2008 Italian Open (tennis)
2008 Italian Open | |
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Date | 5–11 May (ATP) 12 –18 May (WTA) |
Edition | 65th |
Category | Chan Yung-jan / Chuang Chia-jung |
The 2008 Italian Open
The men's field featured world No. 1 and Monte-Carlo Masters runner-up Roger Federer, defending champion, Monte Carlo and Barcelona winner Rafael Nadal, and Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic. Others top seeds competing were Miami Masters champion Nikolay Davydenko, Valencia Open winner David Ferrer, Andy Roddick, David Nalbandian, and James Blake.
The women's draw was headlined by
Review
Men
Third seed
The tournament was notable for its semifinals, where both Radek Štěpánek and Andy Roddick retired before the completion of their matches. It was the first time this situation had happened at a Masters Series event in ATP history. The two matches combined lasted a mere forty-nine minutes, and fans in attendance were refunded with 50% off tickets for the following week's women's tournament.[5]
The big story at the beginning of the week was Rafael Nadal's shock second round loss to Juan Carlos Ferrero, his second defeat in one-hundred-and-five matches on clay.[9] Nadal was trying to win his third tournament in three weeks. He had earlier complained about the ATP schedule, saying it was "impossible" for the players to maintain their best level at all four of the European clay tournaments back-to-back.[10]
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won the doubles title, beating Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić in the championships match.
Women
Like the men's event, the later stages of the women's tournament were hit by two high-profile withdrawals. Serena Williams withdrew before her quarterfinal match with Cornet due to a back injury,[13] and new world No. 1, Maria Sharapova, withdrew before her semifinal match with Janković due to a left calf injury.[14]
The doubles title was won by Taiwanese pairing
in straight sets to win their first ever Tier I title as a team.Finals
Men's singles
- It was Novak Djokovic's 3rd title of the year, and his 10th overall. It was his 2nd Masters title of the year, and his 4th overall.
Women's singles
Jelena Janković defeated Alizé Cornet 6–2, 6–2
- It was Jelena Janković's 1st title of the year, and her 6th overall. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year, her 3rd overall, and her 2nd consecutive win at the event.
Men's doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić 3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Women's doubles
7–6 (7–5), 6–3
References
- general
- Men's Singles draw
- Men's Doubles draw
- Men's Qualifying Singles draw
- Women's Singles, Doubles and Qualifying Singles draws
- specific
- ^ a b "Jankovic wins Italian Open title". BBC Sport. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Jankovic happy with back-to-back Italian titles". The Guardian. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Jankovic beats Cornet to keep Italian Open title". Reuters. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Novak Djokovic kisses the Italian Open trophy". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Getty Images. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Roddick (back), Štěpánek withdraw from Rome Masters semifinals". ESPN. Associated Press. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "Djokovic defeats Wawrinka in Rome". BBC Sport. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Andy Murray angry with Juan Martin Del Potro". The Telegraph. 7 May 2008.
- ^ atptennis.com (2008-05-13). "Djokovic Battles to Rome Victory Over New No. 10 Wawrinka". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "Nadal falls to shock loss on clay". BBC Sport. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ ESPN news (2008-05-01). "Nadal: Schedule ruining tennis in Europe, endangering careers". Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ sonyericssonwtatour.com (2008-05-18). "Jankovic Ends Cornet's Run, Wins First Title of Year". Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ CBS Sports (2008-05-18). "Jankovic tops Cornet for second consecutive Italian Open title". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ ESPN News (2008-05-18). "Serena's injury sends Cornet to semis; Venus loses". Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ BBC Sport (2008-05-17). "Sharapova injured ahead of Paris". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ "Top seed Ivanovic out of Italian Open". CNN. 2008-05-14. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-19.