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2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles
Main article: 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Cincinnati Masters. It was his first Masters title. Rafael Nadal's 32 match winning-streak ended in the semifinals when he was defeated by Djokovic.
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Ivo Karlović.
Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
- SUI Roger Federer (third round)
- ESP Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
- SRB Novak Djokovic (final)
- RUS Nikolay Davydenko (second round)
- ESP David Ferrer (second round)
- USA Andy Roddick (withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
- USA James Blake (third round)
- GBR Andy Murray (champion)
- SUI Stanislas Wawrinka (withdrew due to a right knee injury)
- ESP Fernando Verdasco (third round)
- FRA Richard Gasquet (second round)
- ESP Tommy Robredo (second round)
- CHI Fernando González (first round)
- RUS Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
- CZE Radek Štěpánek (first round)
- CRO Ivo Karlović (semifinals)
Draw
Finals
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Top half
Section 1
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Section 2
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=SRB J Tipsarević | RD1-score03-1=65 | RD1-score03-2=5 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=ESP C Moyá | RD1-score04-1=77 | RD1-score04-2=7 | RD1-score04-3= | RD1-seed05=WC | RD1-team05=USA J Isner | RD1-score05-1=77 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06=Q | RD1-team06=ITA A Stoppini | RD1-score06-1=62 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-score06-3= | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=RUS I Andreev | RD1-score07-1=77 | RD1-score07-2=64 | RD1-score07-3=77 | RD1-seed08=15 | RD1-team08=CZE R Štěpánek | RD1-score08-1=64 | RD1-score08-2=77 | RD1-score08-3=63 | RD1-seed09=11 | RD1-team09=FRA R Gasquet | RD1-score09-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=1 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=FRA M Llodra | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=1 | RD1-score10-3=0r | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=RUS D Tursunov | RD1-score11-1=77 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12=WC | RD1-team12=RUS M Safin | RD1-score12-1=65 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-score12-3= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=USA S Querrey | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=FRA P-H Mathieu | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=3 | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team01=RUS N Davydenko | RD2-score01-1=68 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=2 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=ESP C Moyá | RD2-score02-1=710 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-seed03=WC | RD2-team03=USA J Isner | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=68 | RD2-score03-3=5 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=RUS I Andreev | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score04-2=710 | RD2-score04-3=7 | RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-team05=FRA R Gasquet | RD2-score05-1=68 | RD2-score05-2=0 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=RUS D Tursunov | RD2-score06-1=710 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3= | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=USA S Querrey | RD2-score07-1=63 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=8 | RD2-team08=GBR A Murray | RD2-score08-1=77 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3= | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=ESP C Moyá | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=77 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=RUS I Andreev | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score02-2=62 | RD3-score02-3= | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=RUS D Tursunov | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=8 | RD3-team04=GBR A Murray | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3= | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=ESP C Moyá | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score01-3=1 | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-team02=GBR A Murray | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=6
Bottom half
Section 3
| RD1-seed03=LL | RD1-team03=USA R Ram | RD1-score03-1=65 | RD1-score03-2=4 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=FRA G Simon | RD1-score04-1=77 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3= | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=FIN J Nieminen | RD1-score05-1=67 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=LAT E Gulbis | RD1-score06-1=79 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3= | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=SWE T Johansson | RD1-score07-1=64 | RD1-score07-2=77 | RD1-score07-3=3 | RD1-seed08=LL | RD1-team08=FRA A Clément | RD1-score08-1=77 | RD1-score08-2=65 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-seed09=13 | RD1-team09=CHI F González | RD1-score09-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=3 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=CZE T Berdych | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-score10-3=6 | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=ESP F López | RD1-score11-1=5 | RD1-score11-2=5 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=ITA A Seppi | RD1-score12-1=7 | RD1-score12-2=7 | RD1-score12-3= | RD1-seed13=Q | RD1-team13=RSA K Anderson | RD1-score13-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=61 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=ITA S Bolelli | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=77 | RD1-score14-3= | RD2-seed01=7 | RD2-team01=USA J Blake | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=FRA G Simon | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score02-3= | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=LAT E Gulbis | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score03-3=77 | RD2-seed04=LL | RD2-team04=FRA A Clément | RD2-score04-1=4 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=65 | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=CZE T Berdych | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=5 | RD2-score05-3=5 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=ITA A Seppi | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score06-2=7 | RD2-score06-3=7 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=ITA S Bolelli | RD2-score07-1=62 | RD2-score07-2=62 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-team08=SRB N Djokovic | RD2-score08-1=77 | RD2-score08-2=77 | RD2-score08-3= | RD3-seed01=7 | RD3-team01=USA J Blake | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=3 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=LAT E Gulbis | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=ITA A Seppi | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-team04=SRB N Djokovic | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3= | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=LAT E Gulbis | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=SRB N Djokovic | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=
Section 4
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=ECU N Lapentti | RD1-score03-1=77 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=CRO M Čilić | RD1-score04-1=65 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-score04-3= | RD1-seed05=WC | RD1-team05=USA J Levine | RD1-score05-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06=Q | RD1-team06=AUS C Guccione | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3= | RD1-seed07=Q | RD1-team07=DOM V Estrella | RD1-score07-1=3 | RD1-score07-2=5 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=10 | RD1-team08=ESP F Verdasco | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=7 | RD1-score08-3= | RD1-seed09=14 | RD1-team09=RUS M Youzhny | RD1-score09-1=62 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=4 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=GER T Haas | RD1-score10-1=77 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score10-3=6 | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=FRA G Monfils | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12=WC | RD1-team12=USA D Young | RD1-score12-1=1 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-score12-3= | RD1-seed13=Q | RD1-team13=GER B Becker | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=66 | RD1-score13-3=4 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=FRA F Serra | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score14-2=78 | RD1-score14-3=6 | RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team01=ESP D Ferrer | RD2-score01-1=62 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=3 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=ECU N Lapentti | RD2-score02-1=77 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-seed03=Q | RD2-team03=AUS C Guccione | RD2-score03-1=64 | RD2-score03-2=64 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=10 | RD2-team04=ESP F Verdasco | RD2-score04-1=77 | RD2-score04-2=77 | RD2-score04-3= | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=GER T Haas | RD2-score05-1=5 | RD2-score05-2= | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=FRA G Monfils | RD2-score06-1=1r | RD2-score06-2= | RD2-score06-3= | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=FRA F Serra | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=ESP R Nadal | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3= | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=ECU N Lapentti | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=7 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=10 | RD3-team02=ESP F Verdasco | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score02-2=5 | RD3-score02-3= | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=GER T Haas | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=60 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=ESP R Nadal | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=77 | RD3-score04-3= | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=ECU N Lapentti | RD4-score01-1=63 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=ESP R Nadal | RD4-score02-1=77 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=
References
References
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