French Open 2017: All the ATP upsets from Week 1

Alexander Zverev

Although Zverev is only 20 years old, this was one of the biggest upsets at Roland Garros. The German, who recently became the youngest player in the ATP Top 10, was fresh off his first ever home – and clay court title in Bavaria, which he followed up with a straight sets win over World No. 2 Novak Djokovic at the clay-court Italian Open to win the title there; he thus became the youngest player since Djokovic himself to win a Masters level title.

Many expected Zverev to go deep into the tournament and contest against some of the top-ranked players, but he lost to Fernando Verdasco in the Round of 128.

The loss may be surprising for Zverev, but Verdasco’s specialty has been being a giant-killer; he ousts some of the sport’s biggest names from big draws – case in point: the Australian Open of 2016, where Verdasco ousted Rafael Nadal in Round 1, thereby handing him the ignominy of the earliest ever Grand Slam exit he has faced in his career.

Verdasco won this one 6-, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.