Marin Cilic clinches US Open men’s title

Croatia’s Marin Cilic has won his first grand slam title at Flushing Meadows on Monday, beating Japanese Kei Nishikori who was the first Asian man to reach any grand slam final.

Cilic, who crashed Roger Federer in the semis, won the match 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in less than 2-hour clash. He served remarkably with 17 aces.

The 14th-seeded Cilic is the first man to win his title on debut final match since 1997

After upsetting world number one Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, there was lot of expectation from Nishikori. But the Asian had no answer to 6-foot-6 inch Cilic’s powerplay.

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