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Was Rosol def. Nadal the biggest upset in tennis history?

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#1 · (Edited)
Now that we've had a few weeks to digest the magnitude of the upset (and the haters have had enough time to dry themselves and get some new pants), I have to ask: Was this the greatest upset ever?

A player ranked 100 in the world, having lost first round in qualifying the previous 5 years, while Nadal was busy playing the Wimbledon final, beating said Nadal on the Centre Court?

Some may point to the Soderling upset at RG 09, but that was in the 4th round, Soderling was at least an established top 30 player, and betting wise, the odds were longer on Rosol. I am also reminded of 2005 USO, with Muller beating Roddick, but Muller was 68 in the world at the time, and Roddick was already showing signs of decline in 2005.

Maybe Karlovic def. defending champ Hewitt at Wimbledon 2003? Defending champ JCF losing 2nd round to Andreev at RG 2004? George Bastl def. Sampras at Wimbledon 2002?

My research will continue into the annals of tennis history, but I gotta say, was this the biggest upset in the history of the game?
 
#38 ·
Nadal's only (so far) defeat at Roland Garros in 2009 was much bigger of an upset.
 
#43 ·
Rosol is Boss. His win was indeed one of the biggest upsets ever. No, actually make it the biggest. Any wins over Nadal is always good for the tour.

Rosol is Boss. He's my hero. He took out piggy like it was another day in the office.

GODsol
GOATsol
FEDsol
BALLBASHERSol
 
#44 ·
Yes. I definitely think rosol handing nadal his ass was worse than what soderling did. Soderling was a top 30 player for quite a while and then stuck in the top 10 for a year. Rosol is an unknown entity who played the game of his life for one match and defeated the second greatest grass player of the generation.
Also i think nadal was definitely injured during RG09 which makes the defeat a little more realistic.
 
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