2017 French Open: Top 5 upsets from the Women's Singles tournament so far

Modified Jun 05, 2017 10:55 GMT

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 30: Johanna Konta of Great Britain walks off court following defeat in the first round match against Su-Wei Hsieh of Taipei on day three of the 2017 French Open at Roland Garros on May 30, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) — Konta is yet to win a main draw match at the French Open

#1 Garbine Muguruza

2017 French Open - Day Eight : News Photo — The reigning champion was humbled in the pre-quarters

The reigning champion was considered to be a contender for the title after reaching the semi-finals of the Rome Masters in addition to a few good performances this year. Muguruza began the tournament in fine fashion by beating 2010 Champion Francesca Schiavone in three sets.

The Spaniard survived a scare from Estonian Anett Kontaveit in the second round before defeating 27^th seed Yulia Putintseva in the third round. In the fourth round, Muguruza was up against 13^th seed Kristina Mladenovic. Mladenovic began the match brilliantly by taking the first set 6-1.

However, Muguruza did not back down and she came back to take the second set 6-3. Mladenovic turned out to be too good for the Spaniard though as she won the third set 6-3 to reach her first French Open quarter-final and a second Grand Slam quarter-final.

With Muguruza unable to defend her winners points from last year, she will slip out of the top 10 of the WTA rankings.

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