ATP Australian Open 2008 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Novak Djokovic won the 2008 Australian Open, defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(2) in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 14 to January 27, 2008.

Champion
Novak Djokovic
def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga , 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(2)
Dates
Jan 14 — Jan 27
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
A$9,609,870
News: The Broken Wrist That Paved The Way For Alexander Zverev (Last Word On Tennis, 5d ago) 'Good but not good enough' for 'blessed and cursed' Djokovic (BBC Sport Tennis, 7d ago) “Good being back in a Grand Slam final” : the details behind a match Sinner couldn’t afford to miss (Tennis Majors, 7d ago) Sinner too strong for record-chasing Djokovic in Wimbledon semi-final (BBC Sport Tennis, 7d ago, 4 sources) 'Emotions I hadn't experienced before' - Fery on 'incredible' quarter-final win (BBC Sport Tennis, 9d ago)
Round of 128
Novak Djokovic #3 6-0 6-2 7-6(5)
Benjamin Becker #81
Simone Bolelli #70 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-3
Rajeev Ram #233
Sam Querrey #62 6-3 6-2 7-5
Olivier Rochus #56
Dmitry Tursunov #32 6-7(1) 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-3
Xavier Malisse #156
Lleyton Hewitt #22 6-0 6-3 6-0
Steve Darcis #83
Denis Istomin #216 6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(4) 6-1
Lukas Lacko #150
Marcos Baghdatis #16 7-6(0) 6-2 3-6 6-3
Thomas Johansson #51
Marat Safin #58 6-0 6-4 7-6(2)
Ernests Gulbis #61
David Ferrer #5 6-2 6-2 6-1
Edouard Roger-Vasselin #93
Juan Martin del Potro #53 6-3 6-1 6-3
Santiago Ventura #87
Vincent Spadea #80 2-6 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-3
Radek Stepanek #30
Denis Gremelmayr #119 6-1 0-6 6-4 7-5
Sergio Roitman #72
Juan Carlos Ferrero #21 6-4 6-3 6-1
Nicolas Kiefer #42
Alun Jones #137 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-2
Albert Montanes #45
David Nalbandian #10 6-1 6-1 7-6(3)
Robert Smeets #149
Peter Luczak #90 6-1 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4
Mariano Zabaleta #104
Roger Federer #1 6-0 6-3 6-0
Diego Hartfield #107
Fabrice Santoro #36 6-2 6-2 6-4
John Isner #109
Janko Tipsarevic #49 7-5 6-2 6-7(6) 0-6 6-0
Joseph Sirianni #146
Fernando Verdasco #28 6-4 6-0 6-3
Thierry Ascione #96
Tomas Berdych #13 6-4 6-4 6-4
Werner Eschauer #64
Oscar Hernandez #60 1-6 7-6(5) 6-2 6-1
Ivo Minar #102
Juan Monaco #23 7-6(5) 7-5 6-1
Carlos Berlocq #75
Amer Delic #136 6-4 7-5 6-2
Robert Kendrick #108
James Blake #15 6-3 6-2 6-2
Nicolas Massu #69
Michael Russell #101 6-1 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-3
Fabio Fognini #94
Sebastien Grosjean #46 7-6(3) 6-3 7-6(0)
Filippo Volandri #39
Robin Haase #103 6-7(2) 6-3 6-0 7-6(1)
Ivan Ljubicic #19
Marin Cilic #57 7-6(4) 7-5 6-2
Nicolas Almagro #31
Jurgen Melzer #71 6-3 6-4 6-4
Jiri Vanek #99
Fernando Gonzalez #7 6-4 7-6(2) 6-1
Konstantinos Economidis #142
Hyung-Taik Lee #47 7-6(6) 6-3 6-4
Chris Guccione #91
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #38 7-5 6-4 0-6 7-6(5)
Andy Murray #9
Sam Warburg #172 2-6 6-2 6-3 2-6 6-4
Juan Pablo Brzezicki #97
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #86 6-4 6-2 1-6 6-2
Juan Ignacio Chela #20
Alejandro Falla #84 5-7 7-5 6-7(8) 6-2 7-5
Kevin Anderson #208
Richard Gasquet #8 6-0 6-1 3-6 6-2
Nick Lindahl #254
Feliciano Lopez #37 7-6(6) 6-1 6-4
Wayne Odesnik #124
Igor Andreev #35 5-7 6-2 7-6(4) 6-3
Andrei Pavel #78
Kristof Vliegen #105 6-0 6-1 7-6(3)
Olivier Patience #110
Mikhail Youzhny #14 6-0 6-2 7-6(3)
Mathieu Montcourt #122
Andreas Seppi #48 6-4 6-2 6-1
Harel Levy #160
Ivo Karlovic #24 6-4 6-4 6-7(1) 6-4
Jamie Baker #217
Dudi Sela #66 6-2 6-4 6-2
Martin Slanar #277
Nikolay Davydenko #4 7-5 7-5 6-3
Michael Llodra #50
Nicolas Mahut #44 7-6(2) 5-7 6-2 3-6 7-5
Jose Acasuso #63
Marc Gicquel #73 6-3 4-6 6-7(6) 6-4 6-2
Yen-Hsun Lu #112
Stan Wawrinka #29 6-3 6-3 6-3
Julien Benneteau #65
Rafael Nadal #2 7-6(3) 7-5 6-1
Viktor Troicki #126
Florent Serra #88 6-3 7-6(2) 7-6(5)
Florian Mayer #52
Gilles Simon #33 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4
Bobby Reynolds #113
Rainer Schuettler #92 6-4 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4
Arnaud Clement #59
Paul-Henri Mathieu #25 6-1 7-6(4) 6-2
Victor Hanescu #79
Paul Capdeville #100 6-4 7-5 6-4
Brydan Klein #618
Stefan Koubek #68 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-5 6-4
Carlos Moya #18
Agustin Calleri #41 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4
Luis Horna #76
Jarkko Nieminen #26 6-3 6-1 5-7 2-6 6-1
Frank Dancevic #74
Jesse Levine #170 6-1 7-5 6-1
Martin Vassallo Arguello #77
Mardy Fish #43 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3
Boris Pashanski #95
Tommy Robredo #12 4-6 2-6 7-6(2) 6-4 7-5
Mischa Zverev #85
Philipp Kohlschreiber #27 6-4 7-6(5) 6-1
Roko Karanusic #133
Evgeny Korolev #82 7-5 6-2 6-0
Marcel Granollers #131
Andy Roddick #6 6-3 6-4 7-5
Lukas Dlouhy #154
Michael Berrer #54 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(5)
Donald Young #98
Round of 64
Novak Djokovic #3 6-1 6-2 6-2
Simone Bolelli #70
Sam Querrey #62 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 6-2
Dmitry Tursunov #32
Lleyton Hewitt #22 7-6(5) 6-3 5-7 6-1
Denis Istomin #216
Marcos Baghdatis #16 6-4 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-2
Marat Safin #58
David Ferrer #5 6-3 6-4 (ret.)
Juan Martin del Potro #53
Vincent Spadea #80 4-6 6-2 6-3 2-6 9-7
Denis Gremelmayr #119
Juan Carlos Ferrero #21 6-4 6-4 6-2
Alun Jones #137
David Nalbandian #10 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-1
Peter Luczak #90
Roger Federer #1 6-1 6-2 6-0
Fabrice Santoro #36
Janko Tipsarevic #49 7-5 7-6(3) 7-6(3)
Fernando Verdasco #28
Tomas Berdych #13 6-2 6-1 6-3
Oscar Hernandez #60
Juan Monaco #23 6-3 7-6(6) 5-7 6-7(8) 8-6
Amer Delic #136
James Blake #15 6-3 6-2 6-2
Michael Russell #101
Sebastien Grosjean #46 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-7(4) 6-4
Robin Haase #103
Marin Cilic #57 6-4 6-3 6-4
Jurgen Melzer #71
Fernando Gonzalez #7 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Hyung-Taik Lee #47
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #38 6-4 7-6(4) 6-2
Sam Warburg #172
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #86 6-4 5-7 6-4 7-6(6)
Alejandro Falla #84
Richard Gasquet #8 6-2 6-1 6-3
Feliciano Lopez #37
Igor Andreev #35 7-5 7-5 6-2
Kristof Vliegen #105
Mikhail Youzhny #14 4-6 7-5 6-3 7-6(4)
Andreas Seppi #48
Ivo Karlovic #24 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 6-1
Dudi Sela #66
Nikolay Davydenko #4 6-4 6-0 6-3
Nicolas Mahut #44
Marc Gicquel #73 6-2 3-6 7-6(5) 2-1 (ret.)
Stan Wawrinka #29
Rafael Nadal #2 6-0 6-2 6-2
Florent Serra #88
Gilles Simon #33 6-2 6-2 6-1
Rainer Schuettler #92
Paul-Henri Mathieu #25 6-7(5) 6-0 6-4 6-4
Paul Capdeville #100
Stefan Koubek #68 6-3 7-6(6) 7-6(5)
Agustin Calleri #41
Jarkko Nieminen #26 6-2 7-5 7-6(2)
Jesse Levine #170
Mardy Fish #43 6-1 6-2 6-3
Tommy Robredo #12
Philipp Kohlschreiber #27 6-4 6-2 0-1 (ret.)
Evgeny Korolev #82
Andy Roddick #6 6-2 6-2 6-4
Michael Berrer #54
Round of 32
Novak Djokovic #3 6-3 6-1 6-3
Sam Querrey #62
Lleyton Hewitt #22 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-7(4) 6-3
Marcos Baghdatis #16
David Ferrer #5 6-3 6-3 6-2
Vincent Spadea #80
Juan Carlos Ferrero #21 6-1 6-2 6-3
David Nalbandian #10
Roger Federer #1 6-7(5) 7-6(1) 5-7 6-1 10-8
Janko Tipsarevic #49
Tomas Berdych #13 3-6 6-3 7-6(5) 6-2
Juan Monaco #23
James Blake #15 4-6 2-6 6-0 7-6(5) 6-2
Sebastien Grosjean #46
Marin Cilic #57 6-2 6-7(4) 6-3 6-1
Fernando Gonzalez #7
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #38 6-3 6-4 6-2
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #86
Richard Gasquet #8 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
Igor Andreev #35
Mikhail Youzhny #14 6-2 6-4 6-2
Ivo Karlovic #24
Nikolay Davydenko #4 6-3 6-2 6-3
Marc Gicquel #73
Rafael Nadal #2 7-5 6-2 6-3
Gilles Simon #33
Paul-Henri Mathieu #25 4-6 7-6(4) 2-6 7-5 8-6
Stefan Koubek #68
Jarkko Nieminen #26 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 6-1
Mardy Fish #43
Philipp Kohlschreiber #27 6-4 3-6 7-6(9) 6-7(3) 8-6
Andy Roddick #6
Round of 16
Novak Djokovic #3 7-5 6-3 6-3
Lleyton Hewitt #22
David Ferrer #5 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-1
Juan Carlos Ferrero #21
Roger Federer #1 6-4 7-6(7) 6-3
Tomas Berdych #13
James Blake #15 6-3 6-4 6-4
Marin Cilic #57
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #38 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-3
Richard Gasquet #8
Mikhail Youzhny #14 7-6(2) 6-3 6-1
Nikolay Davydenko #4
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 3-0 (ret.)
Paul-Henri Mathieu #25
Jarkko Nieminen #26 3-6 7-6(7) 7-6(9) 6-3
Philipp Kohlschreiber #27
Quarterfinals
Novak Djokovic #3 6-0 6-3 7-5
David Ferrer #5
Roger Federer #1 7-5 7-6(5) 6-4
James Blake #15
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #38 7-5 6-0 7-6(6)
Mikhail Youzhny #14
Rafael Nadal #2 7-5 6-3 6-1
Jarkko Nieminen #26
Semifinals
Novak Djokovic #3 7-5 6-3 7-6(5)
Roger Federer #1
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #38 6-2 6-3 6-2
Rafael Nadal #2
Final
Novak Djokovic #3 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(2)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #38

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