Melanie Oudin
Melanie Oudin, the feisty teenager from Marietta, Ga., has vaulted into the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open, dispatching elite Russians Maria Sharapova, Elena Dementieva, and Nadia Petrova along the way. VIEW OUR GALLERY of Oudin's victories.
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Seventeen-year-old Melanie Oudin of Marietta, Ga., serves to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia during the first round of the U.S. Open on Sept. 1.
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Oudin cheers after defeating the No. 4 seed, Elena Dementieva of Russia, during their second-round U.S. Open match on Sept. 3.
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Oudin serves to former U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova of Russia, the No. 29 seed, on Sept. 5.
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Oudin reacts during her match against Sharapova.
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Oudin returns a shot to Sharapova.
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Oudin celebrates match point against Sharapova.
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Oudin, left, shakes hands with Sharapova after winning 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
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Oudin during her match with the No. 13 seed, Nadia Petrova of Russia, on Sept. 7.
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Oudin returns to Petrova.
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Oudin reacts to a point against Petrova.
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Leslie Oudin, bottom left, mother of Melanie Oudin, and sister Katherine, right, weep in the player's family and friends box after Oudin's 1-6, 7-6(2), 6-3 upset victory over Petrova.
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Oudin celebrates match point against Petrova. The win puts her in the quarterfinals.
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