The final tennis Grand Slam of the year finished yesterday, capping off an exciting two weeks in New York. Fans witnessed a first-time champion, a historic achievement, and the end of a television era. Here are some of the key moments from the past fortnight at Flushing Meadows.

Resurrection of Cilic

Around this time last year, Croatian Marin Cilic was handed a nine-month ban for a positive drug test, although the suspension was later shortened to four months. Cilic arrived in the Big Apple as the 14th seed, but mostly cruised through the tournament, losing only three sets. His straight-set semifinal win over Roger Federer, coupled with Kei Nishikori’s win over Novak Djokovic, set up an unlikely final Monday night. Cilic proved too strong for Nishikori throughout the match, and became the second Croatian to win a men’s singles Grand Slam championship (his coach, Goran Ivanisevic, won Wimbledon in 2001).

Serena Continues Run

After early exits in both the singles and doubles competitions at Wimbledon, Serena Williams arrived at the U.S. Open as the top seed and played as such; the closest her opponents would get to winning a set all tournament long was 3-6. Serena’s championship round opponent, Caroline Wozniacki, was seeking her first Grand Slam title, but Williams emerged victorious to win her third straight U.S. Open, and her 18th major singles win overall; she is tied for fourth in most majors won overall, four behind Steffi Graf.

CBS Bids Goodbye

2014 marked the 47th, and final, year that CBS televised the final tennis major of the season, as the full TV rights will switch to ESPN in 2015. The Tiffany Network’s coverage has provided many historic moments at the championship, and it showcased the talents of terrific broadcasters like Pat Summerall, Dick Enberg, and Mary Carillo. Now that ESPN has captured the rights, the French Open will be the only tennis major shown on any “free-to-air” television (on NBC, which has received criticism in the past for how they’ve handled the time difference).

Another highlight worth mentioning: the Bryan brothers took their era of doubles dominance to new heights over the weekend, winning their 100th overall tournament at Flushing Meadows. It is their 16th major title and their fifth U.S. Open.

That concludes another year of major tennis championships. What will fans witness in 2015?