2008 Italian Open – Men's singles

Novak Djokovic defeated Stanislas Wawrinka in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Italian Open.^[1][2]

Men's singles
2008 Italian Open
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Stanislas Wawrinka
Final score	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw	56 (4WC/7Q)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Rafael Nadal was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Juan Carlos Ferrero.^[3][4] Notably, this is the first (and to date only) instance that Nadal lost his opening match at a clay court tournament.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1.   Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
2.   Rafael Nadal (second round)
3.   Novak Djokovic (champion)
4.   Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
5.   David Ferrer (second round)
6.   Andy Roddick (semifinals, retired due to a back injury)
7.   David Nalbandian (second round)
8.   James Blake (quarterfinals)
9.   Richard Gasquet (first round)
10.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (first round)
11.   Carlos Moyá (first round)
12.   Fernando González (third round, withdrew due to a right hamstring injury)
13.   Juan Mónaco (second round)
14.   Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)
15.   Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round)
16.   Andy Murray (second round)

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	6^4	6^7
		Radek Štěpánek	7	7
									Radek Štěpánek	0	0^r
								3	Novak Djokovic	6	1
	3	Novak Djokovic	6	1
		Nicolás Almagro	1	0^r
															3	Novak Djokovic	4	6	6
																Stanislas Wawrinka	6	3	3
	6	Andy Roddick	6	4	7
	14	Tommy Robredo	3	6	6^4
								6	Andy Roddick	0^r
									Stanislas Wawrinka	3
	8	James Blake	7	6^5	1
		Stanislas Wawrinka	6^5	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Federer	6	6
		G Cañas	6^8	6	6				G Cañas	3	3
	WC	G Naso	7	3	2										1	R Federer	7	6
		P Starace	6	2	6											I Karlović	6^4	3
		M Čilić	4	6	4				P Starace	3	7	6^3
		I Karlović	7	6					I Karlović	6	6^5	7
	15	P-H Mathieu	6^4	2																		1	R Federer	6^4	6^7
	9	R Gasquet	4	1																			R Štěpánek	7	7
	Q	L Horna	6	6				Q	L Horna	6	7
		D Tursunov	4	2					J Acasuso	3	6^1
		J Acasuso	6	6											Q	L Horna	4	6	3
		J Nieminen	3	6	3											R Štěpánek	6	1	6
		R Štěpánek	6	3	6				R Štěpánek	4	6	6
								5	D Ferrer	6	2	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	N Djokovic	6	6
		S Darcis	7	7					S Darcis	4	0
		I Ljubičić	5	6^5											3	N Djokovic	6	3	6
		H-t Lee	4	5												I Andreev	3	6	3
		I Andreev	6	7					I Andreev	4	6	6
	Q	P Cuevas	0	4				13	J Mónaco	6	1	4
	13	J Mónaco	6	6																		3	N Djokovic	6	1
	12	F González	3	7	7																		N Almagro	1	0^r
		J Tipsarević	6	6^0	6^6			12	F González	6	6
	Q	E Korolev	1	6	6			Q	E Korolev	3	2
		R Söderling	6	3	4										12	F González
		N Almagro	6	6												N Almagro	w/o
	WC	F Cipolla	1	3					N Almagro	6	7
								7	D Nalbandian	4	5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	A Roddick	6	6
		M Llodra	5	6	6^2				M Fish	1	4
		M Fish	7	3	7										6	A Roddick	7	6
		S Bolelli	6	6												S Bolelli	6^5	3
	Q	O Patience	0	3					S Bolelli	6	6
		G Simon	6	4	7				G Simon	4	4
	10	J-W Tsonga	2	6	6^6																	6	A Roddick	6	4	7
	14	T Robredo	6	6																		14	T Robredo	3	6	6^4
		JI Chela	4	1				14	T Robredo	7	7
		N Mahut	6^5	6	7				N Mahut	5	6^5
	Q	T Fabbiano	7	4	5										14	T Robredo	4	6	7
	WC	M Ančić	6	6											4	N Davydenko	6	2	6^4
		F López	4	4				WC	M Ančić	2	2
								4	N Davydenko	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	J Blake	7	3	6
		A Seppi	6	6					A Seppi	6^5	6	1
		F Santoro	4	2											8	J Blake	5	7	6
		F Volandri	6^6	6	2											F Verdasco	7	5	2
	Q	N Lapentti	7	2	6			Q	N Lapentti	2	7	2
		F Verdasco	6	6					F Verdasco	6	5	6
	11	C Moyá	3	4																		8	J Blake	7	6^5	1
	16	A Murray	5	6	1																		S Wawrinka	6^5	7	6
	Q	JM del Potro	7	4	0^r			16	A Murray	2	6^5
	WC	M Safin	7	2	1				S Wawrinka	6	7
		S Wawrinka	6^5	6	6											S Wawrinka	6	6
		JC Ferrero	6^5	6	6											JC Ferrero	4	3
		N Kiefer	7	3	4				JC Ferrero	7	6
								2	R Nadal	5	1

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1.   Gaël Monfils (qualifying competition, retired)
2.   Jonas Björkman (qualifying competition)
3.   Victor Hănescu (first round, retired)
4.   Mischa Zverev (qualifying competition)
5.   Juan Martín del Potro (qualified)
6.   Nicolás Lapentti (qualified)
7.   Arnaud Clément (qualifying competition)
8.   Evgeny Korolev (qualified)
9.   Boris Pašanski (qualifying competition)
10.   Pablo Cuevas (qualified)
11.   Benjamin Becker (qualifying competition)
12.   Luis Horna (qualified)
13.   Olivier Patience (qualified)
14.   Édouard Roger-Vasselin (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1.   Olivier Patience
2.   Evgeny Korolev
3.   Thomas Fabbiano
4.   Luis Horna
5.   Juan Martín del Potro
6.   Nicolás Lapentti
7.   Pablo Cuevas

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Gaël Monfils	6	6
	Alt	Manuel Sánchez	4	2
								1	Gaël Monfils	3	0^r
								13	Olivier Patience	6	1
		Stefano Galvani	2	6	4
	13	Olivier Patience	6	4	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Jonas Björkman	6	3	7^7
	WC	Matteo Trevisan	4	6	6^5
								2	Jonas Björkman	6^6	2
								8	Evgeny Korolev	7^8	6
		Andrey Golubev	3	3
	8	Evgeny Korolev	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Victor Hănescu	4	0^r
	WC	Thomas Fabbiano	6	3
								WC	Thomas Fabbiano	3	7	6
								9	Boris Pašanski	6	5	3
	WC	Andrea Arnaboldi	6	3	3
	9	Boris Pašanski	4	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Mischa Zverev	6	5	6
		Yuri Schukin	4	7	2
								4	Mischa Zverev	2	5
								12	Luis Horna	6	7
		Max Mirnyi	4	6	4
	12	Luis Horna	6	2	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Juan Martín del Potro	6	4	6
		Francesco Aldi	0	6	2
								5	Juan Martín del Potro	6	6
								11	Benjamin Becker	1	1
		Simone Vagnozzi	6	4	2
	11	Benjamin Becker	4	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Nicolás Lapentti	3	6	7
		Paolo Lorenzi	6	1	5
								6	Nicolás Lapentti	6	6
								14	Édouard Roger-Vasselin	2	0
		Adrián García	4	3
	14	Édouard Roger-Vasselin	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Arnaud Clément	4	6	6
		Leonardo Azzaro	6	2	3
								7	Arnaud Clément	3	3
								10	Pablo Cuevas	6	6
	WC	Matteo Marrai	3	6	1
	10	Pablo Cuevas	6	4	6

References

1. "Djokovic rallies past Wawrinka to win Rome". The New York Times. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
2. "Djokovic se impone a Wawrinka y gana el Masters Series de Roma" [Djokovic overpass Wawrinka and wins the Rome Masters Series]. Diario AS (in Spanish). EFE. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
3. "Nadal loses to Ferrero in Rome". The New York Times. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
4. Virgo, Paul (7 May 2008). "Ferrero elimina a Nadal en Roma, gana González" [Ferrero defeated Nadal at Rome. González wins] (in Spanish). Rome. Reuters. Retrieved 5 December 2022.

External links

• Draw
• Qualifying draw
• ITF tournament profile