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The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts.It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.
Novak Djokovic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6 (7–2) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. [1] It was his first major title, the first of a record ten Australian Open titles, and the first of an all-time record 24 major men's singles titles overall.
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. [22] 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.
Maria Sharapova defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. It was her third major singles title, and she became the first Russian to win the title.
It also was the first time since 1990 that three teenagers beat top-10 men's seeds at a Grand Slam tennis tournament. Things are somewhat out of control at the Australian Open this year, and that ...
The following is a list of Australian Open champions in tennis: Champions. Senior. Year ... 2008: Novak Djokovic: Maria Sharapova ... List of Australian Open men's ...
The Australian Open [a] [b] is an annual tennis tournament created in 1905 and (since 1988) played on outdoor hardcourts [c] [d] at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. [7] The Australian Open is played over a two-week period beginning in mid-January and has been chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam tournaments each year since 1987.
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events every year, held before the French Open , Wimbledon and the US Open .