Tennis ' grand slams came to an end season when Marin Cilic won the U.S. Open . By his standards , the man who is regularly called the King of Clay slumped in Monte Carlo and Barcelona , and lost to Djokovic in the Rome final . First time in a season since 2003 three players outside men 's `` Big Four '' won a major . But injuries may have played a part , especially for Paris 's Maria Sharapova . Maria Sharapova prospered on the clay in Spain but struggled elsewhere at majors .
Tennis ' grand slams came to an end season when Marin Cilic won the U.S. Open . First time in a season since 2003 three players outside men 's `` Big Four '' won a major . But injuries may have played a part , especially for Paris 's Maria Sharapova . Maria Sharapova prospered on the clay in Spain but struggled elsewhere at majors .