2014 Sony Open Tennis – Men's Singles 2014 Sony Open Tennis – Men's Singles The 2014 Sony Open Tennis – Men's Singles was the main men's event of the 2014 Sony Open Tennis tennis tournament played in Key Biscane, USA from March 17 through March 30, 2014. Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Novak Djokovic. Djokovic went on to win the title, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–3, 6–3. This was the first tour event of any level in the Open Era where two semifinalists issued walkovers to their opponents, resulting in no matches in the semifinal round. The first
Andy Murray finished the year higher than No. 4. At the "BBC Sports Personality of the Year" Murray found himself voted third overall, ahead of Mo Farah. Murray won the World Breakthrough of the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards. Murray was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to tennis. Murray began his 2013 season by retaining his Brisbane International title, defeating Grigor Dimitrov in the final in straight sets. Trying to win his second Major in a row, he began the 2013 Australian Open well with a straight