2008 Novak Djokovic tennis season

Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
14 – 27 January 2008 1 / 173 1R Benjamin Becker 81 Win 6–0, 6–2, 7–6^(7–5) 2 / 174 2R Simone Bolelli 70 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 3 / 175 3R Sam Querrey 62 Win 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 4 / 176 4R Lleyton Hewitt (19) 22 Win 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 5 / 177 QF David Ferrer (5) 5 Win 6–0, 6–3, 7–5 6 / 178 SF Roger Federer (1) 1 Win 7–5, 6–3, 7–6^(7–5) 7 / 179 W Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 38 Win (1) 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6^(7–2) Davis Cup World Group
1st Round: Russia vs Serbia
Moscow, Russia
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
8 – 10 February 2008 8 / 180 RR Nikolay Davydenko 4 Loss 6–4, 6–3, 4–6 Ret. Marseille Open
Marseille, France
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
11 – 17 February 2008 9 / 181 1R Ivan Dodig (Q) 296 Win 6–1, 6–4 10 / 182 2R Gilles Simon 30 Loss 2–6, 7–6^(8–6), 3–6 Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
3 – 9 March 2008 11 / 183 1R Marin Čilić 45 Win 6–4, 6–3 12 / 184 2R Fabrice Santoro 47 Win 6–3, 7–6^(7–3) 13 / 185 QF Igor Andreev 34 Win 6–2, 6–1 14 / 186 SF Andy Roddick (6) 6 Loss 6–7^(5–7), 3–6 Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 23 March 2008 – 1R Bye 15 / 187 2R Andreas Seppi 40 Win 6–3, 7–6^(7–3) 16 / 188 3R Philipp Kohlschreiber (27) 27 Win 6–3, 6–2 17 / 189 4R Guillermo Cañas (16) 16 Win 6–2, 6–3 18 / 190 QF Stan Wawrinka 35 Win 7–6^(7–5), 6–2 19 / 191 SF Rafael Nadal (2) 2 Win 6–3, 6–2 20 / 192 W Mardy Fish 98 Win (2) 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 Miami Open
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
24 March – 6 April 2008 – 1R Bye 21 / 193 2R Kevin Anderson (Q) 122 Loss 6–7^(1–7), 6–3, 4–6 Masters Series Monte-Carlo
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
21 – 27 April 2008 – 1R Bye 22 / 194 2R Ivan Ljubičić 29 Win 6–3, 6–3 23 / 195 3R Andy Murray (14) 20 Win 6–0, 6–4 24 / 196 QF Sam Querrey 50 Win 6–4, 6–0 25 / 197 SF Roger Federer (1) 1 Loss 3–6, 2–3 Ret. Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
5 – 11 May 2008 – 1R Bye 26 / 198 2R Steve Darcis 49 Win 6–4, 6–0 27 / 199 3R Igor Andreev 26 Win 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 28 / 200 QF Nicolas Almagro 21 Win 6–1, 1–0 Ret. 29 / 201 SF Radek Štěpánek 27 Win 6–0, 1–0 Ret. 30 / 202 W Stan Wawrinka 24 Win (3) 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 Hamburg Open
Hamburg, Germany
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
12 – 18 May 2008 – 1R Bye 31 / 203 2R Juan Ignacio Chela 39 Win 6–3, 6–1 32 / 204 3R Ivo Karlović 24 Win 7–6^(7–3), 6–3 33 / 205 QF Albert Montañés 78 Win 6–2, 6–3 34 / 206 SF Rafael Nadal (2) 2 Loss 5–7, 6–2, 2–6 French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
26 May – 8 June 2008 35 / 207 1R Denis Gremelmayr 64 Win 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2 36 / 208 2R Miguel Ángel López Jaén (Q) 264 Win 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 37 / 209 3R Wayne Odesnik (WC) 106 Win 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 38 / 210 4R Paul-Henri Mathieu (18) 19 Win 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 39 / 211 QF Ernests Gulbis 80 Win 7–5, 7–6^(7–3), 7–5 40 / 212 SF Rafael Nadal (2) 2 Loss 4–6, 2–6, 6–7^(3–7) Queens Club Championships
London, England
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
9 June – 15 June 2008 – 1R Bye 41 / 213 2R Roko Karanušić 112 Win 6–2, 7–6^(9–7) 42 / 214 3R Janko Tipsarević (13) 39 Win 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 43 / 215 QF Lleyton Hewitt (11) 30 Win 6–2, 6–2 44 / 216 SF David Nalbandian (4) 8 Win 6–1, 6–0 45 / 217 F Rafael Nadal (2) 2 Loss (1) 6–7^(6–8), 5–7 Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
23 June – 6 July 2008 46 / 218 1R Michael Berrer 91 Win 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 47 / 219 2R Marat Safin 75 Loss 4–6, 6–7^(3–7), 2–6 Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
21 – 27 July 2008 – 1R Bye 48 / 220 2R Frank Dancevic (WC) 82 Win 6–4, 6–4 49 / 221 3R Robin Söderling 49 Win 6–4, 6–4 50 / 222 QF Andy Murray (8) 9 Loss 3–6, 6–7^(3–7) Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
28 July – 3 August 2008 – 1R Bye 51 / 223 2R Simone Bolelli 50 Win 7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–2) 52 / 224 3R Andreas Seppi 39 Win 6–1, 6–2 53 / 225 QF Ernests Gulbis 53 Win 6–3, 6–4 54 / 226 SF Rafael Nadal (2) 2 Win 6–1, 7–5 55 / 227 F Andy Murray (8) 9 Loss (2) 6–7^(4–7), 6–7^(5–7) 2008 Summer Olympics
Beijing, China
Olympic Games
Hard, outdoor
11 – 17 August 2008 56 / 228 1R Robby Ginepri 59 Win 6–4, 6–4 57 / 229 2R Rainer Schüttler 35 Win 6–4, 6–2 58 / 230 3R Mikhail Youzhny (13) 22 Win 7–6^(7–3), 6–3 59 / 231 QF Gaël Monfils 43 Win 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 60 / 232 SF Rafael Nadal (2) 2 Loss 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 61 / 233 SF-B James Blake (8) 7 Win 6–3, 7–6^(7–4) US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
25 August – 7 September 2008 62 / 234 1R Arnaud Clément 78 Win 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 63 / 235 2R Robert Kendrick (Q) 113 Win 7–6^(10–8), 6–4, 6–4 64 / 236 3R Marin Čilić (30) 24 Win 6–7^(7–9), 7–5, 6–4, 7–6^(7–0) 65 / 237 4R Tommy Robredo (15) 15 Win 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 66 / 238 QF Andy Roddick (8) 8 Win 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6^(7–5) 67 / 239 SF Roger Federer (2) 2 Loss 3–6, 7–5, 5–7, 2–6 Davis Cup World Group
Playoff: Slovakia vs Serbia
Bratislava, Slovakia
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
19 – 21 September 2008 68 / 240 RR Dominik Hrbatý 399 Win 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 Thailand Open
Bangkok, Thailand
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
22 – 28 September 2008 – 1R Bye 69 / 241 2R Simon Stadler (Q) 141 Win 6–1, 6–3 70 / 242 QF Robin Söderling (6) 34 Win 6–4, 7–5 71 / 243 SF Tomáš Berdych (3) 27 Win 7–5, 6–1 72 / 244 F Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2) 20 Loss (3) 6–7^(4–7), 4–6 Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
13 – 19 October 2008 – 1R Bye 73 / 245 2R Victor Hănescu (Q) 73 Win 6–7^(8–10), 7–6^(8–6), 3–1 Ret. 74 / 246 3R Ivo Karlović (14) 21 Loss (2) 6–7^(4–7), 6–7^(5–7) Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
27 October – 2 November 2008 – 1R Bye 75 / 247 2R Dmitry Tursunov 26 Win 6–2, 4–3 Ret. 76 / 248 3R Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (13) 14 Loss 4–6, 6–1, 3–6 Tennis Masters Cup
Shanghai, China
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
10 – 16 November 2008 77 / 249 RR Juan Martin del Potro (7) 8 Win 7–5, 6–3 78 / 250 RR Nikolay Davydenko (4) 5 Win 7–6^(7–3), 0–6, 7–5 79 / 251 RR Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6) 7 Loss 6–1, 5–7, 1–6 80 / 252 SF Gilles Simon (8) 9 Win 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 81 / 253 W Nikolay Davydenko (4) 5 Win (4) 6–1, 7–5