2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season

Roger Federer won one major in 2008, the US Open, defeating Briton Andy Murray, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2.

Federer was defeated by Rafael Nadal in two Grand Slam finals: at the French Open, which he lost 1–6, 3–6, 0–6, and at Wimbledon in a famous five-setter, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 7–9, when he was aiming for six straight wins to break Björn Borg's record. At the Australian Open, Federer lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, ending his record streak of 10 consecutive Major finals. Roger Federer lost twice in Master Series 1000 Finals on clay to Nadal at Monte Carlo and Hamburg. However, Federer was able to capture three more victories in 250-level events at Estoril, Halle, and Basel.

2008 Roger Federer tennis season
Calendar prize money$5,886,879
Singles
Season record66–15 (81.5%)
Calendar titles4
Year-end ranking#2
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenSF
French OpenF
WimbledonF
US OpenW
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR
Olympic GamesQF
Doubles
Olympic Games2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season Gold Medal
Davis Cup
Davis CupWG PO
(adv. to 2009 WG)
2007
2009

In doubles, Federer and compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Year summary

Early hard court season

Federer began the year by attempting to defend his title at the Australian Open. Federer suffered an illness related to food poisoning prior to the start of the Australian Open. He lost, however, in the semifinals to eventual champion Djokovic, 5–7, 3–6, 6–7. This ended his record of ten consecutive Grand Slam finals, the most ever for a men's player.

In March, Federer revealed that he had recently been diagnosed with mononucleosis and that he may have suffered from it as early as December 2007. He noted, however, that he was now "medically cleared to compete". Despite being cleared to compete Federer admitted that he had suffered a significant dip in fitness due to his struggle with mononucleosis, which would prove to negatively impact his results till the Miami Masters in which he lost to long-time foe, Andy Roddick.

Although Federer was seeded first and was the defending champion at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, he lost to Murray in the first round. On 10 March, Federer won his third exhibition match out of four against former world no. 1 Pete Sampras at Madison Square Garden in New York City, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6.

Clay court season

Federer began the clay-court season at the Estoril Open in Portugal. This was his first tournament with coach José Higueras. and his first non-Master Series clay-court tournament since Gstaad in 2004. Federer won his first tournament of the year, when Nikolay Davydenko retired from the final while trailing, 7–6, 1–2 with a leg ligament strain.

Federer then played three Masters Series tournaments on clay. At the Masters Series Monte Carlo, Federer lost to three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final in straight sets. Federer made 44 unforced errors, lost a 4–0 lead in the second set, and fell to 1–7 against Nadal on clay courts. At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Federer lost in the quarterfinals to Radek Štěpánek. Federer was the defending champion at the Masters Series Hamburg, but lost to Nadal in the final.

At the French Open, Federer was defeated quickly by Nadal in the final, 1–6, 3–6, 0–6. This was the fourth consecutive year that Federer and Nadal had played at the French Open, with Federer losing his third consecutive final to Nadal. Federer's record of 23–4 (2005–08) at the French Open is second only to Nadal's record of 28–0 during the same period.

2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season 
Federer serving for the third set against Nadal in the Wimbledon final

Grass court season

Federer bounced back by winning the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany without dropping a set or a service game. This was the fifth time he had won this event. With this result, he tied Pete Sampras's record for most titles on grass in the open era with 10.

At Wimbledon, Federer once again played world no. 2 Nadal in the final. A victory for Federer would have meant his sixth consecutive Wimbledon singles title, breaking Borg's modern era men's record and equaling the all-time record held since 1886 by William Renshaw. Federer saved two championship points in the fourth set tiebreak, but eventually lost the match, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 7–9. The rain-delayed match ended in near darkness after 4 hours, 48 minutes of play, making it the longest (in terms of elapsed time) men's final in Wimbledon recorded history. It concluded 7 hours, 15 minutes after its scheduled start. The defeat also ended Federer's 65-match winning streak on grass. John McEnroe described the match as "The greatest match I've ever seen." After Nadal surpassed him as world no. 1 later in the year, Federer stated that his main goal would be to regain the Wimbledon title, rather than the top spot.

2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season 
Federer at the 2008 US Open, where he won his fifth consecutive title.

Summer hard court season

Federer made early exits in his next two singles tournaments, the Rogers Cup in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio. Federer was chosen to carry the national flag at the Beijing Olympics.

2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season 
Federer at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won Doubles Gold.

At the Summer Olympics in Beijing, Federer lost in the quarterfinals to James Blake for the first time in their nine matches. Federer however, finally won his first Olympic gold medal in the men's doubles, when he and compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka upset the world no. 1 doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States in the semifinals and defeated Sweden's Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3. The following day, Federer lost his world no. 1 ranking to Nadal after 237 consecutive weeks.

At the US Open, Federer reached the fourth round without dropping a set. He defeated third-seeded Novak Djokovic in a rematch of the 2007 US Open Final, 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2, in the semifinals, and then defeated Andy Murray, who was playing in his first Grand Slam final, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2, to win his fifth straight US Open title and 13th career Grand Slam title, leaving him one Grand Slam title from tying Pete Sampras's all-time record of 14. This extended his US Open winning streak to 34 matches. Federer became the first player in tennis history to have five consecutive wins at both Wimbledon and the US Open.

Fall indoor season

At the Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid, Federer reached the semifinals without losing a set. There he lost to Murray, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7. Meanwhile, he became the all-time leader in career prize money in men's tennis, earning over US$43.3 million at the end of the tournament and surpassing 14-time Grand Slam singles champion Pete Sampras.

Federer won his 57th career title at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, beating David Nalbandian in the final. He became the only player in history to win the title three consecutive years.

He reached the quarterfinals of his next event, the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, before withdrawing because of back pain. This was the first time in Federer's career of 763 matches that he had withdrawn from a tournament. This meant that 2008 was the first year since 2003 in which he did not win a Masters Series title. Federer entered the Tennis Masters Cup as the top-seeded player, after Nadal withdrew from the tournament. He drew Simon, Murray, and Roddick in the Red Group. In his opening match, Federer lost to Simon, but kept his hopes alive by defeating Roddick's replacement, Stepanek, in his second match. He lost his third match to Murray, 6–4, 6–7, 5–7. Federer had received medical treatment for back and hip problems in the third set, but lost after saving seven match points. However, Federer still ended the year ranked world no. 2.

Matches

Grand Slam performance

All matches

Singles
Match Tournament Start
Date
Type I/O Surface Round Opponent/Rank Result Score
686 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Australian Open 1/14 GS Outdoor Hard R128 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Diego Hartfield W 6–0, 6–3, 6–0
687 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Australian Open 1/14 GS Outdoor Hard R64 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Fabrice Santoro W 6–1, 6–2, 6–0
688 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Australian Open 1/14 GS Outdoor Hard R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Janko Tipsarevic W 6–7(5), 7–6(1), 5–7, 6–1, 10–8
689 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Australian Open 1/14 GS Outdoor Hard R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Tomas Berdych W 6–4, 7–6(7), 6–3
690 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Australian Open 1/14 GS Outdoor Hard Q 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  James Blake W 7–5, 7–6(5), 6–4
691 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Australian Open 1/14 GS Outdoor Hard S 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Novak Djokovic L 5–7, 3–6, 6–7(5)
692 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Dubai 3/3 500 Outdoor Hard R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Andy Murray L 7–6(6), 3–6, 4–6
2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Indian Wells Masters 3/13 1000 Outdoor Hard R128 Bye  
693 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Indian Wells Masters 3/13 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Guillermo Garcia-Lopez W 6–3, 6–2
694 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Indian Wells Masters 3/13 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Nicolas Mahut W 6–1, 6–1
695 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Indian Wells Masters 3/13 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Ivan Ljubicic W 6–3, 6–4
2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Indian Wells Masters 3/13 1000 Outdoor Hard Q 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Tommy Haas W/O N/A
696 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Indian Wells Masters 3/13 1000 Outdoor Hard S 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Mardy Fish L 3–6, 2–6
2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Miami Masters 3/27 1000 Outdoor Hard R128 Bye  
697 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Miami Masters 3/27 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Gael Monfils W 6–3, 6–4
698 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Miami Masters 3/27 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Robin Soderling W 6–4, 3–0 RET
699 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Miami Masters 3/27 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Jose Acasuso W 7–6(5), 6–2
700 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Miami Masters 3/27 1000 Outdoor Hard Q 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Andy Roddick L 6–7(4), 6–4, 3–6
701 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Estoril 4/14 250 Outdoor Clay R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Olivier Rochus W 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
702 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Estoril 4/14 250 Outdoor Clay R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Victor Hanescu W 6–3, 6–2
703 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Estoril 4/14 250 Outdoor Clay Q 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Frederico Gil W 6–4, 6–1
704 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Estoril 4/14 250 Outdoor Clay S 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Denis Gremelmayr W 2–6, 7–5, 6–1
705 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Estoril 4/14 250 Outdoor Clay Win (1) 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Nikolay Davydenko W 7–6(5), 1–2 RET
2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Monte Carlo Masters 4/20 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Bye  
706 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Monte Carlo Masters 4/20 1000 Outdoor Clay R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo W 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(1)
707 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Monte Carlo Masters 4/20 1000 Outdoor Clay R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Gael Monfils W 6–3, 6–4
708 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Monte Carlo Masters 4/20 1000 Outdoor Clay Q 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  David Nalbandian W 5–7, 6–2, 6–2
709 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Monte Carlo Masters 4/20 1000 Outdoor Clay S 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season Novak Djokovic W 6–3, 3–2 RET
710 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Monte Carlo Masters 4/20 1000 Outdoor Clay F 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Rafael Nadal L 5–7, 5–7
2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Rome Masters 5/5 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Bye  
711 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Rome Masters 5/5 1000 Outdoor Clay R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Guillermo Canas W 6–3, 6–3
712 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Rome Masters 5/5 1000 Outdoor Clay R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Ivo Karlovic W 7–6(4), 6–3
713 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Rome Masters 5/5 1000 Outdoor Clay Q 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Radek Stepanek L 6–7(4), 6–7(7)
2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Hamburg Masters 5/11 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Bye  
714 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Hamburg Masters 5/11 1000 Outdoor Clay R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Jarkko Nieminen W 6–1, 6–3
715 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Hamburg Masters 5/11 1000 Outdoor Clay R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Robin Soderling W 6–3, 6–2
716 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Hamburg Masters 5/11 1000 Outdoor Clay Q 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Fernando Verdasco W 6–3, 6–3
717 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Hamburg Masters 5/11 1000 Outdoor Clay S 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Andreas Seppi W 6–3, 6–1
718 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Hamburg Masters 5/11 1000 Outdoor Clay F 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Rafael Nadal L 5–7, 7–6(3), 3–6
719 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Roland Garros 5/25 GS Outdoor Clay R128 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Sam Querrey W 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
720 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Roland Garros 5/25 GS Outdoor Clay R64 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Albert Montanes W 6–7(5), 6–1, 6–0, 6–4
721 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Roland Garros 5/25 GS Outdoor Clay R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Mario Ancic W 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
722 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Roland Garros 5/25 GS Outdoor Clay R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Julien Benneteau W 6–4, 7–5, 7–5
723 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Roland Garros 5/25 GS Outdoor Clay Q 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Fernando Gonzalez W 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
724 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Roland Garros 5/25 GS Outdoor Clay S 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Gael Monfils W 6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5
725 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Roland Garros 5/25 GS Outdoor Clay F 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Rafael Nadal L 1–6, 3–6, 0–6
726 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Halle 6/9 250 Outdoor Grass R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Michael Berrer W 6–4, 6–2
727 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Halle 6/9 250 Outdoor Grass R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Jan Vacek W 7–5, 6–3
728 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Halle 6/9 250 Outdoor Grass Q 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Marcos Baghdatis W 6–4, 6–4
729 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Halle 6/9 250 Outdoor Grass S 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Nicolas Kiefer W 6–1, 6–4
730 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Halle 6/9 250 Outdoor Grass Win (2) 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Philipp Kohlschreiber W 6–3, 6–4
731 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Wimbledon 6/23 GS Outdoor Grass R128 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Dominik Hrbaty W 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
732 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Wimbledon 6/23 GS Outdoor Grass R64 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Robin Soderling W 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(3)
733 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Wimbledon 6/23 GS Outdoor Grass R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Marc Gicquel W 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
734 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Wimbledon 6/23 GS Outdoor Grass R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Lleyton Hewitt W 7–6(7), 6–2, 6–4
735 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Wimbledon 6/23 GS Outdoor Grass Q 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Mario Ancic W 6–1, 7–5, 6–4
736 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Wimbledon 6/23 GS Outdoor Grass S 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Marat Safin W 6–3, 7–6(3), 6–4
737 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Wimbledon 6/23 GS Outdoor Grass F 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Rafael Nadal L 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(8), 7–9
2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Canada Masters 7/21 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Bye  
738 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Canada Masters 7/21 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Gilles Simon L 6–2, 5–7, 4–6
2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Cincinnati Masters 7/28 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Bye  
739 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Cincinnati Masters 7/28 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Robby Ginepri W 6–7(2), 7–6(5), 6–0
740 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Cincinnati Masters 7/28 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Ivo Karlovic L 6–7(6), 6–4, 6–7(5)
741 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Beijing Olympics 8/11 OL Outdoor Hard R64 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Dmitry Tursunov W 6–4, 6–2
742 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Beijing Olympics 8/11 OL Outdoor Hard R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Rafael Arevalo W 6–2, 6–4
743 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Beijing Olympics 8/11 OL Outdoor Hard R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Tomas Berdych W 6–3, 7–6(4)
744 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Beijing Olympics 8/11 OL Outdoor Hard Q 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  James Blake L 4–6, 6–7(2)
745 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  US Open 8/25 GS Outdoor Hard R128 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Maximo Gonzalez W 6–3, 6–0, 6–3
746 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  US Open 8/25 GS Outdoor Hard R64 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Thiago Alves W 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
747 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  US Open 8/25 GS Outdoor Hard R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Radek Stepanek W 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
748 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  US Open 8/25 GS Outdoor Hard R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Igor Andreev W 6–7(5), 7–6(5), 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
749 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  US Open 8/25 GS Outdoor Hard Q 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Gilles Muller W 7–6(5), 6–4, 7–6(5)
750 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  US Open 8/25 GS Outdoor Hard S 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Novak Djokovic W 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
751 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  US Open 8/25 GS Outdoor Hard Win (3) 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Andy Murray W 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
752 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  SUI v. BEL WG Play-offs 9/19 DC Indoor Hard RR 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Kristof Vliegen W 7–6(1), 6–4, 6–2
2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Madrid Masters 10/12 1000 Indoor Hard R64 Bye  
753 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Madrid Masters 10/12 1000 Indoor Hard R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Radek Stepanek W 6–3, 7–6(6)
754 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Madrid Masters 10/12 1000 Indoor Hard R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga W 6–4, 6–1
755 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Madrid Masters 10/12 1000 Indoor Hard Q 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Juan Martin Del Potro W 6–3, 6–3
756 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Madrid Masters 10/12 1000 Indoor Hard S 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Andy Murray L 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
757 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Basel 10/20 250 Indoor Hard R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Bobby Reynolds W 6–3, 6–7(6), 6–3
758 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Basel 10/20 250 Indoor Hard R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Jarkko Nieminen W 7–6(6), 7–6(1)
759 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Basel 10/20 250 Indoor Hard Q 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Simone Bolelli W 6–2, 6–3
760 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Basel 10/20 250 Indoor Hard S 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Feliciano Lopez W 6–3, 6–2
761 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Basel 10/20 250 Indoor Hard Win (4) 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  David Nalbandian W 6–3, 6–4
2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Paris Masters 10/26 1000 Indoor Hard R64 Bye  
762 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Paris Masters 10/26 1000 Indoor Hard R32 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Robin Soderling W 6–4, 7–6(7)
763 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Paris Masters 10/26 1000 Indoor Hard R16 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Marin Cilic W 6–3, 6–4
2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Paris Masters 10/26 1000 Indoor Hard Q 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  James Blake Withdrew
764 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Tennis Masters Cup 11/9 WC Indoor Hard RR 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Gilles Simon L 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
765 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Tennis Masters Cup 11/9 WC Indoor Hard RR 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Radek Stepanek W 7–6(4), 6–4
766 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Tennis Masters Cup 11/9 WC Indoor Hard RR 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Andy Murray L 6–4, 6–7(3), 5–7
Doubles
Tournament Match Round Opponents (seed or key) Ranks Result Score
Rogers Cup
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
21 – 27 July 2008
Partner: 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Stanislas Wawrinka
1 1R 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Julien Benneteau / 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Frédéric Niemeyer (WC) 30 / 399 Win 6–4, 6–4
2 1R 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Lukáš Dlouhý / 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Leander Paes (7) 14 / 15 Loss 4–6, 4–6
2008 Summer Olympics
Beijing, China
Olympic Games
Hard, outdoor
11 – 17 August 2008
Partner: 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Stanislas Wawrinka
3 1R 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Simone Bolelli / 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Andreas Seppi 138 / 150 Win 7–5, 6–1
4 2R 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Dmitry Tursunov / 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Mikhail Youzhny (Alt) 40 / 77 Win 6–4, 6–3
5 QF 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Mahesh Bhupathi / 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Leander Paes (7) 13 / 15 Win 6–2, 6–4
6 SF 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Bob Bryan / 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Mike Bryan (1) 2 / 2 Win 7–6(8–6), 6–4
7 W 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Simon Aspelin / 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Thomas Johansson 9 / 116 Win (1) 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Davis Cup, World Group play-offs
Lausanne, Switzerland
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
19 – 21 September 2008
Partner: 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Stanislas Wawrinka
8 PO
3R
2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Xavier Malisse / 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Olivier Rochus 177 / 105 Win 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–3

Source (ATP)

Yearly records

Finals

Singles: 8 (4–4)

Legend
Grand Slam (1–2)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–2)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (1–1)
Titles by surface
Outdoors (3–4)
Indoors (1–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponents Score
Win 54. 20 April 2008 Portugal Open, Portugal Clay 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Nikolay Davydenko 7–6(7–5), 1–2 ret.
Loss 18. 27 April 2008 Monte-Carlo Masters, France Clay 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Rafael Nadal 5–7, 5–7
Loss 19. 18 April 2008 Hamburg Masters, Germany Clay 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Rafael Nadal 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Loss 20. 8 June 2008 French Open, France Clay 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Rafael Nadal 1–6, 3–6, 0–6
Win 55. 15 June 2008 Halle Open, Germany (5) Grass 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 6–4
Loss 21. 6 July 2008 Wimbledon, England, UK Grass 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Rafael Nadal 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8), 7–9
Win 56. 8 September 2008 US Open, United States (5) Hard 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  Andy Murray 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Win 57. 26 October 2008 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (3) Hard (i) 2008 Roger Federer Tennis Season  David Nalbandian 6–3, 6–4

See also

References

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