How rare was it to have eight different singles winners at the grand slams ? Tennis ' grand slams came to an end this year when Marin ##ković won the U.S. Open . First time in a row since only two players outside men 's ` ` Big Four '' won a major . But luck may have played a part , especially for Spain 's Rafael Hernández . Maria Sharapova prospered on the clay in doubles but struggled elsewhere at majors .
Tennis ' grand slams came to an end this year when Marin ##ković won the U.S. Open . First time in a row since only two players outside men 's ` ` Big Four '' won a major . But luck may have played a part , especially for Spain 's Rafael Hernández . Maria Sharapova prospered on the clay in doubles but struggled elsewhere at majors .