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Maria Sharapova VS Melanie Oudin 17/18

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Maria Sharapova VS Melanie Oudin 1/18

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Oudin to play Clijsters in Fed Cup opener

Oudin to play Clijsters in Fed Cup opener
Associated Press – February 4, 2011 9:34 AM ET ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) – Australian Open champion Kim Clijsters will play Melanie Oudin on Saturday in the Fed Cup when Belgium faces the United…

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Player collapses on court at US Open; Oudin out

Player collapses on court at US Open; Oudin out
The scene was simply scary: Victoria Azarenka, a 21-year-old on the rise in the WTA rankings, paused about a half-hour into her second-round match Wednesday at the U.S. Open, then staggered, stumbled and collapsed to the…

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Oudin, Schiavone advance in first round of US Open

Oudin, Schiavone advance in first round of US Open
Melanie Oudin struggled with higher expectations since her crowd-pleasing run to the U.S. Open quarterfinals last year. So did Francesca Schiavone after her breakthrough French Open title in June.

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Who would win the match between Melanie Oudin and Serena Williams?

We may know soon. My opinion is Oudin would lose. Sure she is cute and the media makes a big deal about the under dog, but she is a girl and Serena is a woman. Being cute won’t matter when she goes up against a pro like Serena. What say you?

Fed Cup: Oudin will open for U.S. against Russia

Fed Cup: Oudin will open for U.S. against Russia
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — It’s just business as usual for the U.S. Fed Cup team.

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US Open- Oudin Steps Out; Djokovic Continues to Semifinals

The 4th seeded Novak Djokovic reached the US Open semifinals for the third year in a row by defeating the 10th seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday 7-6 (2), 1-6, 7-5, 6-2. In a very close game Djokovic made a show of his skills, pulling off a great performance in the quarterfinals at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. The match was expected to be a close battle between the Serbian and the Spaniard, an expectation satisfied in the first set. It was a much-disputed challenge for both players; Djokovic played better but committed two unforced errors that ended the set in a tiebreak. The Serb, however, was able to overcome Verdasco and take victory in the first set. The second set proved easy work for Djokovic, who won 6-1. But Verdasco was not yet out of the game. After some soul searching, the Spaniard was able to win the third set, breaking the Serb’s serve thanks to a strong forehand derive and forcing a fourth and decisive set. The situation might have been grim for Djokovic, but the Serbian player managed to win easily with 6-2. Verdasco seemed to have pain in his stomach, struggling with his serve throughout the match; he took a medical timeout but the rest did not save him. Djokovic was able to take advantage of the situation and break the Spaniard’s serve at the end of the third set to take the victory. On the women’s side, teen sensation Melanie Oudin was upset Wednesday by 9th-seeded Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark, who crushed the American in two sets, 6-2, 6-2. The 17-year-old Oudin was left out of the competition, the first major tournament of her career. Her shakiness in the first set cost her the match; she dropped 14 of the first 18 points, a setback from which not even she could return. American hopes were set on the young player, who had upset four veterans during the tournament, including Maria Sharapova and Elena Dementievea; she also became the youngest quarterfinalist in the tournament since Serena Williams in 1999. “This has been a great experience for me. I had a great run here,” the 70th-ranked Oudin said in an interview after the match. “I hope to come back next year and do even better.” Oudin is not used to the kind of attention she received over the week; she passed quickly from being an under-the-radar tennis player to an extremely well-known one, even shaking Sharapova’s hand after beating her. She became a great surprise this year. Even in the match she lost, Oudin never gave up. She did, however, commit 43 unforced errors against 20 by Wozniacki, who leads the women’s tour in match victories this year. 19-year-old Wozniacki became the first Dane to reach a semifinal in a major tournament. She will face Yanina Wickmayer from Belgium on Friday for a spot in Saturday’s final.

U.S. Fed Cup team: Melanie Oudin, but no Venus, Serena Williams so far

U.S. Fed Cup team: Melanie Oudin, but no Venus, Serena Williams so far
One spot is still open for squad that will play Russia April 24 and 25. One spot is still open for squad that will play Russia April 24 and 25.

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