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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