American teen tennis sensation Melanie Oudin will be nursing her leg in the whirlpool on Friday. Maria Sharapova will be exercising her shoulder. The Mutt and Jeff pair will square away in Round Three on Saturday. Oudin continues to thrill the crowds and surprise the pundits with the gutsy play and exhilarating footspeed. “She’s the [...]
Arthur Ashe Stadium will feature the day’s top match on Day Four of the Open. Diminutive Melanie Oudin, a surprise quarterfinalist and media darling will face the best player in the Women’s Draw, Elena Dementieva, in a match between two great players with very different styles. Today, the edge goes to Elena, but watch out [...]
Remember what was said yesterday about the elusiveness of consistency in women’s tennis? Saturday’s play at the All England Club only affirmed the theme. Shortly after sixth-seeded Jelena Jankovic got taken out by no-name American Melanie Oudin, fifth-rated Svetlana Kuznetsova–the reigning French Open champion–succumbed to the firepower of Germany’s Sabine Lisicki. Unseeded but quite dangerous, [...]
Did anyone outside Melanie Oudin‘s family members, close friends, and coaches know about a 17-year-old from the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Georgia, before the 2009 Wimbledon Championships began? Didn’t think so. But now, this uncommonly resourceful teenager is on the minds of every pundit, scribe and broadcaster at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet [...]
Like a frisky filly, 5’5’ American Melanie Oudin, pronounced oo-Dan, galloped through her first round preliminary at the 2009 Australian Open. The hardworking 17 year old is one of the most heralded ITF Junior Players and has had a distinguished career. AS the number 2 ranked Junior Player and the number 1 ranked 18 year [...]
The 2008 finals of the World Team Tennis championships were held in Georgia this past weekend, with Sir Elton’s team evening the series at 8-8 with a win over Billy Jean King’s team. The real winner was Elton’s AID Foundation and the Atlanta AID’s Partnership which received over $400,000 in donations. For more than 28 [...]
