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Melanie Oudin Official website just Launched Melanie Oudin launched her official website MelanieOudin.com today. There you can find video of Oudin at the US Open and on Ellen , plus the opportunity to join the community of Oudin fans. “This year if I’ve learned if you believe in yourself then anything can happen,” Oudin says in the lead video on her site. The 2009 season has been a great one of the young Oduin… She made it to the US Open quarterfinals , she is the third highest-ranked American woman behind the Serena Williams and her sister Venus Williams and will play the Fed ... Read Full Story

Tennis player Jelena Dokic's jailed father launched a hunger strike to protest the 15-month prison sentence he received for threatening the Australian ambassador. Damir Dokic's lawyer, Bosiljka Djukic, told The Associated Press on Thursday that she had been informed by Dokic's wife that he was no longer taking any food, water or medicines in prison. He is serving his sentence in the northern town of Sremska Mitrovica. "I am very worried," Djukic said. The 50-year-old Dokic was arrested in May after reportedly saying he would blow up Australian ambassador Claire Birgin's car over the negative articles in the Australian press in which Jelena Dokic ... Read Full Story

Dinara Safina is featured in all her glorious gothness in the November issue of Russian Harper's Bazaar . In the issue she " reveals how to become the top-seeded tennis player in the world, and what she would do if she didn’t play tennis. " Question: Why does every lady baller have to be marketed as some kind of pouty model? Dinara is one of the last ladies (next to Sveta , maybe) that I would've imagined showing up trying to sell clothes in a fashion rag. It's not her schtick and now we can all see why. It would've been great to see ... Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Reuters) - There is something about the bright lights and the razzmatazz of Flushing Meadows that brings out the 'A Game' in Leander Paes. For the second year running, the former New York-based Indian rekindled his love affair with the U.S. Open by advancing to two doubles finals in the city that never sleeps. Paes punched away a volley to secure a 6-4 3-6 7-6 semi-final win with his partner Lukas Dlouhy to knock out top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan. "This crowd is just magic, I hope you show up again," the 36-year-old Paes told the fans after raising his fists ... Read Full Story

Soundarya Rajnikanth has joined hands with Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi's Globosport to start annual film awards to honour South Indian artistes. "The South Indian film industry is not only an exciting prospect but has amazingly talented artistes and technicians who have been achieving a lot without making much noise. While it is important to retain achievers in their respective fields, it is also of paramount importance to spot and identify new talents in those fields," said Soundarya. "Keeping this in mind, I have decided to give away awards for excellence every year in various fields in the film industry. I'll do it in ... Read Full Story