Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
Men's singles | |
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Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
Champion | Rafael Nadal (ESP) |
Runner-up | Fernando González (CHI) |
Score | 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
Men's singles tennis at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Olympic Green Tennis Centre, Beijing | |||||||||||||
Dates | 10–17 August 2008 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The tournament was held from August 10 to August 17 at the
Chile's Nicolás Massú was the reigning gold medalist from 2004. He lost to Argentina's David Nalbandian in the second round.
Background
This was the 13th (medal) appearance of the men's singles tennis event. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. Demonstration events were held in 1968 and 1984.
The number one seed was Roger Federer of Switzerland, making his third Olympic appearance. But number-two seed Rafael Nadal of Spain was favored, with recent wins at the French Open and Wimbledon and closing in on taking the #1 ranking from Federer.[2] Nadal was making his Olympic debut along with Serbian player Novak Djokovic, who joined the rest of the Big Three in the top three seeds. Andy Murray of Great Britain also competed at the Olympics for the first time. Four of the eight quarterfinalists from 2004 returned: gold medalist Nicolás Massú and bronze medalist Fernando González of Chile and quarterfinalists Tomáš Berdych of the Czech Republic and Mikhail Youzhny of Russia.
The People's Republic of China, El Salvador, Latvia, Serbia, and Togo each made their debut in the event. France made its 12th appearance, most among all nations, having missed only the 1904 event.
Qualification
Qualification for the men's singles was primarily through the ATP ranking list of 9 June 2008. Nations had been limited to four players in the event since the 2000 Games. There were 64 quota places available for men's singles. The first 56 were assigned through the world ranking. There were two Tripartite Commission invitation places and 6 final qualification places allocated by the ITF based on continental and national representation along with world rankings.
Competition format
The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. Matches were in best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was in best-of-5 sets. No
Schedule
August | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
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Morning | 10.30 | 10.30 | 10.30 | |||||
Afternoon | 17.00 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 |
Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze | Final |
Seeds
- 1. Roger Federer (SUI) (quarterfinals)
- 2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) (champion, gold medalist)
- 3. Novak Djokovic (SRB) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
- 4. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) (second round)
- 5. David Ferrer (ESP) (first round)
- 6. Andy Murray (GBR) (first round)
- 7. David Nalbandian (ARG) (third round)
- 8. James Blake (USA) (semifinals, fourth place)
- 9. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) (second round)
- 10. Gilles Simon (FRA) (third round)
- 11. Nicolás Almagro (ESP) (first round)
- 12. Fernando González (CHI) (final, silver medalist)
- 13. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (third round)
- 14. Ivo Karlović (CRO) (withdrew because of a stomach illness)
- 15. Nicolas Kiefer (GER) (third round)
- 16. Radek Štěpánek (CZE) (first round)
- 17. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
- INV = Tripartite Invitation
- IP = ITF place
Finals
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final (gold-medal match) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Roger Federer (SUI) | 4 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | James Blake (USA) | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | James Blake (USA) | 6 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Fernando González (CHI) | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Fernando González (CHI) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | Fernando González (CHI) | 3 | 62 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Rafael Nadal (ESP) | 6 | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gaël Monfils (FRA) | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Novak Djokovic (SRB) | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Novak Djokovic (SRB) | 4 | 6 | 4 | Bronze-medal match | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Rafael Nadal (ESP) | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jürgen Melzer (AUT) | 0 | 4 | 8 | James Blake (USA) | 3 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Rafael Nadal (ESP) | 6 | 6 | 3 | Novak Djokovic (SRB) | 6 | 77 |
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 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | T Berdych (CZE) | 6 | 6 | 1 | R Federer (SUI) | 4 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | G Simon (FRA) | 6 | 6 | 8 | J Blake (USA) | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R Söderling (SWE) | 4 | 4 | 10 | G Simon (FRA) | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | F Niemeyer (CAN) | 6 | 2r | G Cañas (ARG) | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
G Cañas (ARG) | 3 | 4 | 10 | G Simon (FRA) | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Bellucci (BRA) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | J Blake (USA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PR | D Hrbatý (SVK) | 2 | 6 | 6 | PR | D Hrbatý (SVK) | 63 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
C Guccione (AUS) | 3 | 63 | 8 | J Blake (USA) | 77 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | J Blake (USA) | 6 | 77 |
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) | 77 | 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 | 77 | 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 González (CHI) | 6 | 6 | 12 | F González (CHI) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
IP | P Sun (CHN) | 4 | 4 | 12 | F González (CHI) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Čilić (CRO) | 6 | 65 | 6 | M Čilić (CRO) | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Mónaco (ARG) | 4 | 77 | 3 | 12 | F González (CHI) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
O Rochus (BEL) | 6 | 3 | 6 | O Rochus (BEL) | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
I Minář (CZE) | 3 | 6 | 3 | O Rochus (BEL) | 77 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Tipsarević (SRB) | 710 | 6 | J Tipsarević (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) | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
IP | N Massú (CHI) | 6 | 7 | IP | N Massú (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 Hănescu (ROU) | 7 | 3 | 6 | V Hănescu (ROU) | 4 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
G Monfils (FRA) | 6 | 3 | 6 | G Monfils (FRA) | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Schüttler (GER) | 6 | 65 | 6 | 3 | N Djokovic (SRB) | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
IP | K Nishikori (JPN) | 4 | 77 | 3 | R Schüttler (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) | 77 | 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) | 711 | 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 | 77 | 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 | 77 | 2 | R Nadal (ESP) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
IP | J Björkman (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
References
- ^ "Gonzalez locks consecutive Olympic medal". The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ a b "Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 December 2020.