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[raagadevan]

It sure will be a great match tomorrow. Have fun, Arvind!

[venkkiram]

In all 3 previous matches Nishi played, IMO

Against Raonic >> Against Wawrinka >> Against Djokovic

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Thanks...hopefully they put on a good display

[VinodKumar's]

Kei vs Cilic.. Surprise at 4 am

[raagadevan]

9 things to know about surprise U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/09/kei-...c-who-japanese

[JamesDap]

Was too busy with family engagements to even catch the highlights until now. I think Cilic, if he can keep his head together, has a fair shot at the title, notwithstanding his unfavourable H2H against Nishikori. His groundstrokes are clean and massive (on both wings) and of course his serve is imposing. Perfect game for this surface. While Fed made his characteristic federrors, even on points he played decently, Cilic seemed to overpower him. Shades of the Del Potro final there. Nishikori is also an exciting player though. Should be an interesting match. First 'Big Four-mukt' Grand Slam final since Australian Open 2005.

[omega]

What a great break through for both Nishikori & Cilic.
Both have played incredibly well the past two weeks.
The way Cilic has powered thru' his QF & SF matches gives him the slight edge.
If Cilic even has a slight dip in his serves then Nishi could easily see off him in the final.
Very happy for both these players. Seems like the Big 4 domination is almost over...

[venkkiram]

This USO season 2014 is something unforgettable for 2 main reasons for me.

1) Nishi - first Asian (in our generation) - ability he shown to claim up the ladder with a never give up attitude. Winning or loosing does not matter. He sure entertains you with aggressive rallies.

2) Wozniaki - the girl who we thought never comeback. Disproved everyone by showing excellent ground strokes, baseline winners and classy rallies. I never seen so far any woman consistently played in a single season with such a class. An unique player. Combination of Djoko and Nadal.

I wish these two continue maintaining the same spirit in coming tournaments. A healthy change on both the categories.

[venkkiram]

Here is a final without top 4 seeds but well deserved. I still go with Nishi who is ready to give yet another aggressive game. The only drawback he has right now is the first serve quality. If he manages it during the initial sets then he has the upper edge. Cilic on the other side looks pretty confident on all departments.

[JamesDap]

Wozniacki got all the way to the finals by doing something very fundamental that used to be taken for granted earlier in the WTA but which her rivals, barring of course Serena, utterly failed to do this US Open - play good solid tennis with an emphasis on putting the ball in. These days the women try too hard to strike outright winners from the baseline which usually results in a mountain of UEs. In windy conditions, Wozniacki got the percentages right and deserved to be a runner up for the discipline and patience she showed.