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In the biggest shock of the 2014 French Open thus far, American tennis star Serena Williams was eliminated on Wednesday in Round 2.

The fact that the No. 1 seed on the women's side and defending tournament champion was dominated on Day 4 was a stunning development for tennis fans.

With No. 2 Li Na also already out of the competition, Williams' loss marked a historic turn of events, as WTA on pointed out on Twitter:

Did You Know? @RolandGarros 2014 is 1st time in Open Era top 2 seeds have lost before the 3R at a Grand Slam--> http://t.co/r1T2ujUXh3 #RG14- WTA (@WTA) May 28, 2014

Source: SI.com

Source: RolandGarros.com No. 1 Rafael Nadal vs. Dominic Thiem

As a result of Williams being ousted from the tournament, Rafael Nadal is the only top seed remaining in the 2014 French Open-as if he needed any more weight on his shoulders.

Roger Federer picks up his 60th career match win at the French Open with a win today, joining Rafael Nadal as the only players to reach 60.- ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 28, 2014

The stacked men's field will make winning the tournament once again even more impressive, but he can't look past his next opponent, Dominic . At only 20 years old, has been impressive enough to earn a world ranking of 57th.

The Twitter page shared more vital information about and the matchup:

#RG14 R2: Rafa #Nadal v D. Thiem on Chatrier, Thursday May 29: 2nd on court 11:00AM start 10AM BST, 5AM EDT, 2AM PDT pic.twitter.com/ZyUwU2gYNu- Rafaholics™ (@Rafaholics) May 28, 2014 Predicted Score: Nadal wins, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 No. 4 Simona Halep vs. Heather Watson

Where one door closes, another opens.

While was the heavy favorite against Alisa in Round 1, she did not take her opponent lightly and dominated, 6-0, 6-2. Not only was her serve strong, but her baseline game and return were also unbeatable.

On Day 5, takes on English star Heather Watson. After beating -Strycova in her opening matchup, Watson told Kevin Mitchell of The Guardian about her second-round meeting against the No. 4 seed:

She's come up through the rankings very quickly. I'm really not surprised at that because she's got a good game. She's very solid and makes a lot of balls. I played her at the US Open last year. It went to a third set. I started on fire, really well, but I kind of crashed and 't have any energy towards the end. I'm looking forward to it.

Watson has the skill to beat if the No. 4 seed cannot find her rhythm, but that simply will not be the case. was on point throughout her first-round matchup and is looking to make a deep run at Roland .

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