Only once in the last 10 years has someone other than Rafael Nadal won the French Open championship, and that was Roger Federer in 2009. So at least on the men’s side of the draw, there haven’t been too many upsets in recent memory. But when they happened, we remember. Here are the eight biggest in the Open era (starting in 1968).
(NR) Stéphane Huet over (7) Ivan Lendl, 1993 first round: Lendl won three titles at Roland Garros, but by 1993 he was six years removed from his last one and, at 33, was on the downside of his career. Still, Huet was ranked 297th in the world when he beat Lendl in four sets here.
(NR) Henrik Holm over (3) Stefan Edberg, 1994 first round: Edberg won six Grand Slams but none at Roland Garros, and this five-set stunner was his obvious low point. The third-ranked player in the world lost the first two sets before winning consecutive tie-breakers at the end of the third and fourth sets, but then dropped the final one.
