Unseeded Ostapenko wins historic French Open title

Jelena Ostapenko has stunned favourite Simona Halep to lift her maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open.The unseeded 20-year-old Latvian lost the first set but fought back from 3-0 down in the second with an incredible display of dexterity and power.She fired 54-winners in the two-hour contest and finished with a flashing backhand to become the first unseeded player to win the title since Briton Margaret Scriven in 1933.Not only did the third seeded Romanian fall short in the Roland Garros final for the second time, the defeat also cost her the world number one ranking that would have come with victory.