2014 US Open Men's Singles

Marin Cilic beat Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Croatian reaches his first ever US Open (and Grand Slam) final

Marin Cilic, the 6’ 6” giant from Croatia who served a doping ban last year, overpowered Federer as the weather turned more stormy, ousting him 6-3 6-4 6-4 in just an hour and three quarters

Kei Nishikori beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the other semi-final
Nishikori is the first Asian man to reach a Grand Slam final

Kei Nishikori(24)from Japan, braved fierce heat and humidity to beat the world No 1 6-4, 1-6, 7-6, 6-3 in two hours 52 minutes and become the first male from his country to reach a Grand Slam in the modern era.

  

Marin Cilic clinches 2014 US Open title

 

Marin Cilic beat Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to win the US Open men's singles


Croatia's Cilic won his first Grand Slam title by beating Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Monday Sep 08,2014 at Flushing Meadows, using 17 aces - including four in one game

The 14th-seeded Cilic prevented the 10th-seeded Nishikori from becoming the first man from Asia to win a major singles championship. 

Cilic smashed 17 aces to Nishikori's two in a serving masterclass
 

Both players have emerged under the guidance of former championsCilic is coached by Goran Ivanisevic and Nishikori by Michael Chang 

The US Open final that nobody predicted and not everyone wanted was seized on Monday night with unblinking composure by Croatian giant Marin Cilic.

The No. 14 seed completed his third consecutive straight sets win to defeat a somewhat overwhelmed Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in less than two hours to deny Japan its equally unlikely Grand Slam winner.

Among the celebs in attendance on this historic day were Bill Gates, Bruce Willis and Emma Heming, Olivia Munn, Christie Brinkley, Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan, Anna Kournikova, Andy Cohen, Jeff Gordon, and Liev Schreiber, with son Samuel.