2008 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Nikolay Davydenko in the final, 6–1, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2008 Tennis Masters Cup | |
| Champion | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Novak Djokovic |
| Runner-up |  Nikolay Davydenko |
| Final score | 6–1, 7–5 |
Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the round-robin. This marks the only instance that he was eliminated before the semifinals at the year-end championships.
Rafael Nadal qualified as the world No. 1, but withdrew before the tournament citing a knee injury.
Seeds
Roger Federer (round robin)- Novak Djokovic (champion)
Andy Murray (semifinals)- Nikolay Davydenko (final)
Andy Roddick (round robin, withdrew due to a right ankle injury)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (round robin)
Juan Martín del Potro (round robin)- Gilles Simon (semifinals)
Alternates
Radek Štěpánek (replaced Roddick, round robin)
Nicolas Kiefer (Did not play)
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
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Andy Murray
| 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Nikolay Davydenko
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Nikolay Davydenko
| 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Novak Djokovic
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Novak Djokovic
| 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| 8 | Gilles Simon
| 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
Red group
| Federer |
Murray |
Roddick Štěpánek |
Simon |
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Roger Federer |
6–4, 6–7(3–7), 5–7 | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 (w/ Štěpánek) |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 43–44 | 3 | |
| 3 | Andy Murray |
4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 (w/ Roddick) |
6–4, 6–2 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 43–34 | 1 | |
| 5 9 |
Andy Roddick Radek Štěpánek |
6–7(4–7), 4–6 (w/ Štěpánek) |
4–6, 6–1, 1–6 (w/ Roddick) |
1–6, 4–6 (w/ Štěpánek) |
0–1 0–2 |
1–2 0–4 |
11–13 15–25 |
X 4 | |
| 8 | Gilles Simon |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | 4–6, 2–6 | 6–1, 6–4 (w/ Štěpánek) |
2–1 | 4–3 | 34–30 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Gold group
| Djokovic |
Davydenko |
Tsonga |
del Potro |
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Novak Djokovic |
7–6(7–3), 0–6, 7–5 | 6–1, 5–7, 1–6 | 7–5, 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 39–39 | 1 | |
| 4 | Nikolay Davydenko |
6–7(3–7), 6–0, 5–7 | 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–6(7–0) | 6–3, 6–2 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 48–36 | 2 | |
| 6 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
1–6, 7–5, 6–1 | 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–7(0–7) | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) | 1–2 | 3–5 | 43–45 | 4 | |
| 7 | Juan Martín del Potro |
5–7, 3–6 | 3–6, 2–6 | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) | 1–2 | 2–4 | 27–37 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.