... winning 6-1 6-1 at Indian Wells in 2008. However don't read too much in to that as Oudin was only 16! Schiavone seems to be in the form of her life at the moment. She reached the final in Osaka ... second career title in Moscow last week. She did have a right leg injury before that but it obviously healed up nicely. Melanie Oudin had a great run at the US Open this year and prior to that I had ...

... team. The U.S. team will face host Italy in the FED Cup final on November 7 to 8, 2009. Joining Williams in the roster are surprise US Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin, Alexa Glatch and top-ranked doubles player Liezel Huber. US Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez stated that she’s confident that her team can win the ...

... t teach, some players have that within them and its a great quality to have. So I have high hopes for Oudin. There are two areas of her game that concerns me right now (granted she is 17 and hopefully will ... are two technical areas which need fixing now before it becomes a problem she has to carry through her career. I think Melanie's serve and forehand are two technical weaknesses - these are ...

... ;s still officially playing the Barclays ATP Masters in London but I doubt he’ll be a factor. Oudin Leads the U.S. Fed Cup Team. Remember when Serena Williams said she ... if she had “to play in a wheelchair”. Well Serena backed out of that promise last week and so now it’s to American phenom Melanie Oudin to lead the charge this weekend. In an earlier post, I didn’t ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP)—Serena Williams is back on the U.S. Fed Cup team for the first time since 2007. Surprise U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin is also on the roster announced Tuesday by the U.S. Tennis Association for the Nov. 7-8 final against host Italy. Williams leads active women with 11 Grand Slam singles titles and ...

... be here. You don't want people here that don't want to be here. Even if you lose, if you give it everything you have, then that's the best you can do." - Melanie Oudin on the privilege of playing Fed Cup. If you read between the lines, you can easily sense she's criticizing the Williams sisters' attitude towards the Fed Cup. ~ ...