Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles

Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Singles		men		women
Doubles		men		women

The Men's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition. Matches were in best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was in best-of-5 sets. No tiebreak was played in the final set.

Runner-up Fernando Gonzalez of Chile became the first male tennis player to medal in the event in consecutive Olympiads since the reintroduction of the sport in 1988. The last Olympian to accomplish the feat was Charles Winslow, although his medals were 8 years apart, due to the cancellation of the 1916 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Rafael Nadal Spain (ESP)
Silver	Fernando Gonzalez Chile (CHI)
Bronze	Novak Djokovic Serbia (SRB)

Calendar

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final (Gold Medal Match)
	1	Roger Federer (SUI)	4	62
	8	James Blake (USA)	6	7
								8	James Blake (USA)	6	5	9
								12	Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)	4	7	11
		Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)	4	4
	12	Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)	6	6
															12	Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)	3	62	3
															2	Rafael Nadal (ESP)	6	7	6
		Gaël Monfils (FRA)	6	1	4
	3	Novak Djokovic (SRB)	4	6	6
								3	Novak Djokovic (SRB)	4	6	4
								2	Rafael Nadal (ESP)	6	1	6			Bronze Medal Match
		Jurgen Melzer (AUT)	0	4
	2	Rafael Nadal (ESP)	6	6											8	James Blake (USA)	3	64
															3	Novak Djokovic (SRB)	6	7

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	R Federer (SUI)	6	6
	D Tursunov (RUS)	4	2				1	R Federer (SUI)	6	6
	H-t Lee (KOR)	6	3	4			INV	R Arevalo (ESA)	2	4
INV	R Arevalo (ESA)	4	6	6										1	R Federer (SUI)	6	7
	T Robredo (ESP)	4	6	6										17	T Berdych (CZE)	3	64
	A Seppi (ITA)	6	4	8				A Seppi (ITA)	3	64
ALT	X Yu (CHN)	1	2				17	T Berdych (CZE)	6	7
17	T Berdych (CZE)	6	6																		1	R Federer (SUI)	4	62
10	G Simon (FRA)	6	6																		8	J Blake (USA)	6	7
	R Söderling (SWE)	4	4				10	G Simon (FRA)	7	6
ALT	F Niemeyer (CAN)	6	2	r				G Canas (ARG)	5	1
	G Canas (ARG)	3	4											10	G Simon (FRA)	4	2
	T Bellucci (BRA)	6	4	2										8	J Blake (USA)	6	6
	D Hrbatý (SVK)	2	6	6				D Hrbatý (SVK)	63	6	3
	C Guccione (AUS)	3	63				8	J Blake (USA)	7	4	6
8	J Blake (USA)	6	7

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
4	N Davydenko (RUS)	6	6
	E Gulbis (LAT)	4	2				4	N Davydenko (RUS)	5	3
	P-H Mathieu (FRA)	7	6					P-H Mathieu (FRA)	7	6
	N Lapentti (ECU)	64	2												P-H Mathieu (FRA)	6	7
INV	K Loglo (TOG)	3	2											15	N Kiefer (GER)	3	5
IP	K Anderson (RSA)	6	6				IP	K Anderson (RSA)	4	7	4
IP	M Mirnyi (BLR)	3	1				15	N Kiefer (GER)	6	64	6
15	N Kiefer (GER)	6	6																			P-H Mathieu (FRA)	4	4
12	F Gonzalez (CHI)	6	6																		12	F Gonzalez (CHI)	6	6
IP	P Sun (CHN)	4	4				12	F Gonzalez (CHI)	6	6
	M Cilic (CRO)	6	65	6				M Cilic (CRO)	4	2
	J Monaco (ARG)	4	7	3										12	F Gonzalez (CHI)	6	6
	O Rochus (BEL)	6	3	6											O Rochus (BEL)	0	3
	I Minář (CZE)	3	6	3				O Rochus (BEL)	7	2
	J Tipsarevic (SRB)	7	6					J Tipsarevic (SRB)	65	3	r
5	D Ferrer (ESP)	68	2

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
7	D Nalbandian (ARG)	6	6
ALT	S Zeng (CHN)	2	1				7	D Nalbandian (ARG)	7	6
IP	N Massu (CHI)	6	7				IP	N Massu (CHI)	60	1
	S Darcis (BEL)	4	5											7	D Nalbandian (ARG)	4	4
	S Bolelli (ITA)	5	6	4											G Monfils (FRA)	6	6
	V Hanescu (ROU)	7	3	6				V Hanescu (ROU)	4	65
	G Monfils (FRA)	6	3	6				G Monfils (FRA)	6	7
11	N Almagro (ESP)	4	6	3																		G Monfils (FRA)	6	1	4
13	M Youzhny (RUS)	6	6																		3	N Djokovic (SRB)	4	6	6
	J Vaněk (CZE)	4	1				13	M Youzhny (RUS)	7	6
	J Nieminen (FIN)	6	4	4				T Johansson (SWE)	5	2
	T Johansson (SWE)	4	6	6										13	M Youzhny (RUS)	63	3
	R Schuettler (GER)	6	65	6										3	N Djokovic (SRB)	7	6
IP	K Nishikori (JPN)	4	7	3				R Schuettler (GER)	4	2
	R Ginepri (USA)	4	4				3	N Djokovic (SRB)	6	6
3	N Djokovic (SRB)	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
6	A Murray (GBR)	65	4
	Y-h Lu (TPE)	7	6					Y-h Lu (TPE)	6	6
	A Calleri (ARG)	6	6					A Calleri (ARG)	4	4
ALT	D Mullings (BAH)	1	1												Y-h Lu (TPE)	2	4
	M Daniel (BRA)	7	1	6											J Melzer (AUT)	6	6
	J Melzer (AUT)	69	6	8				J Melzer (AUT)	6	6
	F Dancevic (CAN)	6	3	2			9	S Wawrinka (SUI)	4	0
9	S Wawrinka (SUI)	4	6	6																		J Melzer (AUT)	0	4
16	R Štěpánek (CZE)	6	65	9																	2	R Nadal (ESP)	6	6
	M Llodra (FRA)	4	7	11				M Llodra (FRA)	4	6	1
	S Querrey (USA)	4	4					I Andreev (RUS)	6	3	6
	I Andreev (RUS)	6	6												I Andreev (RUS)	4	2
	L Hewitt (AUS)	7	7											2	R Nadal (ESP)	6	6
IP	J Bjorkman (SWE)	5	62					L Hewitt (AUS)	1	2
	P Starace (ITA)	2	6	2			2	R Nadal (ESP)	6	6
2	R Nadal (ESP)	6	3	6

External links

• Draw

References