2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2008 Sony Ericsson Open
Champion	Nikolay Davydenko
Runner-up	Rafael Nadal
Score	6–4, 6–2
Draw	96 (12Q / 1LL / 5WC)
Seeds	32

Main article: 2008 Sony Ericsson Open

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Miami Open. It was his second Masters title.

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to qualifier Kevin Anderson.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
2. Rafael Nadal (final)
3. Novak Djokovic (second round)
4. Nikolay Davydenko (champion)
5. David Ferrer (second round)
6. Andy Roddick (semifinals)
7. David Nalbandian (second round)
8. Richard Gasquet (second round)
9. James Blake (quarterfinals)
10. Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
11. Mikhail Youzhny (fourth round)
12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round)
13. Andy Murray (second round)
14. Tommy Robredo (second round)
15. Guillermo Cañas (fourth round)
16. Paul-Henri Mathieu (fourth round)
17. Fernando González (third round)
18. Juan Mónaco (third round)
19. Ivo Karlović (second round)
20. Carlos Moyá (third round)
21. Lleyton Hewitt (second round)
22. Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
23. Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
24. Nicolás Almagro (third round)
25. Jarkko Nieminen (second round)
26. Philipp Kohlschreiber (second round)
27. Radek Štěpánek (fourth round)
28. Stanislas Wawrinka (second round)
29. Fernando Verdasco (second round)
30. Juan Ignacio Chela (second round)
31. Igor Andreev (quarterfinals)
32. Feliciano López (third 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	64	6	3
	6	Andy Roddick	77	4	6
								6	Andy Roddick	65	2
								4	Nikolay Davydenko	77	6
	4	Nikolay Davydenko	6	6
		Janko Tipsarević	2	1
															4	Nikolay Davydenko	6	6
															2	Rafael Nadal	4	2
	10	Tomáš Berdych	6	6
	31	Igor Andreev	4	4
								10	Tomáš Berdych	66	2
								2	Rafael Nadal	78	6
	9	James Blake	6	3	1
	2	Rafael Nadal	3	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	R Federer	6	6
		G Monfils	68	6	6				G Monfils	3	4
	WC	J Isner	710	3	3										1	R Federer	6	3
		R Söderling	6	6												R Söderling	4	0r
		S Koubek	0	1					R Söderling	3	6	6
								28	S Wawrinka	6	4	3
																						1	R Federer	77	6
																							J Acasuso	65	2
								21	L Hewitt	3	64
		J Acasuso	6	6					J Acasuso	6	77
		S Ventura	2	4												J Acasuso	6	6
		H-t Lee	4	3												D Sela	4	4
		D Sela	6	6					D Sela	77	6
								14	T Robredo	65	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								12	J-W Tsonga	64	7	6
		J Melzer	78	77					J Melzer	77	5	1
		M Llodra	66	65											12	J-W Tsonga	3	3
		R Schüttler	6	1	2											J Benneteau	6	6
		J Benneteau	1	6	6				J Benneteau	3	6	77
								19	I Karlović	6	4	62
																							J Benneteau	6	3	2
																						6	A Roddick	4	6	6
								30	JI Chela	3	7	3
		O Rochus	3	2				Q	I Minář	6	5	6
	Q	I Minář	6	6											Q	I Minář	64	4
		V Hănescu	4	1											6	A Roddick	77	6
	Q	V Troicki	6	6				Q	V Troicki	7	2	4
								6	A Roddick	5	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	N Davydenko	3	78	77
		E Gulbis	6	4	6				E Gulbis	6	66	63
		D Hrbatý	3	6	1										4	N Davydenko	65	7	6
	Q	S Giraldo	3	5												S Bolelli	77	5	1
		S Bolelli	6	7					S Bolelli	6	6
								26	P Kohlschreiber	4	3
																						4	N Davydenko	4	6	7
																						WC	M Ančić	6	3	5
								18	J Mónaco	6	7
	Q	R Sweeting	6	6				Q	R Sweeting	3	5
		F Volandri	3	2											18	J Mónaco	65	6	1
	WC	M Ančić	6	62	6										WC	M Ančić	77	4	6
		G Simon	2	77	3			WC	M Ančić	6	2	79
								13	A Murray	2	6	67

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	M Youzhny	6	6
	Q	B Reynolds	77	4	77			Q	B Reynolds	2	2
		M Safin	63	6	65										11	M Youzhny	77	3	78
		M Fish	3	3											24	N Almagro	64	6	66
		A Clément	6	6					A Clément	2	2
								24	N Almagro	6	6
																						11	M Youzhny	6	0	3
																							J Tipsarević	3	6	6
								29	F Verdasco	4	64
		J Tipsarević	6	4	6				J Tipsarević	6	77
	Q	Y-h Lu	1	6	4											J Tipsarević	6	6
	Q	I Kunitsyn	6	1	2											T Johansson	4	4
		T Johansson	4	6	6				T Johansson	6	7
								5	D Ferrer	4	5

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	R Gasquet	3	77	65
		D Tursunov	4	6	6				D Tursunov	6	62	77
		E Korolev	6	3	2											D Tursunov	4	6	6
		JM del Potro	7	6											32	F López	6	3	4
	WC	J Levine	5	1					JM del Potro	4	2
								32	F López	6	6
																							D Tursunov	2	2
																						10	T Berdych	6	6
								22	JC Ferrero	6	6
	WC	K Nishikori	5	2					A Montañés	3	2
		A Montañés	7	6											22	JC Ferrero	1	3
		C Berlocq	64	3											10	T Berdych	6	6
		S Querrey	77	6					S Querrey	1	2
								10	T Berdych	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	G Cañas	6	4	7
	Q	S Warburg	77	6				Q	S Warburg	3	6	5
		P Starace	62	2											15	G Cañas	78	7
	Q	P Cuevas	6	6											17	F González	66	5
		V Spadea	4	2				Q	P Cuevas	3	3
								17	F González	6	6
																						15	G Cañas	4	66
																						31	I Andreev	6	78
								31	I Andreev	6	6
		M Berrer	6	6					M Berrer	2	1
	Q	R Haase	4	4											31	I Andreev	6	64	6
		A Calleri	65	6	64										Q	K Anderson	4	77	4
	Q	K Anderson	77	3	77			Q	K Anderson	77	3	6
								3	N Djokovic	61	6	4

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	D Nalbandian	1	4
		Ó Hernández	1	1					X Malisse	6	6
		X Malisse	6	6												X Malisse	3	64
	WC	G Kuerten	1	5											27	R Štěpánek	6	77
		S Grosjean	6	7					S Grosjean	3	3
								27	R Štěpánek	6	6
																						27	R Štěpánek	3	4
																						9	J Blake	6	6
								23	I Ljubičić	64	6	3
		F Santoro	6	6					F Santoro	77	2	6
		J Björkman	1	0												F Santoro	3	77	4
		M Gicquel	6	4	2										9	J Blake	6	64	6
		A Seppi	2	6	6				A Seppi	5	3
								9	J Blake	7	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								16	P-H Mathieu	4	6	6
		M Čilić	6	6					M Čilić	6	1	4
		K Vliegen	3	2											16	P-H Mathieu	77	7
		N Mahut	78	6											20	C Moyá	61	5
		F Mayer	66	3					N Mahut	610	4
								20	C Moyá	712	6
																						16	P-H Mathieu	4	4
																						2	R Nadal	6	6
								25	J Nieminen	3	2
		N Kiefer	4	711	6				N Kiefer	6	6
	LL	G García López	6	69	4											N Kiefer	2	4
		S Roitman	3	4											2	R Nadal	6	6
	Q	B Becker	6	6				Q	B Becker	5	2
								2	R Nadal	7	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Steve Darcis (first round)
2. Guillermo García López (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Chris Guccione (qualifying competition)
4. Mischa Zverev (first round)
5. Robin Haase (qualified)
6. Donald Young (qualifying competition)
7. Ivo Minář (qualified)
8. Pablo Cuevas (qualified)
9. Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
10. Luis Horna (withdrew due to an illness)
11. Nicolás Massú (first round)
12. Denis Gremelmayr (qualifying competition)
13. Juan Pablo Brzezicki (first round)
14. Bobby Reynolds (qualified)
15. Benjamin Becker (qualified)
16. Amer Delić (first round)
17. Teymuraz Gabashvili (first round)
18. Viktor Troicki (qualified)
19. Lu Yen-hsun (qualified)
20. Paul Capdeville (qualifying competition)
21. Robert Kendrick (first round)
22. Igor Kunitsyn (qualified)
23. Kevin Anderson (champion)
24. Wayne Odesnik (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Kevin Anderson
2. Benjamin Becker
3. Sam Warburg
4. Santiago Giraldo
5. Robin Haase
6. Bobby Reynolds
7. Ivo Minář
8. Pablo Cuevas
9. Lu Yen-hsun
10. Viktor Troicki
11. Ryan Sweeting
12. Igor Kunitsyn

Lucky loser

1. Guillermo García López

Qualifying draws

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Steve Darcis	1	2
		Harel Levy	6	6
									Harel Levy	3	5
								23	Kevin Anderson	6	7
		Kevin Kim	2	3
	23	Kevin Anderson	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Guillermo García López	6	6
		Konstantinos Economidis	1	1
								2	Guillermo García López	4	2
								15	Benjamin Becker	6	6
		Peter Wessels	6	3	5
	15	Benjamin Becker	4	6	7

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Chris Guccione	77	6
	WC	Gastão Elias	63	1
								3	Chris Guccione	64	2
									Sam Warburg	77	6
		Sam Warburg	77	6
	13	Juan Pablo Brzezicki	61	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Mischa Zverev	5	3
		Santiago Giraldo	7	6
									Santiago Giraldo	6	7
								24	Wayne Odesnik	4	5
		Lukáš Lacko	3	1
	24	Wayne Odesnik	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Robin Haase	6	6
		Rik de Voest	4	0
								5	Robin Haase	6	6
									Dušan Vemić	4	3
		Dušan Vemić	66	6	6
	16	Amer Delić	78	3	4

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Donald Young	6	0
		Wesley Moodie	1	0r
								6	Donald Young	3	5
								14	Bobby Reynolds	6	7
	WC	Philip Bester	3	1
	14	Bobby Reynolds	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Ivo Minář	6	6
	WC	Ričardas Berankis	2	4
								7	Ivo Minář	6	6
								20	Paul Capdeville	3	4
	WC	Ryan Harrison	4	5
	20	Paul Capdeville	6	7

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Pablo Cuevas	6	77
	Alt	Jesse Huta Galung	4	64
								8	Pablo Cuevas	6	6
									Alun Jones	4	4
		Alun Jones	7	3	6
	17	Teymuraz Gabashvili	5	6	2

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Nicolás Lapentti	5	7	4
		Lukáš Dlouhý	7	5	6
									Lukáš Dlouhý	77	63	3
								19	Lu Yen-hsun	62	77	6
		Gilles Müller	3	4
	19	Lu Yen-hsun	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Max Mirnyi	4	2
		Stéphane Bohli	6	6
									Stéphane Bohli	6	63	4
								18	Viktor Troicki	3	77	6
		Alex Bogdanovic	4	6	1
	18	Viktor Troicki	6	3	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Nicolás Massú	6	1	4
		Diego Hartfield	3	6	6
									Diego Hartfield	6	3	0
								WC	Ryan Sweeting	3	6	6
	WC	Ryan Sweeting	6	3	6
	21	Robert Kendrick	4	6	4

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Denis Gremelmayr	6	6
		Wang Yeu-tzuoo	1	3
								12	Denis Gremelmayr	1	2
								22	Igor Kunitsyn	6	6
		Philipp Petzschner	4	1
	22	Igor Kunitsyn	6	6

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