Surprise parties at the Australian Open

Open house operation.

The Australian Open, in particular because of its place in the calendar, has, between the extreme temperatures, often let in a trickle of fresh air.

That of surprises.

Among the most famous are the title of the Swede Thomas Johansson in 2002, the finals of the Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis (2006), the German Rainer Schüttler (2003), the French Arnaud Clément (2001) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2008), the American Todd Martin (1994), the performances of the Mexican Angelica Gavaldon (quarter-finalist in 1990) or the Frenchman Stéphane Robert, out of the qualifications in 2014 to reach the 8th finals.

To discover

• Australian Open: ladies schedule and results

• Australian Open: men's schedule and results

Or even the surprise eliminations of Steffi Graf, in 1997, winner of the last six Grand Slam titles on which she had lined up, before being dominated that year in the round of 16 by South African Amanda Coetzer, and the defeat of Mats Wilander, in 1989, then no. 1, scratched by the Indian Ramesh Krishnan in the 2nd round in 1989.

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