Melanie Oudin continued her astonishing US Open run on Monday ousting 13th seed Nadia Petrova 1-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals. Oudin will play for a semi-final spot against the winner of a match between ninth seed Caroline Wozniacki and sixth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova. Ranked 221st a year ago, Oudin wears the word “believe” on her yellow and pink shoes at her boyfriend’s suggestion.
This win has made her the youngest American in the US Open’s last 16 since Serena Williams a decade ago. At last an heir to American tennis. Plan on seeing a lot of Melanie.
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