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U.S. Open Men's Final Is Battle of Unknowns

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The men's US Open final will pit two relative unknowns against each other: 14th seeded Marin Cilic and 10th seeded Kei Nishikori.

It's the first time in nearly a decade that any Grand Slam final has not included Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal, who have dominated men's tennis.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Tom Perrotta, sports correspondent for The Wall Street Journal about the the players and what tennis fans can expect in today's match.

Guest

  • Tom Perrotta, sports correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. He tweets @TomPerrotta.

This segment aired on September 8, 2014.

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