2008 Novak Djokovic tennis season explained

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Fullname:Novak Djokovic
Country: Serbia
Calendarprizemoney:$5,689,078 (singles & doubles)
Singlestitles:4
Yearendsinglesranking:No. 3
Australianopenresult:W
Frenchopenresult:SF
Wimbledonresult:2R
Usopenresult:SF
Doublestitles:0
Currentdoublesranking:No. 579
Daviscup:Yes
Daviscupresult:1R
Next Season:2009

The 2008 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially commenced on January 14 with the start of the 2008 Australian Open.

Yearly summary

Grand Slam performances

Australian Open

See also: 2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles. Novak Djokovic defeated unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the Australian Open.[1] It was the first Grand Slam title of Djokovic's career.

Djokovic became the first Serbian player to win a Grand Slam men's singles title.[2]

French Open

See also: 2008 French Open – Men's Singles.

Wimbledon

See also: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles.

US Open

See also: 2008 US Open – Men's Singles.

All matches

This table lists all the matches of Djokovic this year, including walkovers (W/O)

Singles matches

Doubles matches

Yearly records

Finals

Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-up)

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Category
Grand Slam (1–0)
ATP Finals (1–0)
Masters 1000 (2-1)
500 Series (0–0)
250 Series (0–2)
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Titles by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
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Titles by setting
Outdoor (3–2)
Indoor (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win 8–3Australian Open, AustraliaGrand SlamHard4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win 9–3Indian Wells Masters, United StatesMastersHard Mardy Fish6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Win 10–3Italian Open, ItalyMastersClay Stan Wawrinka4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 10–4Queen's Club Championships, UK250 seriesGrass Rafael Nadal6–7(6–8), 5–7
Loss 10–5Cincinnati Masters, United StatesMastersHard Andy Murray6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 10–6Thailand Open, Thailand250 seriesHard (i) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 11–6ATP Finals, ChinaTour FinalsHard (i)6–1, 7–5

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open. 27 January 2008. Daily Telegraph. 28 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Australian Open 2008. 27 January 2008. BBC Sport. 28 August 2019.