{"id":43557,"date":"2025-11-21T09:23:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T09:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/?p=43557"},"modified":"2025-12-02T09:26:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T09:26:30","slug":"the-most-shocking-upsets-in-tennis-grand-slams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/sports\/tennis\/the-most-shocking-upsets-in-tennis-grand-slams\/","title":{"rendered":"The most shocking upsets in tennis Grand Slams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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While there are plenty of big tournaments on the global tennis tour, no events generate attention like the four Grand Slams on the calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consequently, the biggest names in both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s game look to have everything fully in order before each major \u2013 in attempt to etch their name into tennis playing folklore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding to the difficulty of the task for any of the men looking to win a Grand Slam title, is the increase to a best of 5-set match across all four major tournaments, meaning challengers have to sustain a previously unseen level to upset the odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, with 128 players in both the male and female draws, there is plenty of scope for upsets and in years gone by, there have been some incredible turn ups for the books, across all four Grand Slams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of the biggest and best tennis betting sites<\/a> look to be fully locked in for the significant events on the calendar and if a player can cause a huge shock, in the two-way betting market, there is plenty of value to be had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a look at some of the most shocking and memorable upsets in the history of Grand Slam tennis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robin Soderling vs Rafael Nadal \u2013 2009 French Open<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to being synonymous with one Grand Slam, no player can lay a glove on the 15 French Open singles titles Rafael Nadal managed to win during his incredible career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quickly coined the \u2018King of Clay\u2019, Nadal won his first title at Roland Garros in 2005 at the age of 19 on his tournament debut and his dominance on the \u2018dirt\u2019 is unrivalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Success seamlessly followed for the Majorcan, who won the title with relative ease in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and more of the same was expected in 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nadal breezed through to the last 16 in Paris, and nobody was expected to stop him at the top of the draw, as he lined up against 23rd<\/sup> seed Robin Soderling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happened next continues to go down in French Open folklore, as Soderling produced some remarkable tennis to overcome Nadal in four sets \u2013 becoming the first man to ever beat him at the French Open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soderling\u2019s dream run came to an abrupt halt against Roger Federer in the final but his win over Nadal remains one of the biggest shocks in the history of tennis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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