Roger Federer in 2008
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Roger Federer won one slam in 2008, which came at the 2008 US Open, defeating Briton Andy Murray, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2. Howver, Federer was defeated by Rafael Nadal
in two Grand Slam finals: at the 2008 French Open
, which he lost 1-6, 3-6, 0-6, and at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
in a five-setter, 4-6, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 7-9, when he was going for six straight wins to break Björn Borg's
record. At the 2008 Australian Open
, Federer lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic
, ending his record 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.
In doubles, Federer and compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka
won the gold medal in at the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
at Madison Square Garden
in New York City, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6.
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.
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.
Federer made early exits in his next two singles tournaments, the Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada and the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio
. Federer was chosen to carry the national flag at the Beijing Olympics. 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. 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.
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Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
in two Grand Slam finals: at the 2008 French Open
2008 French Open
The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....
, which he lost 1-6, 3-6, 0-6, and at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
2008 Wimbledon Championships
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year...
in a five-setter, 4-6, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 7-9, when he was going for six straight wins to break Björn Borg's
Björn Borg
Björn Rune Borg is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Sweden. Between 1974 and 1981 he won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. He won five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French Open singles titles...
record. At the 2008 Australian Open
2008 Australian Open
The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
, Federer lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
, ending his record 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.
In doubles, Federer and compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...
won the gold medal in at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
.
Year summary
Federer began the year by attempting to defend his title at 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. Federer also had an illness related to food poisoning prior to the start of the Australian Open. He noted, however, that he was now "medically cleared to compete". 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 SamprasPete Sampras
Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....
at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
in New York City, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6.
Federer began the clay-court season at the Estoril Open
Estoril Open
The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,...
in Portugal. This was his first tournament with coach José Higueras
José Higueras
José Higueras is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Spain.Between 1976 and 1984, Higueras won 16 top-level singles titles. A semi-finalist at the French Open in 1982 and 1983, he reached the World No. 6 singles ranking in 1983...
. and his first non-Master Series clay-court tournament since Gstaad
Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad
The Swiss Open is a tennis tournament held in Gstaad, Switzerland. Held since 1915, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts...
in 2004. Federer won his first tournament of the year, when Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
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
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
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
2008 Rome Masters
The 2008 Rome Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 65th edition of the Rome Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
, Federer lost in the quarterfinals to Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
. Federer was the defending champion at the Masters Series Hamburg, but lost to Nadal in the final. At the French Open
2008 French Open
The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....
, 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.
Gerry Weber Open
The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule....
in Halle, Germany
Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia
Halle is a town in the German Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia and belongs to the district of Gütersloh....
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
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
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
William Renshaw
William "Willie" Charles Renshaw is one of the greatest British male tennis players of all time, and a candidate for the greatest tennis player of all time...
. 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
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...
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.
Federer made early exits in his next two singles tournaments, the Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada and the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
. Federer was chosen to carry the national flag at the Beijing Olympics. At the Summer Olympics in Beijing, Federer lost in the quarterfinals to James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
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
Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...
upset the world no. 1 doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan
Bob and Mike Bryan
Twin brothers Robert Charles Bryan and Michael Carl Bryan are American professional tennis double players. They have been the World No. 1 doubles player for over 270 weeks and have finished the ATP year-end number 1 doubles team a record 7 times...
of the United States in the semifinals and defeated Sweden's Simon Aspelin
Simon Aspelin
Simon Aspelin is a former professional tennis doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998...
and Thomas Johansson
Thomas Johansson
Karl Thomas Conny Johansson , commonly known as Thomas Johansson, is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles.-Junior career:...
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. 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
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
The Swiss Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit between 1970 and 1989. It is currently part of the World Tour 500 Series of the ATP Tour. It is held annually at the St...
in Basel, beating David Nalbandian
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...
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
2008 Tennis Masters Cup
The 2008 Tennis Masters Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 34th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and part of the 2008 ATP Tour...
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.
Grand Slam performance
| Tournament | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open 2008 Australian Open - Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic.Novak Djokovic won in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6, against unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga... |
1R | Win |  Diego Hartfield |
6–0, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 2R | Win |  Fabrice Santoro |
6–1, 6–2, 6–0 | |
| 3R | Win |  Janko TipsarevićJanko Tipsarevic Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10.... |
6–7(5), 7–6(1), 5–7, 6–1, 10–8 | |
| 4R | Win |  Tomáš Berdych |
6–4, 7–6(7), 6–3 | |
| QF | Win |  James Blake |
7–5, 7–6(5), 6–4 | |
| SF | Loss | Novak Djokovic |
7–5, 6–3, 7–6(5) | |
| French Open 2008 French Open - Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion and did not drop a set in the tournament and won in the final 6–1, 6–3, 6–0, against Roger Federer.-Seeds:# Roger Federer # Rafael Nadal # Novak Djoković ... |
1R | Win | Sam Querrey Sam Querrey Sam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong... |
6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2R | Win |  Albert MontañésÁlbert Montañés Albert Montañés Roca is a professional tennis player from Spain.He first entered the top-100 in 2001 and has been in the top-100 for all but 20 weeks since then... |
6–7(5), 6–1, 6–0, 6–4 | |
| 3R | Win |  Mario Ančić |
6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 4R | Win | Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva... |
6–4, 7–5, 7–5 | |
| QF | Win |  Fernando González |
2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| SF | Win | Gaël Monfils Gaël Monfils Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the... |
6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 | |
| F | Loss | Rafael Nadal |
6–1, 6–3, 6–0 | |
| Wimbledon 2008 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Rafael Nadal defeated five-time defending Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer, in five sets to win his first Wimbledon title and fifth Grand Slam championship. It was the longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting four hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays... |
1R | Win |  Dominik HrbatýDominik Hrbatý Dominik Hrbatý is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.-Personal life:Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire... |
6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2R | Win |  Robin SöderlingRobin Söderling Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010... |
6–3, 6–4, 7–6(3) | |
| 3R | Win | Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel is a professional male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 1999.-Tennis career:... |
6–3, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 4R | Win |  Lleyton Hewitt |
7–6(7), 6–2, 6–4 | |
| QF | Win | Mario Ančić |
6–1, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| SF | Win |  Marat Safin |
6–3, 7–6(3), 6–4 | |
| F | Loss | Rafael Nadal |
6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7 | |
| US Open 2008 U.S. Open - Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, and won in the final 6–2, 7–5, 6–2, against Andy Murray.-Seeds:# Rafael Nadal # Roger Federer # Novak Djoković # David Ferrer ... |
1R | Win | Máximo González Máximo González Máximo González Mereira is a professional tennis player from Argentina. His career high ranking is #58, achieved on July 6, 2009.- Early career through 2006 :... |
6–3, 6–0, 6–3 |
| 2R | Win |  Thiago AlvesThiago Alves (tennis) Thiago Alves is a professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ITF Tour. His career high rank was #88, achieved on July 13, 2009.- In Grand Slams :He has made four Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into the... |
6–3, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| 3R | Win | Radek Štěpánek Radek Štepánek Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles... |
6–3, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 4R | Win | Igor Andreev Igor Andreev Igor Valerievich Andreev is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow.-2003:Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 at Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 6–7, 6–0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to José Acasuso.At the... |
6–7(6), 7–6(5), 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| QF | Win |  Gilles MüllerGilles Müller Gilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country... |
7–6(5), 6–4, 7–6(5) | |
| SF | Win | Novak Djokovic |
6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 | |
| F | Win (13) |  Andy Murray |
6–2, 7–5, 6–2 |
Singles
| Match | Tournament | Country | StartDate | Entry | Type | I/O | Surface | Round | Opponent/Rank | Result | Score |
| 915 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/14 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R128 | Diego Hartfield (ARG) / #107 | W | 6-0, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 916 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/14 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Fabrice Santoro (FRA) / #36 | W | 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 |
| 917 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/14 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) / #49 | W | 6-7(5), 7-6(1), 5-7, 6-1, 10-8 |
| 918 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/14 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Tomas Berdych (CZE) / #13 | W | 6-4, 7-6(7), 6-3 |
| 919 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/14 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | Q | James Blake (USA) / #15 | W | 7-5, 7-6(5), 6-4 |
| 920 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/14 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | S | Novak Djokovic (SRB) / #3 | L | 5-7, 3-6, 6-7(5) |
| 921 | Dubai | U.A.E. | 3/3 | DA | 500 | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Andy Murray (GBR) / #11 | L | 7-6(6), 3-6, 4-6 |
| 922 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/13 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R128 | Bye | W | |
| 923 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/13 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / #62 | W | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 924 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/13 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Nicolas Mahut (FRA) / #44 | W | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 925 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/13 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) / #23 | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 926 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/13 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | Q | Tommy Haas (GER) / #36 | W | W/O |
| 927 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/13 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | S | Mardy Fish (USA) / #98 | L | 3-6, 2-6 |
| 928 | ATP Masters Series Miami | USA | 3/27 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R128 | Bye | W | |
| 929 | ATP Masters Series Miami | USA | 3/27 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Gael Monfils (FRA) / #65 | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 930 | ATP Masters Series Miami | USA | 3/27 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Robin Soderling (SWE) / #39 | W | 6-4, 3-0 RET |
| 931 | ATP Masters Series Miami | USA | 3/27 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Jose Acasuso (ARG) / #45 | W | 7-6(5), 6-2 |
| 932 | ATP Masters Series Miami | USA | 3/27 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | Q | Andy Roddick (USA) / #6 | L | 6-7(4), 6-4, 3-6 |
| 933 | Estoril | Portugal | 4/14 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Olivier Rochus (BEL) / #77 | W | 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 934 | Estoril | Portugal | 4/14 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Victor Hanescu (ROU) / #68 | W | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 935 | Estoril | Portugal | 4/14 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Clay | Q | Frederico Gil (POR) / #146 | W | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 936 | Estoril | Portugal | 4/14 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Clay | S | Denis Gremelmayr (GER) / #104 | W | 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 937 | Estoril | Portugal | 4/14 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Clay | W | Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) / #4 | W | 7-6(5), 1-2 RET |
| 938 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo | Monaco | 4/20 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Bye | W | |
| 939 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo | Monaco | 4/20 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) / #137 | W | 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(1) |
| 940 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo | Monaco | 4/20 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Gael Monfils (FRA) / #64 | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 941 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo | Monaco | 4/20 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | Q | David Nalbandian (ARG) / #7 | W | 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 942 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo | Monaco | 4/20 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | S | Novak Djokovic (SRB) / #3 | W | 6-3, 3-2 RET |
| 943 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo | Monaco | 4/20 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal (ESP) / #2 | L | 5-7, 5-7 |
| 944 | ATP Masters Series Rome | Italy | 5/5 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Bye | W | |
| 945 | ATP Masters Series Rome | Italy | 5/5 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Guillermo Canas (ARG) / #30 | W | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 946 | ATP Masters Series Rome | Italy | 5/5 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Ivo Karlovic (CRO) / #22 | W | 7-6(4), 6-3 |
| 947 | ATP Masters Series Rome | Italy | 5/5 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | Q | Radek Stepanek (CZE) / #27 | L | 6-7(4), 6-7(7) |
| 948 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/11 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Bye | W | |
| 949 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/11 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) / #27 | W | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 950 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/11 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Robin Soderling (SWE) / #48 | W | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 951 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/11 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | Q | Fernando Verdasco (ESP) / #28 | W | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 952 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/11 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | S | Andreas Seppi (ITA) / #43 | W | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 953 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/11 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal (ESP) / #2 | L | 5-7, 7-6(3), 3-6 |
| 954 | Roland Garros | France | 5/25 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | R128 | Sam Querrey (USA) / #40 | W | 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 955 | Roland Garros | France | 5/25 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Albert Montanes (ESP) / #60 | W | 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-0, 6-4 |
| 956 | Roland Garros | France | 5/25 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Mario Ancic (CRO) / #46 | W | 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 957 | Roland Garros | France | 5/25 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Julien Benneteau (FRA) / #55 | W | 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 |
| 958 | Roland Garros | France | 5/25 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | Q | Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) / #25 | W | 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 959 | Roland Garros | France | 5/25 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | S | Gael Monfils (FRA) / #59 | W | 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 960 | Roland Garros | France | 5/25 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | F | Rafael Nadal (ESP) / #2 | L | 1-6, 3-6, 0-6 |
| 961 | Halle | Germany | 6/9 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Grass | R32 | Michael Berrer (GER) / #83 | W | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 962 | Halle | Germany | 6/9 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Grass | R16 | Jan Vacek (CZE) / #342 | W | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 963 | Halle | Germany | 6/9 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Grass | Q | Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) / #23 | W | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 964 | Halle | Germany | 6/9 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Grass | S | Nicolas Kiefer (GER) / #38 | W | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 965 | Halle | Germany | 6/9 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Grass | W | Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) / #40 | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 966 | Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/23 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | R128 | Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) / #273 | W | 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 967 | Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/23 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | R64 | Robin Soderling (SWE) / #41 | W | 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) |
| 968 | Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/23 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | R32 | Marc Gicquel (FRA) / #53 | W | 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 969 | Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/23 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | R16 | Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) / #27 | W | 7-6(7), 6-2, 6-4 |
| 970 | Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/23 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | Q | Mario Ancic (CRO) / #43 | W | 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 971 | Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/23 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | S | Marat Safin (RUS) / #75 | W | 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-4 |
| 972 | Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/23 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | F | Rafael Nadal (ESP) / #2 | L | 4-6, 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(8), 7-9 |
| 973 | ATP Masters Series Canada | Canada | 7/21 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Bye | W | |
| 974 | ATP Masters Series Canada | Canada | 7/21 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Gilles Simon (FRA) / #22 | L | 6-2, 5-7, 4-6 |
| 975 | ATP Masters Series Cincinnati | USA | 7/28 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Bye | W | |
| 976 | ATP Masters Series Cincinnati | USA | 7/28 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Robby Ginepri (USA) / #64 | W | 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 6-0 |
| 977 | ATP Masters Series Cincinnati | USA | 7/28 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Ivo Karlovic (CRO) / #22 | L | 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-7(5) |
| 978 | Beijing Olympics | China | 8/11 | DA | OL | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) / #29 | W | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 979 | Beijing Olympics | China | 8/11 | DA | OL | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Rafael Arevalo (ESA) / #447 | W | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 980 | Beijing Olympics | China | 8/11 | DA | OL | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Tomas Berdych (CZE) / #20 | W | 6-3, 7-6(4) |
| 981 | Beijing Olympics | China | 8/11 | DA | OL | Outdoor | Hard | Q | James Blake (USA) / #7 | L | 4-6, 6-7(2) |
| 982 | US Open | USA | 8/25 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R128 | Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) / #118 | W | 6-3, 6-0, 6-3 |
| 983 | US Open | USA | 8/25 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Thiago Alves (BRA) / #137 | W | 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 984 | US Open | USA | 8/25 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Radek Stepanek (CZE) / #30 | W | 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 985 | US Open | USA | 8/25 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Igor Andreev (RUS) / #23 | W | 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 986 | US Open | USA | 8/25 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | Q | Gilles Muller (LUX) / #130 | W | 7-6(5), 6-4, 7-6(5) |
| 987 | US Open | USA | 8/25 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | S | Novak Djokovic (SRB) / #3 | W | 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 988 | US Open | USA | 8/25 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | W | Andy Murray (GBR) / #6 | W | 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 989 | SUI v. BEL WG Play-offs | Switzerland | 9/19 | DA | DC | Indoor | Hard | RR | Kristof Vliegen (BEL) / #95 | W | 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-2 |
| 990 | ATP Masters Series Madrid | Spain | 10/12 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | R64 | Bye | W | |
| 991 | ATP Masters Series Madrid | Spain | 10/12 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | R32 | Radek Stepanek (CZE) / #30 | W | 6-3, 7-6(6) |
| 992 | ATP Masters Series Madrid | Spain | 10/12 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | R16 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) / #15 | W | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 993 | ATP Masters Series Madrid | Spain | 10/12 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | Q | Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) / #9 | W | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 994 | ATP Masters Series Madrid | Spain | 10/12 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | S | Andy Murray (GBR) / #4 | L | 6-3, 3-6, 5-7 |
| 995 | Basel | Switzerland | 10/20 | DA | 250 | Indoor | Hard | R32 | Bobby Reynolds (USA) / #86 | W | 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 |
| 996 | Basel | Switzerland | 10/20 | DA | 250 | Indoor | Hard | R16 | Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) / #29 | W | 7-6(6), 7-6(1) |
| 997 | Basel | Switzerland | 10/20 | DA | 250 | Indoor | Hard | Q | Simone Bolelli (ITA) / #42 | W | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 998 | Basel | Switzerland | 10/20 | DA | 250 | Indoor | Hard | S | Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / #39 | W | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 999 | Basel | Switzerland | 10/20 | DA | 250 | Indoor | Hard | W | David Nalbandian (ARG) / #8 | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1000 | ATP Masters Series Paris | France | 10/26 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | R64 | Bye | W | |
| 1001 | ATP Masters Series Paris | France | 10/26 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | R32 | Robin Soderling (SWE) / #18 | W | 6-4, 7-6(7) |
| 1002 | ATP Masters Series Paris | France | 10/26 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | R16 | Marin Cilic (CRO) / #25 | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1003 | ATP Masters Series Paris | France | 10/26 | DA | 1000 | Indoor | Hard | Q | James Blake (USA) / #11 | L | W/O |
| 1004 | Tennis Masters Cup | China | 11/9 | DA | WC | Indoor | Hard | RR | Gilles Simon (FRA) / #9 | L | 6-4, 4-6, 3-6 |
| 1005 | Tennis Masters Cup | China | 11/9 | DA | WC | Indoor | Hard | RR | Radek Stepanek (CZE) / #27 | W | 7-6(4), 6-4 |
| 1006 | Tennis Masters Cup | China | 11/9 | DA | WC | Indoor | Hard | RR | Andy Murray (GBR) / #4 | L | 6-4, 6-7(3), 5-7 |