LAST 16. AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2008
ROGER FEDERER defeated TOMAS BERDYCH 6-4, 7-6(9-7), 6-3
JAMES BLAKE defeated MARIN CILIC 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
NOVAK DJOKOVIC defeated LLEYTON HEWITT 7-5, 6-3, 6-3
DAVID FERRER defeated JUAN CARLOS FERRERO 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
JO-WILFRIED TSONGA defeated RICHARD GASQUET 6-2, 6-7(5-7), 7-6(8-6), 6-3
MIKHAIL YOUZHNY defeated NIKOLAY DAVYDENKO 7-6(7-2), 6-3, 6-1
JARKO NIEMINEN defeated PHILLIPP KOHLSCHREIBER 3-6, 7-6(9-7), 7-6(11-9), 6-3
RAFAEL NADAL defeated PAUL-HENRI MATHIEU 6-4, 3-0 (ret)
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QUARTERFINALS
ROGER FEDERER defeated JAMES BLAKE 7-5, 7-6(7-5), 6-4
NOVAK DJOKOVIC defeated DAVID FERRER 6-0, 6-3, 7-5
JO-WILFRIED TSONGA defeated MIKHAIL YOUZHNY 7-5, 6-0, 7-6(8-6)
RAFAEL NADAL defeated JARKO NIEMINEN 7-5, 6-3, 6-1
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SEMIFINALS
NOVAK DJOKOVIC defeated ROGER FEDERER 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(7-5)
JO-WILFRIED TSONGA defeated RAFAEL NADAL 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
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FINAL
NOVAK DJOKOVIC defeated JO-WILFRIED TSONGA 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(7-2)
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(The pictures above show Novak at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Earlier in the year the Serb had enjoyed his first success at a Grand Slam event with his victory at the Australian Open, the results of which are shown above.)