Melanie Oudin

Melanie Oudin 's improbable success at the US Open has gained her thousands of new fans. The the 17-year-old knocked out Natalie Petrova during a thrilling match yesterday, one of the best we've seen so far this year at the 2009 US Open. The phenom battled back after dropping the first set to the much taller, much more experienced Petrova, who was widely considered a favorite to win the match. However Oudin maintained and battled back, as the crowd in Queens quickly became a lop-sided booster...Read Full Story

Melanie Oudin , a 17-year-old Georgia tennis player, beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, 6-1, 6-2, in the first round of the US Open today. She's the highest ranked American woman who is not a Williams. According to the NY Times , "Oudin, ranked 70th, cruised through the first three games in short order. But the fourth game, which saw deuce after deuce, lasted almost as long as the previous three." Oudin was formerly the number two world junior. At the 2008 US Open, Oudin made it to the...Read Full Story

US Open 2010: Melanie Oudin Interview Monday August 30th Q. You think it was at all helpful to start on Ashe Stadium where you seem to have made a home last year? MELANIE OUDIN: Yeah, I think so. I mean, it’s a real honor to get to start the US Open off on Ashe, first match. I thought it was pretty cool. I didn’t expect that. But, yeah, I knew exactly when I was going to play at 11:00, knew who I was going to play, which was really good. I thought I played a really solid match all...Read Full Story

E. DEMENTIEVA/M. Oudin 7-6, 0-6, 6-3 Q. Melanie, I'll ask the Barbara Walters question. What is your primary emotion right now? MELANIE OUDIN: Well, I came off the court and I was really disappointed. But talked to my coach and everything. I really fought as hard as I could. I did the best I could. Unfortunately, it wasn't good enough today. I thought that she stepped it up at the very end. That's why she's No. 6 in the world. That's another reason, I mean, she's like 10 years older than me...Read Full Story

E. DEMENTIEVA/M. Oudin 7-6, 0-6, 6-3 Q. Melanie, I'll ask the Barbara Walters question. What is your primary emotion right now? MELANIE OUDIN: Well, I came off the court and I was really disappointed. But talked to my coach and everything. I really fought as hard as I could. I did the best I could. Unfortunately, it wasn't good enough today. I thought that she stepped it up at the very end. That's why she's No. 6 in the world. That's another reason, I mean, she's like 10 years older than me...Read Full Story