2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer in [2008 The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final|the final], 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 9–7 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. It was his fifth major title, and his first outside of the French Open, completing the Channel Slam at old. The final marked the third consecutive Wimbledon final between Nadal and Federer, with Federer winning the two prior encounters. It was the first time Federer lost a major final outside the French Open, and would be his only loss at Wimbledon between 2003 and 2009. Nadal's victory ended Federer's record 65-match winning streak on grass. It was the second-longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting 4 hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays. The event stretched over seven hours ending just before nightfall, and is considered by many to be the greatest match in tennis history.
Until the 2017 Australian Open, this would be last time Novak Djokovic would fail to reach the third round of a major. He lost to Marat Safin in the second round, who would end up reaching a career-best semifinal showing at Wimbledon before losing to Federer.
Seeds
Roger Federer 'Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic '
Nikolay Davydenko '
David Ferrer '
Andy Roddick '
David Nalbandian '
Richard Gasquet '
James Blake '
Marcos Baghdatis '
Tomáš Berdych '
Andy Murray '
Stan Wawrinka '
Paul-Henri Mathieu '
Fernando González '
Radek Štěpánek '
Mikhail Youzhny '
Ivo Karlović '
Nicolás Almagro '
Lleyton Hewitt '
Juan Carlos Ferrero '
Fernando Verdasco '
Tommy Robredo '
Jarkko Nieminen '
Dmitry Tursunov '
Ivan Ljubičić '
Nicolas Kiefer '
Gilles Simon '
Andreas Seppi '
Gaël Monfils '
Feliciano López '
Michaël Llodra
Gaël Monfils withdrew due to a shoulder injury. He was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Ilija Bozoljac.