Thursday, September 3, 2009

Oudin - Dementieva 5-7, 6-4, 6-3



Melanie Oudin, a 5-foot-6, blond 17-year-old from Marietta, Ga., wearing customized yellow and purple sneakers adorned with the word 'believe' has suddenly forced her way into the conversation.

Despite playing with a strained illitibiol band in her left leg, Melanie Oudin pulled off the biggest upset of this U.S. Open by defeating No. 4 seed Elena Dementieva, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 on a beautiful sun-splashed afternoon in Arthur Ashe Stadium.