Rafael Nadal's victory over Grigor Dimitrov at the Australian Open set up a final clash with his great rival Roger Federer on Sunday.
With Serena and Venus Williams contesting the women's final, the showpiece matches are a repeat of the Wimbledon finals weekend nine years ago.
Here, Press Association Sport takes a look at other events in the summer of 2008.
1. Donald Trump was five years into his stint hosting The Apprentice on NBC and was the co-owner of the beauty pageant Miss Universe.
2. The financial crisis was at its peak, with financial authorities in the United States having to step in to assist the country's two largest lenders, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
3. The UK number one was Closer by Ne-Yo.
4. Former Serbian president Radovan Karadzic was arrested and indicted by the UN's International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. In 2016 he was found guilty on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
5. Irish golfer Padraig Harrington won the Open at Royal Birkdale, successfully defending the title.
6. Weston-super-Mare's Grand Pier burned down for a second time in 80 years.
7. Mamma Mia dominated the UK box office while Slumdog Millionaire had its premiere. Danny Boyle's latest blockbuster, T2 Trainspotting, was released this month.
8. On TV, the finale of the f ourth series of Doctor Who was watched by 9.4 million viewers while Carol Vorderman quit Countdown.
9. Spain won the European Championship, the first of three consecutive major championship titles.
10. In domestic football, Manchester United won their third consecutive Premier League title while Portsmouth, now in League Two, won the FA Cup and finished eighth in the table.
11. Destanee Aiava, the youngest player in the main draw at this year's Australian Open, was eight years old.
Source: PA
