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Notebook: Mary Joe Fernandez Blunders Away Fed Cup Title Shot

I've heard about all I can take about U.S. Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez' bold move. Her gutsy move that just didn't quite work out. The phrase we should be looking for is this: Boneheaded move. Desperate move. Reckless, panicky move. Fernandez benched experienced and higher rated Melanie Oudin in favor of...

Melanie Oudin Successful in Return at Bell Challenge

Coming off a disappointing second-round exit at the U.S. Open, Melanie Oudin made a successful return in her first tournament back to the WTA tour on Tuesday. Playing in the Bell Challenge in Quebec City, Canada, the fifth-seeded American defeated Alison Riske 6-2, 7-6 (3) by limiting her unforced errors and dramatically...

Beatrice Capra May Not Be Tennis' Latest Oudin, but She's Loving the Ride

NEW YORK -- She is cute and bubbly. She is overly polite, and even a little awkward about it. She's a teenager from small town America. "Very small and dull,'' she said. Have you written any inspirational words on your shoes? "Not yet,'' she said. Well then Beatrice Capra (pictured above) is not quite the next...

With the Fairy Tale Over, Miracle Melanie Needs to Focus on Tennis

NEW YORK -- No Miracle Melanie. No fairy tale run. Melanie Oudin lost in the U.S. Open on Wednesday to Alona Bondarenko, the 29th seed. It was 6-2, 7-5, just the second round, and the crowd at Armstrong Stadium was pleading with her to let them live history again. Not this time. She walked off the court, went to her coach...

Melanie Oudin Exits US Open in Second Round; Venus Williams Rolls

American Melanie Oudin was ousted in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, unable to replicate her 2009 fairy tale run when she reached the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows. Alona Bondarenko, seeded 29th, defeated Oudin in straight sets 6-2, 7-5. Oudin lost 12 consecutive points to Bondarenko to finish the...

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06/02/12 Newfound hope for Americans at Open? Source: The Spectrum - St. George UT American tennis carries a proud tradition of success.
05/30/12 Djokovic, Azarenka Advance; Federer Sets Record With... Source: The New York Times - New York NY A short time later, Roger Federer joined them, earning his record-breaking 234th victory at Grand Slam tournaments.
05/30/12 Quick losses for US women in French's 2nd... Source: NBC - WHIZ - Zanesville OH Melanie Oudin and other young American women are finding the going much tougher in the second round of the French Open. The three U.S. women on court early Wednesday at Roland Garros lost, including 2009 U.S. Open semifinalist Oudin, who was eliminated by 21st-seeded Sara Errani of Italy 6-2, 6-3.
05/29/12 2012 French Open: TK's Picks Day 4 Source: Bleacher Report I bounced back in a big way on Tuesday with a 7-3 mark in my predictions.
05/27/12 Oudin ends Grand Slam losing streak at French Open Source: Alamogordo Daily News - Alamogordo NM PARISâSurprise 2009 U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin ended a five-match Grand Slam losing streak by beating Johanna Larsson of Sweden 6-3, 6-3 in the French Open's first round Sunday.