Follow. [54] Ana Ivanovic progressed to her first Australian Open semi-final after defeating Venus Williams 7–6, 6–4, a result which marked Ivanovic's first triumph over either of the Williams sisters. Playing next. Significantly, the match extended further into the evening than any other in the history of the Australian Open. Tsonga has a good record at the Australian Open. [55] She set up a tie with Daniela Hantuchová, who advanced to her first Grand Slam semi-final after dispatching Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2, 6–2. Open d'Australie 2008 Tableau du simple messieurs Tableau du simple dames Tableau du double messieurs Tableau du double dames Tableau du double mixte Open d'Australie Simple messieurs 2007 2008 2009 Grands Chelems 2008 Simple messieurs Australie - Roland-Garros - Wimbledon - US Open modifier Article principal: Open d'Australie 2008 . The year before, the Frenchman had been ousted in the first round. Justine Henin struggled to get to grips with Francesca Schiavone before winning; and Nicole Vaidišová and Serena Williams set up an intriguing fourth round match, a re-match of the previous year's semi-final. 2005 ging Tsonga bei den French Open erstmals im H… Hantuchová claimed that Ivanovic resorted to gamesmanship by shuffling her feet prior to her serve, thereby causing a distraction. The game took place on Day 3 of the event. Sharapova also achieved the feat of not dropping a set or playing a tiebreak the entire tournament, after she was heavily defeated by Serena Williams in the 2007 final. [2] Player reaction to the change of surface was generally ambivalent.[3][4]. hace 5 años | 82 visualizaciones. David Nalbandian, the number 10 seed also suffered a straight-sets defeat at the hands of former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero. Vergleich: Novak Djokovic vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 27.01.2008 - Australian Open - Melbourne Novak Djokovic vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2008 Australian Open - Final) - Set3 This broke Federer's record run of appearing in 10 consecutive grand slam finals. This event marked the end of Federer's record 10 straight Grand Slam finals (of which he won 8). In the women's doubles final, Alyona and Kateryna Bondarenko beat Victoria Azarenka and Shahar Pe'er 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 to win their first Grand Slam title. 1 seed Justine Henin in a repeat of the 2007 WTA Tour Championships final. Li Na said goodbye to the tournament, losing to qualifier Marta Domachowska. Djokovic won his first Grand Slam singles title, defeating unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final; Maria Sharapova, runner-up to Williams in 2007, defeated Ana Ivanovic to win her first Australian Open title and third Grand Slam title. 27 Maria Kirilenko 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 and will next play Poland's Agnieszka Radwańska, who upset No. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anna Chakvetadze, Venus Williams, Daniela Hantuchová, Nadia Petrova and form player Li Na all navigated their way into the third round too. Ver en pantalla completa. Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. During the match, Roddick called umpire Emmanuel Joseph an "idiot" and received a retrospective fine of $500 for racquet abuse. 14 Nadia Petrova 1–6, 7–5, 6–0. The women's draw saw Jelena Janković, the 2001 girls' champion, and Ana Ivanovic produce notable performances to reach the semi-finals and the final, respectively. In what was dubbed the "Glam Slam" final,[60] Maria Sharapova of Russia won the Women's 2008 Australian Open over Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in straight sets; 7–5, 6–3. The manufacturers of Rebound Ace derided the new surface, with director Paul Bull saying that, "We had an Australian icon event with a unique Australian product and now we are just going to become a clone of the U.S. It was Djokovic's 1st title of the year, and his 8th overall. This tournament saw strong performances from Serbian players. Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands defeated the other Australian hopeful, Jessica Moore, 6–3, 6–4 to claim the girls' singles crown. "In Abstimmung mit meinem medizinischen Team sind die Australian Open für mich daher abgesagt." In a brief statement, Victoria Police said they received a report that the girl was inappropriately touched on the buttocks on Monday. 1 seed Roger Federer was pushed to the limit by Janko Tipsarević before triumphing; 6–7, 7–6, 5–7, 6–1, 10–8 in 267 minutes. This statement appeared to be a delayed reaction to the trouble that marred the event in 2007, with Australian youths of Greek, Serbian and Croatian origins involved in mutually abusive sparring. [3] One source of criticism from players was the slower than expected pace, although many of these comments came prior to the event's commencement. [13] The match, in progress at the Margaret Court Arena, was suspended for ten minutes as the police attempted stop the "offensive chanting" and eject certain fans. In a day that was relatively free of controversy on the court, several media outlets focused on allegedly unsavoury aspects off it. "Ich freue mich schon darauf, wieder auf den Tennisplatz zurückzukehren, aber ich muss geduldig bleiben", schrieb Tsonga. L'Open d'Australie innove en 2008 avec une nouvelle surface, le Plexicushion, et remercie le fameux Rebound Ace utilisé depuis l'édition 1988. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. [5] This "stick" was a result of the thick rubber mat (10 mm) laid beneath the surface,[2] the high heat retention because of this, and the high temperatures present during the Australian summer, which intermittently resulted in the extreme heat policy being invoked. [21][22] The men's side saw Janko Tipsarević, winner of the boys' tournament in 2001, almost cause an upset when he pushed Roger Federer to five sets in the third round, with the final score being 6–7 (5–7), 7–6 (7–1), 5–7, 6–1, 10–8 in Federer's favour. Seeds Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Fernando González, David Nalbandian, Tomáš Berdych and James Blake all came through unscathed; with Federer dropping only 3 games against Fabrice Santoro. Second set: Tsonga* leads Djokovic 6-4, 1-0 Right then, Djokovic has now dropped his first set of the 2008 Australian Open, so the question is - how does he respond from here? Maria Sharapova easily beat Elena Dementieva[46] and she joined Justine Henin, Serena Williams and Jelena Janković, who eliminated home favourite Casey Dellacqua, in the quarter finals. [36] On the women's side, Ana Ivanovic defeated Tathiana Garbin 6–0, 6–3 in the night match preceding Baghdatis vs. Safin. "The matter was reported to police this morning and the incident is currently being investigated", the statement said. Federer's progression marked his 15th consecutive Grand Slam semi-final, a record.[54]. The Federer-Tipsarević match, which lasted 267 minutes, overlapped into the night session which it normally starts at 7:30 pm and this delayed the commencement of the women's singles match between Venus Williams and Sania Mirza until 10:00 pm. [27] Coincidentally, Djokovic would also defeat Federer in straight sets en route to his second Australian Open title, in 2011. 15 seed Patty Schnyder crashing out in the women's draw, while No. [10] A partnership was formed with Victoria Police. [2], It was also the first Grand Slam final since the 2005 Australian Open that did not feature either Federer or Rafael Nadal, who were beaten by Djokovic and Tsonga, respectively, in the semi-finals.[3][4]. [6] The heat retention of the surface had also been a point of contention between players. The second featured Australian hopeful Lleyton Hewitt, who defeated Marcos Baghdatis 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–7, 6–3 in a match that provoked discussion about the validity of night matches;[43] the players did not finish play until 04:34 am the next day,[44] 282 minutes since it started at 11:52 pm. Sun Tiantian of China and Nenad Zimonjić of Serbia were crowned the 2008 Mixed Doubles champions after defeating Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi of India in straight sets; 7–6, 6–4. It was Sharapova's third Grand Slam title. In the first women's semi-final match, fifth seeded Russian Maria Sharapova defeated third seeded Serbian Jelena Janković in a two sets, 6–3, 6–1 to clinch the first spot in the finals. 2008 Australian Open victory speech by Novak Djokovic - 1st of 4 grand slam titles in Australia (6 total) Rules had previously been put in place so that a men's singles match would not start if other matches had played past 11:00 pm;[45] however, with the home crowd growing anxious, the organizers decided to go ahead with the Hewitt vs. Baghdatis match. La nouvelle surface, censée être plus rapide, est moins sensible aux températures élevées qui rendaient parfois le Rebound Ace très délicat sous les fortes chaleurs de janvier de l'hémisphère sud. The previous record was 61,083, set during the 2007 U.S. On 15 January, Day 2 of the tournament, Victoria Police had to intervene when Greek Australian supporters, following Greece's Konstantinos Economidis in his match against Chilean Fernando González, became unruly. [15], Australian Open director, Craig Tiley, had announced in the week preceding the event that police and security forces would "impose a 'zero-tolerance' policy on anti-social behaviour". [49][50] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his match against 14th seed Mikhail Youzhny and booked his spot in the semi-finals. [52] The WTA claimed that the gesture was simply a joke between the pair, pertaining to this comment. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. Umpire Maria Alves spotted the infringement during the match, and although unable to understand what had been communicated, dealt Janković a code violation for illegal coaching. Ivanovic said that any possible noise was a result of the new court surface; and tried to offer an explanation of Hantuchová's motives, saying, "Maybe she was just trying to pick on something, to get upset. Favourites Roger Federer, Tomáš Berdych, James Blake, Novak Djokovic, Fernando González, Lleyton Hewitt, Marcos Baghdatis, David Nalbandian, David Ferrer, Marat Safin, Venus Williams, Ana Ivanovic, Anna Chakvetadze, Daniela Hantuchová, and Svetlana Kuznetsova all advanced. "Despite great progress in recent months, I am still not able to play in competition. Jarkko Nieminen also advanced to the last eight. Sharapova became the first Russian woman to win the Australian Open singles title. Rebound Ace was also chastised by Lleyton Hewitt for having an inconsistent bounce, in terms of height and pace (shock absorption); and claimed that these factors varied depending on the weather. [28] Janković then ended the title defence of Serena Williams in the quarter-finals,[29] before losing her semi-final to Maria Sharapova. Djokovic won the Australian Open title for the first time back in 2008, beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final. The new surface is thinner, and therefore has lower heat retention. On 30 May 2007, Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley announced that as of the 2008 Australian Open, the Rebound Ace surface that had been used since 1988 would be replaced by a newer, faster Plexicushion surface. Sharapova's father, Yuri Sharapov, came under intense scrutiny from Australian media after he made a throat-slashing gesture shortly after his daughter's match against the world No. A member of the Tennis Club de Paris (TCP), Tsonga's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. [47], Maria Sharapova was fined the same amount at the 2007 Australian Open, also for receiving illegal coaching, with the same umpire, Maria Alves, in the chair.[48]. 8:51. [42] However, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anna Chakvetadze both saw their tournaments ended in the third round by Agnieszka Radwańska and Maria Kirilenko respectively. Roger Federer defeated James Blake 7–5, 7–6, 6–4 in just over 2 hours. [56] Fourth seeded Ana Ivanovic also progressed to the final after defeating Daniela Hantuchová in three sets, 0–6, 6–3, 6–4. "[8] Tiley later said that the change of colour, from green to blue, would also benefit players and officials,[1] although this change was quite arbitrary. 1 Novak Djokovic completed a clinical performance at 12:41 a.m. local time on Friday morning in a repeat of the 2008 final at the Australian Open.. Herreneinzel der Australian Open 2008. The top seed vanquished his old French foe for the 17th time in 27 tour meetings stretching back 11 years and advances to face Canada's 25th seed Denis Shapovalov in the third round. [9], On 21 December 2007, organizers of the event announced that the tournament would be watched under the scrutiny of anti-corruption officials. In the men's doubles final, the Israeli pair, Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram beat Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra of France 7–5, 7–6 to win their first Grand Slam title. [2], The Plexicushion surface received a relatively mixed reception from players. Djokovic became the first Serbian player to win a Grand Slam men's singles title. [39] Kohlschreiber entered the tournament in good form, having won the 2008 Heineken Open. And, since then, the Serb has enjoyed huge success Down Under. This was the only Grand Slam tournament where Federer failed to reach the final between the 2005 Wimbledon Championships and the 2010 Australian Open, a span of 19 Grand Slam tournaments. 38 player in the ATP Rankings. In the pick of the second round matches, former finalist Marcos Baghdatis dispatched former champion Marat Safin in five sets; 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2. [23][24] Third-seed Novak Djokovic became Serbia's first Grand Slam singles title winner (Ana Ivanovic would later become that country's first Grand Slam women's singles title winner, at the 2008 French Open), and the youngest ever winner of the Australian Open, at 20 years and 250 days of age, when he defeated surprise finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final,[25] having defeated the defending champion Federer in the semi-finals,[26] and Australian hopeful Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets in the fourth round. Novak Djokovic powered his way into the quarter-finals, defeating Lleyton Hewitt 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 in a fourth-round clash. Jelena Janković survived a straight set win over defending champion Serena Williams, making the semifinals of her 3rd different major. Australian Open: Djokovic bezwingt Tsonga in drei Sätzen Der Weltranglistenerste Novak Djokovic ist ohne Satzverlust in die dritte Runde der Australian Open eingezogen. This event mirrors a series of incidents that occurred at last year's event, when several men attending the tournament were arrested for taking upskirt photographs. This page was last edited on 26 November 2020, at 00:53. Übersicht Novak Djokovic - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3:1 (Australian Open 2008, Finale) Simon squandered the first three to unforced errors, but it was Nadal who produced two aces and a drop shot to save himself at 4–5, 0-40. Ivanovic had lost the first eight games of the match before rectifying her game. [1] Henin called it a "good surface" but said she did not find it markedly distinguishable from Rebound Ace, saying the biggest difference was the change of colour. Playing next. The police regiment was heavily outnumbered, with a BBC Radio employee commenting that, "[there were] two guys against maybe 70-80, that's not good. Rafael Nadal, Nikolay Davydenko, Andy Roddick and Richard Gasquet all progressed in straight sets, whilst Mikhail Youzhny was tested before eventually winning 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–6. Maria Sharapova defeated comeback queen Lindsay Davenport in somewhat easy fashion 6–1, 6–3,[35] and Justine Henin, Serena Williams, and Jelena Janković also advanced with wins. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (French pronunciation: [ʒo wilfʁid tsɔŋɡa]; born 17 April 1985) is a French professional tennis player. If you want to relive the best moments of the Australian Open 2008 Final, look at this video ! World No. The first ever Grand Slam trophy in Men's Doubles for Israeli players. Das Finale bestritten Novak Đoković und Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, welches Đoković in vier … In other words, when a deuce happened in a game, the team who won the next point won the game. The video shows the 2008 fifteenth seed, Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis, at a barbecue hosted by his Greek Australian fans in Melbourne in early 2007. In other matches, the 2007 finalist Fernando González made an early exit to Marin Čilić; Novak Djokovic, James Blake and Tomáš Berdych all progressed as well. 11 seed Tommy Robredo to send him crashing out 6–1, 6–2, 6–3, while Stanislas Wawrinka retired against Marc Gicquel down two sets to one. [40] Rafael Nadal faced world number 33 Gilles Simon, and had to save six set points in the first set. 13 Tatiana Golovin and No. For the mixed doubles, in every game, the first team to score four points, won the game. [34] Finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga scored his best victory to that point in a four set win over number 9 seed Andy Murray, 7–5, 6–4, 0–6, 7–6. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title. Eleven years ago, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga arrived in Melbourne Park as the No. In the first, No. Both players said that the trouble was not something they had witnessed before; and Economidis condemned his supporters, saying that, "It was a really nice atmosphere until this moment. [59] Tsonga hit a total of 49 winners to Nadal's 13 and served imperiously: Nadal was unable to force a break point until the third set. Im Exklusiv-Interview mit Eurosport spricht Jo-Wilfried Tsonga über das Duell mit Novak Djokovic, den schwersten Moment des Endspiel [18], During the Open, a video posted on YouTube almost a year earlier made headlines in the Australian media. Open. Browse more videos. 6 years ago | 231 views. Djokovic did not lose one set, not even against Federer, to get to the … The total attendance figure for Day 4 was 62,885, setting a new world record for a combined day/night attendance at a Grand Slam event. 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Er war der Shootingstar und Publikumsliebling in Melbourne - auch wenn ihm im Finale der ganz große Triumph versagt blieb. [38] Roddick was visibly perturbed during the match, which resulted in his earliest exit at the Australian Open since 2002. [57] However, Hantuchová was critical of Ivanovic's tactics during the latter stages of the match. We're putting our policies, procedures and programme in place to protect it. Joining them were numerous lower seeds including Elena Dementieva, Nicole Vaidišová and Amélie Mauresmo. Both Roger Federer and Serena Williams were unsuccessful in defending their 2007 titles; Federer losing to Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals and Williams losing in the quarter-finals to Jelena Jankovic. [1] In it, Baghdatis is holding a flare and taking part in chants against the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. 3 Novak Djokovic, Djokovic won in just over 2 hours; completing the victory in straight sets, 7–5, 6–3, 7–6 to reach the second grand slam final of his career. But Tsonga became the story of the Australian Open, defeating four Top 15 players to reach the final, which was his first at tour-level. Novak Djokovic will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Sunday's Australian Open final after the No3 seed produced a superb performance to oust the world … Titelverteidiger war Roger Federer. Home favourite Alicia Molik also advanced into the second round. 19 Sybille Bammer also struggled, losing to Aravane Rezaï and Hsieh Su-wei respectively. Roger Federer described it as slow, with Novak Djokovic, Jelena Janković and James Blake all corroborating this opinion, albeit from experience in preliminary tournaments. 12 in the world and Cañas No. [65] On the date that the seeds were announced, 11 January 2008, Haas was No. Robin Ammerlaan / Ronald Vink, 6–4, 6–3, Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer defeated Korie Homan / Sharon Walraven, 6–3, 6–1, Peter Norfolk defeated David Wagner, 6–2, 6–3, Nicholas Taylor / David Wagner defeated Sarah Hunter / Peter Norfolk, 5–7, 6–0, [10]–[3], These were the seeds for the 2008 Australian Open. [1] However, the new surface faced criticism for being too similar to DecoTurf, the surface used at the U.S. 35:07. Novak Djokovic Australian Open 2008. Lleyton Hewitt, Justine Henin and Serena Williams were all keen to endorse the new courts; with Hewitt's appraisal focused on the greater consistency of the courts. In the second men's semi-final, between No. The juniors competition also reached its conclusion on Day 13. Scores / Match Statistics What an amazing match, despite the loss of Tsonga. Nikolay Davydenko became the highest-seeded male player out so far, losing to fellow Russian Mikhail Youzhny, setting up a quarter-final tie with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who dumped out No.8-seeded compatriot Richard Gasquet 6–2, 6–7, 7–6, 6–3 in just over three hours. 10 Marion Bartoli 6–7, 6–4, 6–3, and Dinara Safina went down to qualifier Sabine Lisicki. Novak Djokovic[62] defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2), Maria Sharapova[63] defeated Ana Ivanovic, 7–5, 6–3, Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram defeated Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra, 7–5, 7–6(7–4), Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko defeated Victoria Azarenka / Shahar Pe'er, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, Sun Tiantian / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi, 7–6(7–4), 6–4, Bernard Tomic def Yang Tsung-hua, 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–0, Arantxa Rus defeated Jessica Moore, 6–3, 6–4, Hsieh Cheng-peng / Yang Tsung-hua defeated Vasek Pospisil / César Ramírez, 3–6, 7–5, [10]–[5], Ksenia Lykina / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Elena Bogdan / Misaki Doi, 6–0, 6–4, Shingo Kunieda defeated Michael Jeremiasz, 6–1, 6–4, Esther Vergeer defeated Korie Homan, 6–3, 6–3, Shingo Kunieda / Satoshi Saida defeated
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