Tennis – Major Tournment Winners in 2008

U.S. Open, 2008
(Flushing Meadow, N.Y., Aug. 25-Sept. 7, 2008)

* Men’s singles—Roger Federer defeats Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
* Women’s singles—Serena Williams defeats elena Jankovic 6-5, 7-5
* Men’s doubles—Mike Brian and Bob Bryan defeat Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes 7-6 (5), 7-6 (10)
* Women’s doubles—Cara Black and Liezel Huber defeat Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur 6-3, 7-6 (6)
* Mixed doubles—Cara Black and Leander Paes defeat Liezel Huber and Jamie Murray 7-6 (6), 6-4

Australian Open, 2008  Winners

* Men’s singles—Novak Djokovic defeats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(2)
* Women’s singles— Maria Sharapova defeats Ana Ivanovic 7-5, 6-3
* Men’s doubles—Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram defeat Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra 7-5, 7-6(4)
* Women’s doubles— Alona Bondarenko and Kateryna Bondarenko defeat Victoria Azarenka and Shahar Peer 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
* Mixed doubles—Tiantian Sun and Nenad Zimonjic defeat Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi 7-6(4), 6-4

French Open, 2008 Winners

* Men’s singles—Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0
* Women’s singles—Ana Ivanovic defeats Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3
* Men’s doubles—Pablo Cuevas and Luis Horna defeat Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic 6-2, 6-3
* Women’s doubles—Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual defeat Casey Dellacqua and Francesca Schiavone 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
* Mixed doubles—Victoria Azarenka and Bob Bryan defeat Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjic 6-2, 7-6(4)

Wimbledon Champions, 2008 Winners

* Men’s singles—Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 (5-7), 6-7 (8-10), 6-7, 9-7
* Women’s singles—Venus Williams defeats Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4
* Men’s doubles—Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic defeat Jonas Bjorkman and Kevin Ullyett 7-6 (14-12), 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-3.
* Women’s doubles—Serena Williams and Venus Williams defeat Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-2

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