Jan 27, 2008
Novak Djokovic became the first Serbian to win a tennis major when he defeated upstart Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the men's finals of the 2008 Australian Open (4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(2)).
The three seed Djokovic defeated defending champion Roger Federer in the semi-finals and ended the streak of 11 straight majors won by either Federer or Rafael Nadal. Tsonga deafeated Nadal in the other semi-final.
Novak Djokovic became the fourth youngest player to win the Australian Open at 20 years, 250 days (Mats Wilander was the youngest in 1983).
Click here to view the results of the 2008 Australian Open Women's Tennis Tournament.
| Roger Federer | |||
| Tomas Berdych | Roger Federer | ||
| (6-4,7-6,6-3) | Roger Federer | ||
| James Blake | James Blake | (7-5,7-6,6-4) | |
| Marin Cilic | (6-3,6-4,6-4) | ||
| Novak Djokovic | |||
| Novak Djokovic | (7-5,6-3,7-6) | ||
| Lleyton Hewitt | Novak Djokovic | ||
| (7-5,6-3,6-3) | Novak Djokovic | ||
| Juan Carlos Ferrero | David Ferrer | (6-0,6-3,7-5) | |
| David Ferrer | (7-5,3-6,6-4,6-1) | ||
| Novak Djokovic 2008 Australian Open Champion (4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6) |
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| Richard Gasquet | |||
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | ||
| (6-2,6-7, 7-6,6-3) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | ||
| Mikhail Youzhny | Mikhail Youzhny | (7-5,6-0,7-6) | |
| Nikolay Davydenko | (7-6,6-3,6-1) | ||
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | |||
| Philipp Kohlschreiber | (6-2,6-3,6-2) | ||
| Jarkko Nieminen | Jarkko Nieminen | ||
| (3-6,7-6,7-6,6-3) | Rafael Nadal | ||
| Paul Henri Mathieu | Rafael Nadal | (7-5,6-3,6-1) | |
| Rafael Nadal | (6-4,3-0, ret) | ||
Novak Djokovic Awards and Accomplishments
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