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The Women’s singles of the 2017 US Open
ended in remarkable fashion as Sloane
Stephens trounced compatriot Madison
Keys in the first all-American US Open final
since 2002. Stephens who was ranked 83rd
coming into the tournament is the second
unseeded Grand Slam winner this year after
Jelena Ostapenko at the French Open.
With respect to that, let’s take a look at the
other instances of unseeded players to win
Grand Slam Titles in this century
Goran Ivanisevic, 2001 Wimbledon
One of the finest left-handed players during
Unseeded Players to have won Grand Slams
since 2000
Akshay
the 1990s, Goran Ivanisevic tried his luck at
Wimbledon glory three times in 1992, 1994,
and 1998 but lost on all three occasions in
the final.
By the time the 2001 Wimbledon
Championships were around the corner, the
Croat was out of the top 100 of the ATP
rankings and could not earn an automatic
berth in the main draw. However, he was
awarded a wildcard to the tournament due to
his past performances.
The 4th time turned out to be lucky for the
Croat as he was in the final once again after
defeating players like Carlos Moya, Marat
Safin, Andy Roddick and Tim Henman in
early rounds.
Up against the runner-up of Wimbledon