3 recent biggest upsets in a grand slam final

#2- French Open 2015 final- Stanislas Wawrinka def. Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

Stan finally broke Djokovic’s grand slam monopoly and denied him a career and calendar grand slam

Novak was the number one seed and defeated the king of clay Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the quarter-final and Andy Murray in five sets in the semi-final. Wawrinka was seeded eighth and defeated Roger Federer in straight sets in the quarter-final and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets in the semi-final.

Having sent Nadal packing in straight sets, Djokovic was the clear favourite to win the final. However, Stan Wawrinka had some nefarious intentions. The match started off in a dramatic fashion, the opening game saw a splendid 39 shot rally which Wawrinka won. From then on, this match was going be a battle of perseverance, endurance and willpower.

The first break of serve in came at 3-3 when Djokovic broke Wawrinka’s serve to love to get a 4-3 lead and consolidated it by holding his serve to make 5-3 in the first set. Djokovic would serve for the set at 5-4, and had two sets points, but two back to back winners from Wawrinka brought the game back to deuce. However, Djokovic successfully negotiated the momentary fight back from Wawrinka and won the first set 6-4.

It's all about the mental game and composure which Wawrinka oozes

The early indications in the second set were looking ominous for Djokovic. Wawrinka took his game to another level. His forehand, backhand and serve were firing on all cylinders. He was troubling Djokovic on his service games. Djokovic saved two break points at 2-1, saved another break point at 3-2. Wawrinka was winning his service games easily and without much trouble. Djokovic again struggled on his service game at 4-3; Wawrinka was getting closer and closer to breaking Djokovic's serve. And that happened in the tenth game of the second set at 5-4 on Djokovic’s serve. Wawrinka was down 30-0, but then battered a couple of backhand and forehand winners to earn a set point. After playing another long rally, Djokovic sent the ball long and handed the set to Wawrinka.

The third set started the same way as the second. Wawrinka was winning his service games effortlessly and Djokovic, on his service games started to look tense and dazed. At 3-2 in the third set, things about got tragic for Djokovic on his serve. Wawrinka hit three amazing winners to break Djokovic’s serve to lead 4-2. At this point, Wawrinka had already hit 20 forehand winners compare Djokovic’s 3. Wawrinka went on to win the set 6-3. Such kind of shot-making against Djokovic by a player outside top 4 was highly unprecedented in a grand slam final.

This amazing backhand winner between the net-post and IBM box left Djokovic flabbergasted

Djokovic started the fourth set with vigour and immediately broke Wawrinka’s serve to led 2-0 and held his serve to lead 3-0. But Wawrinka was relentless and broke Djokovic’s serve again to make the score 3-2 and held his serve to make it 3-3 in the fourth set. Djokovic was leading 4-3 and had three consecutive break points to break Wawrinka‘s serve. However, Wawrinka's myriad of backhand and forehand winners were in full flow. He saved the first two break points with forehand and backhand winner and followed it up with an ace and held serve to make it 4-4 in the fourth set. Djokovic demeanour was almost clamouring and frantic.

It was at this stage Wawrinka's backhand was at its best. He hit two wonderful backhand winners to earn a break point, Djokovic saved the first break point to make it 40-40 but on the second break point, Wawrinka hammered a vicious backhand that nipped the line and finally got the break of serve. Wawrinka served for the championship at 5-4 in the fourth set, it was 40-40, and Djokovic earned a break point. But a forehand error from Djokovic brought the game back to deuce and Wawrinka had championship point on his own serve, and he invariably hit another on-the-line backhand winner to jolt Djokovic to win the French Open and turn the tennis world upside-down.