2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Novak Djokovic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. It was his first major title, the first of a record ten Australian Open titles, and the first of an all-time record 24 major men's singles titles overall.

Djokovic became the first Serbian man to win a major singles title. It was the first major final since the 2005 Australian Open not to feature either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal, who were beaten by Djokovic and Tsonga, respectively, in the semifinals. Alongside second-seeded Nadal, Tsonga (unseeded in this tournament) defeated three more seeds en route to the final, including ninth-seed Andy Murray.

Men's singles
2008 Australian Open
Final
ChampionSerbia Novak Djokovic
Runner-upFrance Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Score4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
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Federer was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Djokovic in the semifinals. The loss ended Federer's record streak of 10 consecutive major finals. However, he became the first man to reach 15 consecutive major quarterfinals (streak starting at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships), surpassing Roy Emerson and Ivan Lendl. This was the only major where Federer failed to reach the final between the 2005 Wimbledon Championships and the 2010 Australian Open, a span of 19 tournaments. He would go on to reach the next eight major finals (winning four of them).

Seeds

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

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  Roger Federer 7 77 6
12 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  James Blake 5 654
1 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  Roger Federer 5 3 65
3 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  Novak Djokovic 7 6 77
3 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  Novak Djokovic 6 6 7
5 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  David Ferrer 0 3 5
3 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  Novak Djokovic 4 6 6 77
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 4 3 62
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7 6 78
14 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  Mikhail Youzhny 5 0 66
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 6 6
2 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  Rafael Nadal 2 3 2
24 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  Jarkko Nieminen 5 3 1
2 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  Rafael Nadal 7 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Federer 6 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Hartfield 0 3 0 1 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Federer 6 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  F Santoro 6 6 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  F Santoro 1 2 0
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Isner 2 2 4 1 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Federer 6577 5 6 10
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Tipsarević 7 6 660 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Tipsarević 77 617 1 8
WC 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Sirianni 5 2 78 6 0 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Tipsarević 7 77 77
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  T Ascione 4 0 3 25 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  F Verdasco 5 6363
25 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  F Verdasco 6 6 6 1 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Federer 6 79 6
21 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Mónaco 77 7 6 13 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  T Berdych 4 673
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  C Berlocq 655 1 21 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Mónaco 6 78 5 688
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Kendrick 4 5 2 Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Delic 3 667 710 6
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Delic 6 7 6 21 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Mónaco 6 3 652
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  Ó Hernández 1 77 6 6 13 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  T Berdych 3 6 77 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  I Minář 6 652 1 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  Ó Hernández 2 1 3
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  W Eschauer 4 4 4 13 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  T Berdych 6 6 6
13 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  T Berdych 6 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Blake 6 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  N Massú 3 2 2 12 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Blake 6 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Russell 6 4 6 3 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Russell 3 2 2
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  F Fognini 1 6 2 6 3 12 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Blake 4 2 6 77 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Grosjean 77 6 77 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Grosjean 6 6 0 652
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  F Volandri 633 60 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Grosjean 4 6 6 646
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Haase 626 6 77 Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Haase 6 4 0 77 4
17 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  I Ljubičić 77 3 0 61 12 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Blake 6 6 6
27 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  N Almagro 645 2 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Čilić 3 4 4
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Čilić 77 7 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Čilić 6 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Vaněk 3 4 4 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Melzer 4 3 4
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Melzer 6 6 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Čilić 6 646 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  H-t Lee 78 6 6 7 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  F Gonzalez 2 77 3 1
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  C Guccione 663 4 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  H-t Lee 6 3 2 4
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  K Economidis 4 621 7 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  F Gonzalez 4 6 6 6
7 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  F Gonzalez 6 77 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  N Djokovic 6 6 77
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  B Becker 0 2 65 3 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  N Djokovic 6 6 6
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Ram 656 4 6 3 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Bolelli 1 2 2
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Bolelli 77 3 6 2 6 3 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  N Djokovic 6 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Querrey 6 6 7 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Querrey 3 1 3
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  O Rochus 3 2 5 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Querrey 77 4 6 6
PR 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  X Malisse 77 7 2 1 3 32 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Tursunov 656 4 2
32 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Tursunov 615 6 6 6 3 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  N Djokovic 7 6 6
19 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  L Hewitt 6 6 6 19 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  L Hewitt 5 3 3
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Darcis 0 3 0 19 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  L Hewitt 77 6 5 6
WC 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Istomin 6 6177 6 WC 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Istomin 653 7 1
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  L Lacko 3 77 641 19 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  L Hewitt 4 7 7 646
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  E Gulbis 0 4 62 15 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Baghdatis 6 5 5 77 3
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Safin 6 6 77 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Safin 4 4 6 6 2
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  T Johansson 602 6 3 15 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Baghdatis 6 6 2 3 6
15 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Baghdatis 77 6 3 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Nalbandian 6 6 77
WC 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Smeets 1 1 63 10 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Nalbandian 4 7 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Zabaleta 1 77 3 4 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  P Luczak 6 5 4 1
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  P Luczak 6 626 6 10 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Nalbandian 1 2 3
WC 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Jones 6 6 3 6 22 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  JC Ferrero 6 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Montañés 4 3 6 2 WC 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Jones 4 4 2
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  N Kiefer 4 3 1 22 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  JC Ferrero 6 6 6
22 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  JC Ferrero 6 6 6 22 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  JC Ferrero 5 6 4 1
30 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Štěpánek 6 6 5 2 3 5 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Ferrer 7 3 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  V Spadea 2 2 7 6 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  V Spadea 4 6 6 2 9
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Gremelmayr 6 0 6 7 Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Gremelmayr 6 2 3 6 7
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Roitman 1 6 4 5 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  V Spadea 3 3 2
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Ventura 3 1 3 5 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Ferrer 6 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  JM del Potro 6 6 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  JM del Potro 3 4 0r
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  É Roger-Vasselin 2 2 1 5 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Ferrer 6 6 0
5 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Ferrer 6 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Gasquet 6 6 3 6
WC 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  N Lindahl 0 1 6 2 8 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Gasquet 6 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  F López 78 6 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  F López 2 1 3
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  W Odesnik 661 4 8 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Gasquet 6 6 4 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  K Vliegen 6 6 77 31 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  I Andreev 3 2 6 4
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  O Patience 0 1 63 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  K Vliegen 5 5 2
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Pavel 7 2 643 31 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  I Andreev 7 7 6
31 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  I Andreev 5 6 77 6 8 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Gasquet 2 77 663
18 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  JI Chela 4 2 6 2 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J-W Tsonga 6 6578 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  G García López 6 6 1 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  G García López 6 5 6 78
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Falla 5 7 686 7 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Falla 4 7 4 66
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  K Anderson 7 5 710 2 5 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  G García López 3 4 2
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Warburg 2 6 6 2 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J-W Tsonga 6 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  JP Brzezicki 6 2 3 6 4 Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Warburg 4 642
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J-W Tsonga 7 6 0 77 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J-W Tsonga 6 77 6
9 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Murray 5 4 6 65

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Youzhny 6 6 77
WC 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Montcourt 0 2 63 14 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Youzhny 4 7 6 77
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  H Levy 4 2 1 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Seppi 6 5 3 64
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Seppi 6 6 6 14 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Youzhny 6 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Sela 6 6 6 20 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  I Karlović 2 4 2
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Slanar 2 4 2 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Sela 77 4 3 1
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Baker 4 4 77 4 20 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  I Karlović 656 6 6
20 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  I Karlović 6 6 616 14 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Youzhny 77 6 6
26 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Wawrinka 6 6 6 4 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  N Davydenko 623 1
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Benneteau 3 3 3 26 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Wawrinka 2 6 651r
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  Y-h Lu 3 6 78 4 2 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Gicquel 6 3 77 2
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Gicquel 6 4 666 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Gicquel 3 2 3
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  N Mahut 77 5 6 3 7 4 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  N Davydenko 6 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Acasuso 627 2 6 5 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  N Mahut 4 0 3
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Llodra 5 5 3 4 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  N Davydenko 6 6 6
4 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  N Davydenko 7 7 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Roddick 6 6 7
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  L Dlouhý 3 4 5 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Roddick 6 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  D Young 77 643 65 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Berrer 2 2 4
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Berrer 6577 6 77 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Roddick 4 6 6977 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  E Korolev 7 6 6 29 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  P Kohlschreiber 6 3 711 638
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Granollers 5 2 0 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  E Korolev 4 2 1r
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Karanušić 4 651 29 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  P Kohlschreiber 6 6 0
29 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  P Kohlschreiber 6 77 6 29 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  P Kohlschreiber 6 67693
24 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Nieminen 6 6 5 2 6 24 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Nieminen 3 79 711 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  F Dancevic 3 1 7 6 1 24 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Nieminen 6 7 77
WC 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Levine 6 7 6 WC 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Levine 2 5 62
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Vassallo Argüello 1 5 1 24 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  J Nieminen 3 77 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Fish 6 6 3 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Fish 6 643 1
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  B Pašanski 2 3 6 3 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Fish 6 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  M Zverev 6 6 624 5 11 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  T Robredo 1 2 3
11 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  T Robredo 4 2 77 6 7

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  C Moyá 6577 5 4
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Koubek 77 627 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Koubek 6 78 77
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  L Horna 4 78 3 4 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Calleri 3 6665
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Calleri 6 666 6 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  S Koubek 6 646 5 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  P Capdeville 6 7 6 23 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  P-H Mathieu 4 77 2 7 8
WC 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  B Klein 4 5 4 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  P Capdeville 77 0 4 4
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  V Hănescu 1 642 23 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  P-H Mathieu 656 6 6
23 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  P-H Mathieu 6 77 6 23 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  P-H Mathieu 4 0r
28 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  G Simon 4 6 6 646 2 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Nadal 6 3
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  B Reynolds 6 4 2 77 4 28 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  G Simon 6 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  A Clément 4 2 77 4 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Schüttler 2 2 1
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Schüttler 6 6 636 28 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  G Simon 5 2 3
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  F Serra 6 77 77 2 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Nadal 7 6 6
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  F Mayer 3 6265 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  F Serra 0 2 2
Q 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  V Troicki 635 1 2 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Nadal 6 6 6
2 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles  R Nadal 77 7 6

References

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