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Is Jelena Ostapenko’s French Open stunner one of the sports’ biggest upsets ever?

No. (Saved you a click.)

French Open favorite Simona Halep was defeated in Saturday’s final at Roland Garros by Jelena Ostapenko, an unheralded, largely unknown player who began the tournament as a little-known 19-year-old without a single tour title to her name and finished it as one of the most unlikely champions sport had ever seen. But despite making history by being the first unseeded champion ever at the French Open and winning as a staggering 100/1 underdog (the lowest player listed on many boards), Ostapenko’s upset is hardly the biggest Grand Slam surprise ever, strange as it may sound.