French Open 2012 Results: 5 Most Jaw-Dropping Outcomes

Roland Garros has provided some of the most head-scratching matches in tennis this year during the 2012 French Open.

Upset after upset has become the norm in Paris during an exciting French Open.

Because the draws at the French Open are 128 players, the field is so big that the early upsets feature winners who wouldn't normally qualify for most tournaments.

The stakes are higher and the upsets are bigger, but these are the five most shocking results from the 2012 edition of the French Open.

5. American Women 10-for-10 After Two Days

While this isn't just one match, and there aren't many overwhelming upsets captured on this slide, the fact that American women went 10-for-10 in the first two days was shocking.

During the first two days of the tournament, Irina Falconi, Melanie Oudin, Alex Glatch, Christina McHale, Lauren Davis, Vania King, Sloane Stephens, Bethany Mattek-Sands, Varvara Lepchenko and Venus Williams all won their first round matches for the Red, White and Blue.

There were a few upsets in this field as well, with Davis upsetting No. 13 Mona Barthel and Mattek-Sands knocking off No. 12 Sabine Lisicki.

Unfortunately the last two women from the US both lost, and I bet you can name one of them...

4. Vera Zvonareva Withdraws

A two-time Grand Slam finalist, Vera Zvonareva didn't even get a chance to play in the 2012 French Open. The Russian was forced to withdraw shortly before her opening round match against Timea Babos of Hungary.

A shoulder injury that has been bothering Zvonareva all year forced her to withdraw yet again. This year she has already retired in the Pattaya and Qatar Opens and withdrew from Indian Wells, due to the same injury.

Zvonareva was replaced by Sesil Karatantcheva of Kazakhstan, who won 6-1, 6-0. The wins should have belonged to the No. 11 women's player in the world, but Zvonareva's withdraw put a stop to that.

While she has been hampered by this injury before, it is still surprising to see her have to withdraw from a Grand Slam when she played in the Madrid Open a few weeks back.

3. Alexandr Dolgopolov Falls

Alexandr Dolgopolov is ranked No. 19 in the world, and was seeded No. 16 at the 2012 French Open, but he was upset in the first round of play.

The Ukrainian fell to fellow countryman Sergiy Stakhovsky in four sets, dropping the last three.

Dolgopolov won the first set in a tie-breaker, but then proceeded to collapse, eventually becoming the highest-ranked men's competitor to lose in the first round in Paris this year.

The official website of Dolgopolovhad an optimistic view on the French Open, saying:

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"Alex is very happy that he could attend the whole preparation programm for the French Open. He feels good, not only physically but also mentally."

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It doesn't look like that preparation panned out, as he couldn't even make it past the first round.

2. Victoria Azarenka Stumbles

Typically, first round matches are mere formalities for the top-seeded players in both the men's and women's draws. Typically, the top several seeds win in straight sets. Typically, there is nothing to worry about for the best players.

The 2012 French Open is anything but typical.

No. 1 seeded woman Victoria Azarenka stumbled out of the gate, and she came close to losing against Alberta Brianti of Italy.

Azarenka should have had no problem disposing of her first few opponents, but she went down 0-4 to start the first set, and ended up dropping it 6-7 (6-8).

Azarenka isn't the No. 1 seed for nothing, however, and she battled back to win the final two sets 6-4, 6-2, but seeing her struggle is unnerving.

1. Virginie Razzano Stuns Serena Williams

In the biggest upset of her career, the No. 1 American in the women's draw fell to an unranked Virginie Razzano.

The No. 5 women's player in the world lost in the first round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career.

All looked normal during the first set, as Serena Williams won 6-4. She then stumbled in the second set, losing 6-7 (5-7) after going up 5-1 in the tiebreak.

We thought that she would rebound like always in the third set, but she was caught crying on camera. That made her state of mind clear, which made it unsurprising that she completely collapsed in the third set, falling behind 0-5.

As Serena battled back to bring it to 3-5 she was given a few breaks, as Razzano was called for interference on two points for "loud grunting."

However, on the eighth match-point, the 111th-ranked Razzano put away the former champion, finishing an emotional, shocking match.

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