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Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

Men's singles
2008 Summer Olympics
Final
Champion	Rafael Nadal (ESP)
Runner-up	Fernando González (CHI)
Score	6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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2008 tennis event results

Men's singles tennis at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Green Tennis Centre, Beijing
Date	10-17 August
Medalists
Rafael Nadal  Spain Fernando González  Chile Novak Djokovic  Serbia
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The Men's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer OlympicsinBeijing 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.

Nicolás Massú was the reigning gold medalist, having won at the 2004 OlympicsinAthens, however he lost to David Nalbandian in the second round. Rafael NadalofSpain defeated Fernando GonzálezofChile 6–3, 7–6^(7–2), 6–3 in the final. As a result, González became the first male tennis player to win a 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 eight years apart, due to the cancellation of the 1916 Summer Olympics. Following the event, Nadal became the world No. 1 in the ATP Rankings for the first time, ending Roger Federer's record streak of 237 consecutive weeks.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Rafael Nadal  Spain
Silver	Fernando González  Chile
Bronze	Novak Djokovic  Serbia

Calendar

Seeds

02.    Rafael Nadal (ESP) (Champion, gold medalist)

03.    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (Semifinals, bronze medalist)

04.    Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) (Second round)

05.    David Ferrer (ESP) (First round)

06.    Andy Murray (GBR) (First round)

07.    David Nalbandian (ARG) (Third round)

08.    James Blake (USA) (Semifinals, fourth place)

09.    Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) (Second round)

10.    Gilles Simon (FRA) (Third round)

11.    Nicolás Almagro (ESP) (First round)

12.    Fernando González (CHI) (Final, silver medalist)

13.    Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (Third round)

14.    Ivo Karlović (CRO) (Withdrew because of a stomach illness)

15.    Nicolas Kiefer (GER) (Third round)

16.    Radek Štěpánek (CZE) (First round)

17.    Tomáš Berdych (CZE) (Third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

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Top Half

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	77
		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	77
	17	T Berdych (CZE)	6	6																		1	R Federer (SUI)	4	62
	10	G Simon (FRA)	6	6																		8	J Blake (USA)	6	77
		R Söderling (SWE)	4	4				10	G Simon (FRA)	7	6
	Alt	F Niemeyer (CAN)	6	2r					G Cañas (ARG)	5	1
		G Cañas (ARG)	3	4											10	G Simon (FRA)	4	2
		T Bellucci (BRA)	6	4	2										8	J Blake (USA)	6	6
	PR	D Hrbatý (SVK)	2	6	6			PR	D Hrbatý (SVK)	63	6	3
		C Guccione (AUS)	3	63				8	J Blake (USA)	77	4	6
	8	J Blake (USA)	6	77

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)	77	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	77	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 González (CHI)	6	6																		12	F González (CHI)	6	6
	IP	P Sun (CHN)	4	4				12	F González (CHI)	6	6
		M Čilić (CRO)	6	65	6				M Čilić (CRO)	4	2
		J Mónaco (ARG)	4	77	3										12	F González (CHI)	6	6
		O Rochus (BEL)	6	3	6											O Rochus (BEL)	0	3
		I Minář (CZE)	3	6	3				O Rochus (BEL)	77	2
		J Tipsarević (SRB)	710	6					J Tipsarević (SRB)	65	3	r
	5	D Ferrer (ESP)	68	2

Bottom Half

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)	77	6
	IP	N Massú (CHI)	6	7				IP	N Massú (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 Hănescu (ROU)	7	3	6				V Hănescu (ROU)	4	65
		G Monfils (FRA)	6	3	6				G Monfils (FRA)	6	77
	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 Schüttler (GER)	6	65	6										3	N Djokovic (SRB)	77	6
	IP	K Nishikori (JPN)	4	77	3				R Schüttler (GER)	4	2
		R Ginepri (USA)	4	4				3	N Djokovic (SRB)	6	6
	3	N Djokovic (SRB)	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	A Murray (GBR)	65	4
		Y-h Lu (TPE)	77	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)	711	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	77	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	77											2	R Nadal (ESP)	6	6
	IP	J Björkman (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

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