Melanie Oudin Upsets Elena Dementieva

Posted Sep 03, 2009 2:41PM By Chris Sesno (RSS feed)

Forget the past, forget the next round, 17-year-old American Melanie Oudin shocked the crowds at the US Open by pulling the biggest upset so far in the tournament on Thursday.

The 70th-ranked Oudin beat No. 4-seeded Elena Dementieva 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the third round. Dementieva -- a serious contender thought to have a major shot at possibly winning the Open -- won easily in the first round of the tournament, beating qualifier Camille Pin 6-1, 6-2.

In 2008, Oudin was knocked out of the Open in the first round by Australian Jessica Moore in straight sets. This marks the furthest she has advanced in the US Open. Last year, Dementieva made it to the semifinals where she lost 4-6, 4-6 to Jelena Jankovic.

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Earlier this year, Oudin made it to the fourth round at Wimbledon, the furthest she has survived in a Grand Slam event. In the third round, she will likely face returned star Maria Sharapova, unless fellow American teenager Christina McHale can pull off a similar upset.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

9-03-2009 @ 11:57PM

Sam Becerra said...

WOW !! I can careless, Anybody can beat anybody any given day. WOW !!

9-03-2009 @ 9:34PM

husker said...

I can "careless' and I could "care less" , do not have the same meaning! Next time you want to spew your stupidity to the world, just save yourself the humiliation.

9-03-2009 @ 10:20PM

Ed said...

That is almost as bad as using the word "any" 3 times in a poorly constructed 7 word sentence.

9-03-2009 @ 10:22PM

Cindy said...

Thks husker. I thought the same thing. BTW, can you win a set 6-5, as the article says? I thought it had to be 7-5?

9-04-2009 @ 1:10PM

kimmy said...

I can't wait to see the match Oudin v. Sharapova! I've been following Sharapova on Prince's facebook page (www.facebook.com/official.prince.tennis) and playing some tennis trivia. Anyway, I'm wondering if Sharapova's shoulder injury will have hindered her just enough to give Oudin a chance at beating her.

9-04-2009 @ 1:15PM

As much as I like Oudin, I'm hoping she loses to Sharapova. I've been following Maria Sharapova on Prince's facebook page (www.facebook.com/official.prince.tennis) and playing tennis trivia. I'm wondering if Sharapova's shoulder injury will hinder her enough to allow Oudin to squeeze by with a win.