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Quiz about 2008 US Open
Quiz about 2008 US Open

2008 U.S Open Trivia Quiz


This is about the 2008 U.S Open Men's Singles and Women's Singles. Be warned this is harder than it looks!

A multiple-choice quiz by Lachie1998. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Lachie1998
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
312,036
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
259
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Question 1 of 10
1. How many seeds were defeated or retired hurt in the 1st round of the Men's Singles? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. How many total sets did Roger Federer lose in the tournament, and who took the most sets off him in one match? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who did Serb Novak Djokovic defeat in the 4th round of the U.S Open? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who was the 31st seed in the U.S Open? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who did runner-up Andy Murray play in the third round? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In what round was Caroline Wozniaki defeated in the Women's singles? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How many unseeded players made it through to the 3rd round in the Women's singles? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the 2nd round of the Women's singles, how many matches went into 3 sets? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. How many sets did Serena Williams drop in the tournament? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. How many Russian players were seeded in the Women's singles? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. How many seeds were defeated or retired hurt in the 1st round of the Men's Singles?

Answer: 5

5 seeds were defeated in the 1st round, including Richard Gasquet and Tomas Berdych. One seeded player retired, and that was Nicolas Kiefer.
2. How many total sets did Roger Federer lose in the tournament, and who took the most sets off him in one match?

Answer: 3 - Igor Andreev

It took Federer 5 sets to defeat Andreev. Andreev took 2 sets off Federer and the other set was taken by Djokovic in the semi-final. Federer won the final in straight sets against the British Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2. Rafael Nadal was on the opposite side of the draw than Federer, with them both being seeds 1 and 2.
3. Who did Serb Novak Djokovic defeat in the 4th round of the U.S Open?

Answer: Tommy Robredo

Novak Djokovic defeated Tommy Robredo in 5 sets, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, and 6-3 in the 4th round. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was defeated in the 3rd round by Tommy Robredo. Fernando Verdasco was eliminated from the tournament in the 3rd round by Igor Andreev. Stanislas Wawrinka lost in the 4th round to eventual runner-up, Andy Murray. Djokovic played Roddick in the quarterfinals and won. Djokovic's run came to an end in the semi-final's, though when he lost to eventual champion Roger Federer.
4. Who was the 31st seed in the U.S Open?

Answer: Andreas Seppi

The Italian Andreas Seppi was seeded 31st while Marin Cilic was seeded 30th, and Russian Dmitry Tursnov was seeded 26th. Belgium's Steve Darcis was not seeded but played like one in the 2nd round against the 9th James Blake. Unfortunately though, Darcis had to retire at the stat of the 3rd set.
5. Who did runner-up Andy Murray play in the third round?

Answer: Jurgen Melzer

Melzer won the first two sets, but Murray fought back winning the last 3 sets. Stanislas Wawrinka played Andy Murray in the 4th round, Michael Llorda played Murray in the 2nd round, and del Potro played Murray in the quarterfinals.
6. In what round was Caroline Wozniaki defeated in the Women's singles?

Answer: 4th Round

Caroline Wozniaki was defeated in the 4th round by 2nd seed Jelena Jankovic. Wozniaki was seeded 21st at the event and defeated 14th seed Victoria Azarenka in the 3rd round. Wozniaki lost to Jankovic in 3 sets. Wozniaki won the first set 6-3, but couldn't keep up the tempo going down in the last two sets 6-2, 6-1.
7. How many unseeded players made it through to the 3rd round in the Women's singles?

Answer: 11

11 unseeded players made it through to the 3rd round including: Julie Coin, who defeated 1st seed Ana Ivanovic in 3 sets in the 2nd round, and Jie Zheng the semi-finalist at the 2008 Wimbledon. Though 11 players made it through to the 3rd round, only 3 made it to the 4th round.
8. In the 2nd round of the Women's singles, how many matches went into 3 sets?

Answer: 10

Some notable players who played 3 sets were Jelena Jankovic, Ai Sugiyama, Amelie Mauresmo, and Ana Ivanovic. Ivanovic and Mauresmo lost.
9. How many sets did Serena Williams drop in the tournament?

Answer: 0

Serena Williams did not drop 1 single set. Although she won to rival and sister Venus (7-6 7-6), Serena only lost 41 games.
10. How many Russian players were seeded in the Women's singles?

Answer: 7

7 Russian women were seeded in the U.S Open including 5 players in the top 16. 4 French players were seeded, and 2 Serbian players being Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic. They were both the 2 top seeds.
Source: Author Lachie1998

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