Is Melanie Oudin, the darling of last year’s U.S. Open, finally back on track? The 18-year-old Georgian busted out of a six-match losing streak to be the heroine of the U.S. Fed Cup team’s 4-1 upset win over France over the weekend.
Oudin beat France’s Julie Coin 7-6 (3), 6-4 on indoor clay in Lievin, France [...]
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Posted by Bob Greene on July 28, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the the Rogers Cup and the East West Bank Classic.
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Posted by Bob Greene on July 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the the Bank of the West Classic and the Austrian Open.
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Two world renowned junior players from the past prevailed on the challenger circuit this week, but their careers have taken completely different trajectories.
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