What does 2014 Grand Slam season mean for 2015?
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 11:46
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
After nearly a full decade of Grand Slam finals involving Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic, Marin Cilic's victory over Kei Nishikori at the U.S. Open gave hope to others...
Marin Cilic calls US Open title 'life-changing'
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 09:49
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
After partying at a Manhattan nightclub until 5 a.m., then getting about three hours of sleep, Marin Cilic awoke Tuesday as a Grand Slam champion for the first time — and began...
Despite loss, Japanese fans proud of Nishikori
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 12:32
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
While Japanese fans were understandably disappointed after Kei Nishikori missed out on a U.S. Open title, his unprecedented run to the final will do much to boost his career and the...
Cilic tops Nishikori at US Open for 1st Slam title
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 08:33
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Marin Cilic was barred from last year's U.S. Open during a doping suspension he still says was unjust. Unable to compete, he watched the tournament on TV from his home in Croatia,...
Serena not yet thinking about 22 Grand Slam titles
Monday, 8 September 2014, 22:37
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Serena Williams is building a new house, complete with a karaoke room and a purse room for her "bag problem." She and big sister Venus are finally moving apart after more than...
Nishikori, Cilic meet in surprising US Open final
Monday, 8 September 2014, 16:06
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
It is among the most unexpected championship matchups in Grand Slam tennis history: Kei Nishikori against Marin Cilic in the U.S. Open final. Neither is currently ranked in the top 10 and...
Serena Williams wins 3rd US Open in row, 18th Slam
Monday, 8 September 2014, 06:34
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A couple of months before Serena Williams capped her dominant run to a third consecutive U.S. Open championship and 18th major singles title Sunday night, she sat down with coach Patrick Mouratoglou...
Pals Williams, Wozniacki play for US Open trophy
Sunday, 7 September 2014, 10:19
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Back in May, in the aftermath of early losses for both at the French Open, good friends Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki — who also was about a week removed from the end of her engagement...
Federer, Djokovic both lose in US Open semifinals
Sunday, 7 September 2014, 06:20
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Instead of Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer for the U.S. Open title, first-time Grand Slam finalists Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic will vie for the championship after a pair of semifinal surprises...
Ill Peng stops; Williams-Wozniacki US Open final
Saturday, 6 September 2014, 07:03
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Overcome by heat and humidity in the second set of her U.S. Open semifinal, China's Shuai Peng paused between points to clutch at her left thigh and put her weight on her racket as if it were a...