaněk 1 0 79 3  
  G Simon 2 4 1     21 R Štěpánek 6 6 67 6  
21 R Štěpánek 6 6 6     21 R Štěpánek 6 2 6 3 3
25 L Hewitt 6 6 6     5 D Ferrer 4 6 1 6 6
  N Mahut 4 2 4     25 L Hewitt 6 6 6    
  A Calleri 78 4 2 4     M Fish 4 3 2    
  M Fish 66 6 6 6   25 L Hewitt 2 6 6 3 4
  F Santoro 77 6 6     5 D Ferrer 6 3 3 6 6
LL E Korolev 63 1 4       F Santoro 0 1 0    
  S Darcis 3 4 3     5 D Ferrer 6 6 6    
5 D Ferrer 6 6 6    

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 J Blake 6 6 77    
  R Schüttler 4 1 63     7 J Blake 62 6 5 3  
Q S Greul 4 0 4       E Gulbis 77 3 7 6  
  E Gulbis 6 6 6       E Gulbis 6 7 6    
  T Ascione 62 6 3 2     N Lapentti 3 5 2    
  B Reynolds 77 4 6 6     B Reynolds 5 4 7 5  
  N Lapentti 6 4 6 79     N Lapentti 7 6 5 7  
32 J Tipsarević 4 6 1 67     E Gulbis 6 77 6    
17 M Baghdatis 2 4 2       M Llodra 4 64 3    
  S Bolelli 6 6 6       S Bolelli 3 77 7 6  
LL J Ouanna 3 2 3       JM del Potro 6 60 5 2  
  JM del Potro 6 6 6       S Bolelli 62 4 65    
  M Llodra 2 77 6 7     M Llodra 77 6 77    
WC O Patience 6 61 3 5     M Llodra 6 4 5 6 6
WC R Smeets 1 0 0     11 T Berdych 3 6 7 3 4
11 T Berdych 6 6 6    

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 C Moyá 64 2 77 6 3
Q E Schwank 77 6 61 4 6 Q E Schwank 65 6 6 6  
  M Granollers 6 3 6 6     M Granollers 77 2 4 4  
  M Berrer 3 6 2 3   Q E Schwank 2 3 6 69  
  Ó Hernández 4 77 6 7   18 P-H Mathieu 6 6 3 711  
  I Minář 6 65 3 5     Ó Hernández 6 6 4 3 2
WC G Kuerten 3 4 2     18 P-H Mathieu 2 1 6 6 6
18 P-H Mathieu 6 6 6     18 P-H Mathieu 4 3 4    
29 G Cañas 66 63 68     3 N Djokovic 6 6 6    
WC W Odesnik 78 77 710     WC W Odesnik 6 4 6 6  
  J Björkman 4 4 3       H-t Lee 2 6 3 2  
  H-t Lee 6 6 6     WC W Odesnik 5 4 2    
  F Dancevic 66 6 5 62   3 N Djokovic 7 6 6    
Q MA López Jaén 78 3 7 77   Q MA López Jaén 1 1 3    
  D Gremelmayr 6 3 5 2   3 N Djokovic 6 6 6    
3 N Djokovic 4 6 7 6  

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 D Nalbandian 6 6 6    
  C Berlocq 2 4 1     6 D Nalbandian 6 6 2 1 2
WC J Chardy 6 6 77     WC J Chardy 3 4 6 6 6
Q F Gil 3 2 61     WC J Chardy 77 6 6    
  G García López 6 6 77     30 D Tursunov 61 3 4    
  S Roitman 2 4 65       G García López 64 0 0    
Q D Brands 2 4 5     30 D Tursunov 77 6 6    
30 D Tursunov 6 6 7     WC J Chardy 60 67 5    
19 N Almagro 6 7 6     19 N Almagro 77 79 7    
  B Pašanski 4 5 1     19 N Almagro 77 6 6    
LL S Decoud 3 6 6 68 6 LL S Decoud 62 2 1    
  O Rochus 6 4 3 710 1 19 N Almagro 6 63 6 7  
PR D Hrbatý 4 2 4     10 A Murray 3 77 3 5  
  J Acasuso 6 6 6       J Acasuso 4 0 4    
WC J Eysseric 2 6 6 0 2 10 A Murray 6 6 6    
10 A Murray 6 1 4 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 M Youzhny 6 6 77    
  B Becker 1 3 64     15 M Youzhny 6 6 6    
Q M González 6 7 4 3 6 Q M González 3 2 2    
Q R Karanušić 3 5 6 6 2 15 M Youzhny 65 7 5 1  
  J Isner 6 6 5 3 4 22 F Verdasco 77 5 7 6  
  JI Chela 2 3 7 6 6   JI Chela 5 6 3 5  
  S Ventura 6 3 4 78 1 22 F Verdasco 7 4 6 7  
22 F Verdasco 4 6 6 66 6 22 F Verdasco 1 0 2    
26 J Nieminen 2 6 6 6   2 R Nadal 6 6 6    
LL M López 6 3 4 3   26 J Nieminen 7 6 3 77  
  M Vassallo Argüello 77 6 3 4 6   M Vassallo Argüello 5 1 6 62  
  F López 61 4 6 6 3 26 J Nieminen 1 3 1    
  C Guccione 4 1 4     2 R Nadal 6 6 6    
Q N Devilder 6 6 6     Q N Devilder 4 0 1    
Q T Bellucci 5 3 1     2 R Nadal 6 6 6    
2 R Nadal 7 6 6    

References
  1. "SI.com - Photo Gallery - Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-27.
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