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Simona Halep made last year's final at the French Open, but she won't be in this year's final. The third-seeded Romanian was upset in straight sets by Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images
Lucic-Baroni hadn't beaten a player in the top 50 this season prior to the French Open. Clive Mason/Getty Images
But the world No. 70 had ousted Halep before, at last year's U.S. Open. The 33-year-old's celebration Wednesday mirrored what she did in New York: She raised her arms and dropped her racket. Clive Mason/Getty Images
Indeed it was a day for the veterans. Benjamin Becker, nearly 34, upset clay-court veteran Fernando Verdasco 10-8 in the fifth set. Becker had never won a match at the French Open before this year. MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images
French wildcard Nicolas Mahut, 33, upset 2014 semifinalist Ernests Gulbis in four sets. Mahut celebrated by kissing his girlfriend. PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images
The enigmatic Gulbis slipped to 3-13 in 2015 after a fine 2014. PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images
Gilles Muller, 32 and a former junior No. 1, completed a five-set comeback win over Paolo Lorenzi. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images
Roger Federer is a veteran, too. But not just any veteran. Federer progressed comfortably in straight sets, defeating Marcel Granollers. PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images
Maria Sharapova, who battled past Halep in the 2014 final, didn't linger, needing just 80 minutes to fend off fellow Russian Vitalia Diatchenko. DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images
Among other winners Wednesday was Federer's pal, Stan Wawrinka. Wawrinka, bottom right, signed autographs post match. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images
