Right after Kei Nishikori shocked the tennis world by upsetting Novak Djokovic to reach the U.S. Open final, Marin Cilic one-upped him with a straight-sets victory over Roger Federer:
Marin Cilic upsets Roger Federer to reach U.S. Open Final
In three sets!
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Federer, who struggled before battling back to beat Gael Monfils in the quarterfinals, barely put up a fight against the Croatian, who will now face Nishikori in an Open final unlike anything we’ve seen in almost a decade:
US Open final (Cilic vs Nishikori) will be 1st Grand Slam final that didn't feature Djokovic, Federer or Nadal since 2005 Aussie Open.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 6, 2014 With Rafael Nadal absent, a Federer-Djokovic final seemed a foregone conclusion, but we’ll be seeing something totally new Monday night in Flushing.
A full recap of Saturday’s tennis can be found here.
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