- 2008 Chennai Open
TennisEventInfo|2008|Chennai Open
date=December 31 – January 6
edition=13th
champs=flagicon|RUSMikhail Youzhny
champd=flagicon|THASanchai Ratiwatana / flagicon|THASonchat Ratiwatana The 2008 Chennai Open was a
tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of theChennai Open , and was part of the International Series of the2008 ATP Tour . It took place at theSDAT Tennis Stadium inChennai ,India , from December 31, 2007 through January 6, 2008.The singles draw was headlined by ATP No. 2, three-time French Open champion and 2007 Chennai semifinalist
Rafael Nadal , 2007 Paris Masters semifinalistMarcos Baghdatis , and 2007 US Open quarterfinalist and 2004 and 2005 Chennai winnerCarlos Moya . Also competing in the field were 2007 St. Petersburg semifinalistMikhail Youzhny , 2007 Metz semifinalistNicolas Mahut ,Jurgen Melzer ,Werner Eschauer andMarc Gicquel .Notable stories
Majorcan Showdown
The semifinal that opposed fellow
Majorcan sCarlos Moya andRafael Nadal enteredATP Tour history as the longest three-setter since a1993 Andrei Cherkasov win overAndrea Gaudenzi in Tel Aviv on the score of 6–7(6), 7–6(2), 7–5. Both matches lasted three hours and fifty-four minutes. Moya and Nadal's match featured three tie-breaks, with Moya looking on course for victory in the second set, gaining four match points, before Nadal caught up and won the tie-break 10–8. An aggressive Moya kept coming to the net, while Nadal's passing shots kept him in the match. Moya had yet another opportunity to win as he served at 5-4 in the third, but Nadal prevented him to capitalize again, eventually claiming a 6–7(3), 7–6(8), 7–6(1) victory. After the match Moya commented: "the crowd reaction was unbelievable, this is one of the things that motivates you to go on at 31 years of age." Nadal admitted it was an "emotional match" and said of Moya "I don't remember the last time I saw him play so well."cite news|author=atptennis.com|title=Nadal Outbattles Moya to Set Up Youzhny Final| url =http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/2008news/chennai_saturday.asp|date =2008-01-05 | accessdate =2008-01-05| language =English]Champions
ingles
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Mikhail Youzhny def. flagicon|ESPRafael Nadal , 6–0, 6–1
*It was Mikhail Youzhny's 1st title of the year, and his 4th overall.Doubles
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Sanchai Ratiwatana / flagicon|THASonchat Ratiwatana def. flagicon|CYPMarcos Baghdatis / flagicon|FRAMarc Gicquel , 6–4, 7–5References
External links
* [http://www.chennaiopen.org/ Official website]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/posting/2008/891/MDS.pdf Singles Draw]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/posting/2008/891/MDD.pdf Doubles Draw]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/posting/2008/891/QS.pdf Qualifying Singles Draw]
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