Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles Information & Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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]

[edit] Medalists

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

[edit] Calendar

August	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
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

[edit] Seeds

Roger Federer (SUI) (Quarterfinals)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) (Champion, Gold Medalist)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) (Second Round)
David Ferrer (ESP) (First Round)
Andy Murray (GBR) (First Round)
David Nalbandian (ARG) (Third Round)
James Blake (USA) (Semifinals, Fourth Place)

Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) (Second Round)
Gilles Simon (FRA) (Third Round)
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) (First Round)
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) (Final, Silver Medalist)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (Third Round)
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) (withdrew due to a stomach illness)
Nicolas Kiefer (GER) (Third Round)
Radek Štěpánek (CZE) (First Round)
Tomáš Berdych (CZE) (Third Round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

r = Retired
w/o = Walkover

[edit] 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

[edit] Top Half

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Bottom Half

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

Draw

[edit] References

^ "Gonzalez locks consecutive Olympic medal". The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. 2008-08-15. http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/tennis/n214546331.shtml. Retrieved 2008-08-17.

[0] "Gonzalez locks consecutive Olympic medal". The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. 2008-08-15. http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/tennis/n214546331.shtml. Retrieved 2008-08-17.

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