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Tennis · US Open

US Open 2008 (ATP)

Grand SlamNew YorkHard25 Aug 2008 – 8 Sept 2008

US Open 2008 (New York, Hard): Federer R. beat Murray A. 6-2 7-6 6-2 in the final. 127 matches, 30 won by the outsider.

The road to the final

Federer R. · champion

  1. 1st Roundbeat Gonzalez M. (118)6-3 6-0 6-3 @ 1.02
  2. 2nd Roundbeat Alves T. (137)6-3 7-5 6-4 @ 1.01
  3. 3rd Roundbeat Stepanek R. (30)6-3 6-3 6-2 @ 1.12
  4. 4th Roundbeat Andreev I. (23)6-7 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 @ 1.05
  5. Quarterfinalsbeat Muller G. (130)7-6 6-4 7-6 @ 1.03
  6. Semifinalsbeat Djokovic N. (3)6-3 5-7 7-5 6-2 @ 1.72
  7. Finalbeat Murray A. (6)6-2 7-6 6-2 @ 1.50

Opponents' average ranking 64; 4 in the top 32. 27 Aug 2008 – 8 Sept 2008.

Murray A. · runner-up

  1. 1st Roundbeat Roitman S. (107)6-3 6-4 6-0 @ 1.02
  2. 2nd Roundbeat Llodra M. (38)6-4 1-6 7-5 7-6 @ 1.05
  3. 3rd Roundbeat Melzer J. (48)6-7 4-6 7-6 6-1 6-3 @ 1.11
  4. 4th Roundbeat Wawrinka S. (10)6-1 6-3 6-3 @ 1.33
  5. Quarterfinalsbeat Del Potro J.M. (17)7-6 7-6 4-6 7-5 @ 1.53
  6. Semifinalsbeat Nadal R. (1)6-2 7-6 4-6 6-4 @ 3.75
  7. Finallost to Federer R. (2)6-2 7-6 6-2 @ 2.75

Opponents' average ranking 32; 4 in the top 32. 25 Aug 2008 – 8 Sept 2008.

The draw from the last 16

4th Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
The Final
6-7 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-3
6-4 4-6 6-3 7-6Upset
4-6 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-3
6-2 6-4 6-1
6-1 6-3 6-3
6-3 6-4 6-3
6-2 5-7 7-6 6-3
7-5 6-2 6-2Upset
7-6 6-4 7-6
6-2 6-3 3-6 7-6
7-6 7-6 4-6 7-5
3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
6-3 5-7 7-5 6-2
6-2 7-6 4-6 6-4Upset
6-2 7-6 6-2

Winner first, ranking at the match on the right. Tap a player to follow their route.

3rd Round

Score
30 Aug 2008Del Potro J.M. (17)Simon G. (16)6-4 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3
30 Aug 2008Monfils G. (33)Nalbandian D. (7)6-3 6-4 6-2Upset
30 Aug 2008Murray A. (6)Melzer J. (48)6-7 4-6 7-6 6-1 6-3
30 Aug 2008Nadal R. (1)Troicki V. (71)6-4 6-3 6-0
30 Aug 2008Nishikori K. (126)Ferrer D. (4)6-4 6-4 3-6 2-6 7-5Upset
30 Aug 2008Querrey S. (55)Karlovic I. (14)7-6 7-6 6-2Upset
30 Aug 2008Wawrinka S. (10)Cipolla F. (142)5-7 6-7 6-4 6-0 6-4
31 Aug 2008Andreev I. (23)Verdasco F. (13)6-2 6-4 6-4
31 Aug 2008Davydenko N. (5)Tursunov D. (27)6-2 7-6 6-3
31 Aug 2008Federer R. (2)Stepanek R. (30)6-3 6-3 6-2
31 Aug 2008Fish M. (35)Blake J. (9)6-3 6-3 7-6Upset
31 Aug 2008Muller G. (130)Almagro N. (18)6-7 3-6 7-6 7-6 7-5Upset
31 Aug 2008Robredo T. (15)Tsonga J.W. (19)7-6 6-2 6-3Upset
31 Aug 2008Roddick A. (8)Seppi A. (31)6-2 7-5 7-6
1 Sept 2008Djokovic N. (3)Cilic M. (24)6-7 7-5 6-4 7-6
1 Sept 2008Gonzalez F. (11)Nieminen J. (37)7-5 6-4 6-7 6-1

2nd Round

Score
28 Aug 2008Blake J. (9)Darcis S. (62)4-6 6-3 1-0 ret.
28 Aug 2008Cipolla F. (142)Lu Y.H. (73)6-1 4-6 7-6 6-4Upset
28 Aug 2008Del Potro J.M. (17)Bellucci T. (86)4-6 6-1 7-5 6-3
28 Aug 2008Ferrer D. (4)Beck A. (122)4-6 7-5 6-3 7-6
28 Aug 2008Fish M. (35)Mathieu P.H. (25)6-2 3-6 6-3 6-4Upset
28 Aug 2008Karlovic I. (14)Serra F. (69)7-6 6-4 6-2
28 Aug 2008Melzer J. (48)Vanek J. (123)6-0 6-2 6-2
28 Aug 2008Monfils G. (33)Korolev E. (98)6-2 6-3 3-6 6-4
28 Aug 2008Murray A. (6)Llodra M. (38)6-4 1-6 7-5 7-6
28 Aug 2008Nalbandian D. (7)Golubev A. (161)6-2 6-4 6-2
28 Aug 2008Nishikori K. (126)Karanusic R. (100)6-1 7-5 ret.
28 Aug 2008Querrey S. (55)Devilder N. (63)7-6 6-4 4-6 6-3
28 Aug 2008Simon G. (16)Acasuso J. (52)6-4 6-1 6-4
28 Aug 2008Troicki V. (71)Kohlschreiber P. (26)2-6 6-3 6-4 3-0 ret.Upset
28 Aug 2008Wawrinka S. (10)Odesnik W. (114)6-4 7-6 6-2
29 Aug 2008Almagro N. (18)Warburg S. (169)6-3 6-4 6-4
29 Aug 2008Andreev I. (23)Chardy J. (80)7-6 6-4 6-3
29 Aug 2008Cilic M. (24)Ginepri R. (61)6-4 2-6 6-2 7-5
29 Aug 2008Davydenko N. (5)Calleri A. (49)6-4 6-4 7-6
29 Aug 2008Djokovic N. (3)Kendrick R. (113)7-6 6-4 6-4
29 Aug 2008Federer R. (2)Alves T. (137)6-3 7-5 6-4
29 Aug 2008Gonzalez F. (11)Reynolds B. (89)7-6 6-4 6-4
29 Aug 2008Muller G. (130)Haas T. (39)2-6 2-6 7-6 6-3 6-3Upset
29 Aug 2008Nadal R. (1)De Heart R. (261)6-1 6-2 6-4
29 Aug 2008Nieminen J. (37)Minar I. (81)6-7 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
29 Aug 2008Robredo T. (15)Safin M. (44)4-6 7-6 6-4 6-0
29 Aug 2008Seppi A. (31)Garcia-Lopez G. (67)6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2
29 Aug 2008Stepanek R. (30)Guccione C. (87)6-4 6-4 6-7 6-2
29 Aug 2008Tsonga J.W. (19)Moya C. (42)4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
29 Aug 2008Tursunov D. (27)Hanescu V. (54)6-7 6-3 6-4 6-2
29 Aug 2008Verdasco F. (13)Machado R. (200)6-7 7-6 6-4 6-7 6-0
30 Aug 2008Roddick A. (8)Gulbis E. (40)3-6 7-5 6-2 7-5

1st Round

Score
25 Aug 2008Acasuso J. (52)Berrer M. (99)6-4 6-2 6-2
25 Aug 2008Beck A. (122)Isner J. (125)7-6 6-4 7-6Upset
25 Aug 2008Bellucci T. (86)Hernandez O. (79)6-3 6-7 6-4 7-5
25 Aug 2008Darcis S. (62)Gremelmayr D. (74)6-1 6-7 7-6 6-4Upset
25 Aug 2008De Heart R. (261)Rochus O. (68)7-6 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-4Upset
25 Aug 2008Del Potro J.M. (17)Canas G. (53)4-6 7-6 6-4 6-1
25 Aug 2008Ferrer D. (4)Vassallo-Arguello M. (111)7-6 6-2 6-2
25 Aug 2008Golubev A. (161)Evans B. (190)6-4 6-3 6-2
25 Aug 2008Karanusic R. (100)Sweeting R. (277)7-5 7-5 3-6 6-2Upset
25 Aug 2008Kohlschreiber P. (26)Horna L. (95)6-2 6-3 6-2
25 Aug 2008Korolev E. (98)Soderling R. (34)7-6 6-3 7-6Upset
25 Aug 2008Llodra M. (38)Gabashvili T. (85)6-3 5-7 7-6 7-6
25 Aug 2008Melzer J. (48)Lopez F. (29)4-6 7-6 6-2 2-6 6-4
25 Aug 2008Monfils G. (33)Cuevas P. (135)6-4 6-4 6-1
25 Aug 2008Murray A. (6)Roitman S. (107)6-3 6-4 6-0
25 Aug 2008Nadal R. (1)Phau B. (136)7-6 6-3 7-6
25 Aug 2008Nalbandian D. (7)Daniel M. (82)6-1 6-2 6-4
25 Aug 2008Nishikori K. (126)Monaco J. (32)6-2 6-2 5-7 6-2Upset
25 Aug 2008Odesnik W. (114)Fognini F. (83)2-6 6-0 4-6 6-3 6-4
25 Aug 2008Simon G. (16)Granollers M. (51)6-4 6-3 5-7 6-2
25 Aug 2008Troicki V. (71)Ball C. (188)7-6 6-0 6-1
25 Aug 2008Vanek J. (123)Bohli S. (133)3-6 6-3 6-2 7-5Upset
25 Aug 2008Wawrinka S. (10)Bolelli S. (47)7-6 6-3 6-3
26 Aug 2008Alves T. (137)Capdeville P. (127)4-6 1-6 6-1 7-6 6-4Upset
26 Aug 2008Andreev I. (23)Gicquel M. (41)7-6 6-4 6-4
26 Aug 2008Blake J. (9)Young D. (102)6-1 3-6 6-1 4-6 6-4
26 Aug 2008Chardy J. (80)Gil F. (90)3-6 6-3 6-2 6-3
26 Aug 2008Cipolla F. (142)Hernych J. (120)6-7 6-4 2-6 7-6 7-6
26 Aug 2008Devilder N. (63)Andujar P. (88)6-4 6-2 6-2
26 Aug 2008Fish M. (35)Smeets R. (154)7-6 6-7 6-3 6-4
26 Aug 2008Garcia-Lopez G. (67)Hrbaty D. (391)4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
26 Aug 2008Gonzalez F. (11)Navarro-Pastor I. (75)7-6 6-3 4-6 7-6
26 Aug 2008Haas T. (39)Gasquet R. (12)6-7 6-4 5-7 7-5 6-2Upset
26 Aug 2008Karlovic I. (14)Minar J. (303)7-5 6-1 6-4
26 Aug 2008Lu Y.H. (73)Lapentti N. (65)6-4 1-6 4-6 6-4 6-3Upset
26 Aug 2008Machado R. (200)de Voest R. (148)6-4 7-6 6-1Upset
26 Aug 2008Mathieu P.H. (25)Grosjean S. (70)6-7 7-6 6-3 6-2
26 Aug 2008Minar I. (81)Kiefer N. (20)4-6 6-1 6-4 4-1 ret.Upset
26 Aug 2008Muller G. (130)Recouderc L. (195)6-4 6-0 4-6 6-4
26 Aug 2008Nieminen J. (37)Jenkins S. (196)6-3 6-3 7-5
26 Aug 2008Querrey S. (55)Berdych T. (22)6-3 6-1 6-2Upset
26 Aug 2008Reynolds B. (89)Zib T. (292)6-4 6-7 2-6 6-4 7-6
26 Aug 2008Robredo T. (15)Zverev M. (94)7-6 6-2 6-1
26 Aug 2008Safin M. (44)Spadea V. (110)3-6 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-4
26 Aug 2008Seppi A. (31)Lee H.T. (101)6-3 7-5 3-6 3-6 6-3
26 Aug 2008Serra F. (69)Schuettler R. (36)7-6 6-0 2-0 ret.Upset
26 Aug 2008Verdasco F. (13)Kunitsyn I. (72)6-3 6-4 6-1
27 Aug 2008Almagro N. (18)Dancevic F. (146)6-3 6-4 7-5
27 Aug 2008Calleri A. (49)Krajicek A. (892)6-2 6-2 6-1
27 Aug 2008Cilic M. (24)Benneteau J. (57)4-6 7-5 6-3 6-7 6-2
27 Aug 2008Davydenko N. (5)Sela D. (76)6-3 6-3 6-3
27 Aug 2008Djokovic N. (3)Clement A. (78)6-3 6-3 6-4
27 Aug 2008Federer R. (2)Gonzalez M. (118)6-3 6-0 6-3
27 Aug 2008Ginepri R. (61)Delic A. (131)6-1 6-2 7-6
27 Aug 2008Guccione C. (87)Levine J. (96)6-3 3-6 7-6 7-6Upset
27 Aug 2008Gulbis E. (40)Johansson T. (66)7-5 6-1 7-6
27 Aug 2008Hanescu V. (54)Montanes A. (59)7-6 6-3 2-6 6-3
27 Aug 2008Kendrick R. (113)Mahut N. (84)7-6 6-4 5-7 7-5Upset
27 Aug 2008Moya C. (42)Qureshi A.U.H. (210)6-4 6-7 7-6 6-2
27 Aug 2008Stepanek R. (30)Starace P. (77)7-5 6-3 6-1
27 Aug 2008Tsonga J.W. (19)Ventura S. (108)6-7 6-4 6-2 6-3
27 Aug 2008Tursunov D. (27)Schwank E. (58)7-5 4-6 7-5 7-6
27 Aug 2008Warburg S. (169)Tipsarevic J. (45)6-2 1-0 ret.Upset
28 Aug 2008Roddick A. (8)Santoro F. (60)6-2 6-2 6-2

The draw is rebuilt from results, so byes and withdrawals before a match show as empty boxes. Rankings are as at the match; odds are the pre-match average market price. Tour-level main draws. Data: tennis-data.co.uk.