The major upsets at French Open 2012

All the top 4 in the men's section are through to the quarter finals at the French Open. The major upsets are in the women's section. Here's a look at the shock exits at this year's event. (AFP Photo)

The current world number 1, top seed and Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka suffered a shock 4th round exit at the hands of Dominika Cibulkova. She lost 6-2, 7-6 (4). (AFP Photo)

2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova was dismissed by Sara Errani, who made here second straight Grand Slam quarter final. The scoreline read a dismal 6-0, 7-5 for the Russian. (AFP Photo)

Local hope Marion Bartoli was knocked out by Petra Martic of Croatia in the second round itself. The 8th seed Bartoli had reached the semi final in last year's tournament. (AFP Photo)

Lleyton Hewitt came into the French Open as a wild card entry but could not go past the first round. Blaz Kavcic got the better of the former world number 1 with a 6-7 (2/7), 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 3-6 victory in four sets. (AFP Photo)

An unranked local, Virginie Razzano, gave Serena Williams a shock first round exit. But she herself got knocked out soon after to Dutch player Arantxa Rus. (AFP Photo)

An injury plagued Andy Roddick lost out to local favourite Nicolas Mahut in the very first round. The former US Open champion had never gone past the third round in Paris and never looked comfortable in the run up to the 2012 edition. (AFP Photo)

The 2010 French Open champion, Francesca Schiavone, was not only dumped out but also lost her ranking points to go out of the world top 20. (AFP Photo)

A day after her sister, Serena, was shown the door, Venus Williams followed suit without putting up any resistance against no. 3 seeded Agnieszka Radwanska. (AFP Photo)

Caroline Wozniacki on her way to a 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 loss to Estonian Kaia Kanepi was quite upset the way umpiring decisions were made during the game. The match proved that temperament could prove to be essential in many close encounters. (AFP Photo)