ending ▁champion ▁Mar in ▁Č ili ć , ▁and ▁then ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁end ▁a ▁ 7 7 - year ▁wait ▁for ▁a ▁British ▁male ▁singles ▁champion ▁at ▁W im ble don , ▁defe ating ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁in ▁straight ▁sets ▁to ▁cl inch ▁his ▁second ▁major ▁tro phy , ▁and ▁maintain ▁his ▁ 1 8 - match ▁winning ▁stre ak ▁on ▁grass . ▁The ▁rec urrence ▁of ▁his ▁back ▁injury ▁meant ▁that ▁Murray ▁strugg led ▁during ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁hard ▁court ▁season , ▁exit ing ▁the ▁Rog ers ▁Cup ▁and ▁Western ▁& ▁Southern ▁Open ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁and ▁quarter final s ▁respectively . ▁Murray ▁entered ▁the ▁US ▁Open ▁as ▁def ending ▁champion , ▁however ▁fell ▁at ▁the ▁quarter final ▁stage ▁to ▁Stanis las ▁W aw r ink a ▁in ▁straight ▁sets , ▁after ▁having ▁strugg led ▁against ▁his ▁previous ▁three ▁oppon ents . ▁This ▁is ▁Murray ' s ▁sixth ▁consecutive ▁time ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁season ▁finale , ▁however ▁following ▁surg ery ▁on ▁a ▁long - standing ▁back ▁problem , ▁Murray ▁with d rew ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁recover . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁October , ▁after ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁China ▁Open , ▁David ▁Fer rer ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁fourth ▁qual ifier . ▁ ▁David ▁Fer rer ▁had ▁a ▁break through ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁reaching ▁his ▁first ▁sl am ▁final ▁and ▁reaching ▁a ▁career ▁high ▁ranking ▁of ▁number ▁ 3 . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁year ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁He ine ken ▁Open ▁for ▁the ▁fourth