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US Teen Oudin Upsets Jankovic

By the Associated Press

Posted Jun 27, 2009 12:38 PM CDT

(AP) – American teenager Melanie Oudin pulled off the biggest upset of the first week at Wimbledon today, beating former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic, 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-2. The No. 6-seeded Jankovic struggled with the heat on a sunny, 82-degree afternoon and took a 12-minute break after the first set. Meanwhile, five-time champion Venus Williams joined Oudin in the round of 16 by beating Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-0, 6-4.

"I was just thinking that she was any other player," said Oudin, 17, "and this was any other match, and I was at any other tournament—not like on the biggest stage at Wimbledon. I think I handled it really well." Facing a top-10 opponent for the first time, Oudin wore down Jankovic in an arduous first set. Jankovic later said she was ailing in part because of "woman problems."

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Melanie Oudin and Jelena Jankovic at Wimbledon. (AP Photo)

Melanie Oudin of reacts at match point while playing Jelena Jankovic of Serbia during their third round singles match at Wimbledon. (AP Photo)

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia wipes her head with a towel during a break in play against Melanie Oudin. (AP Photo)

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It's not easy being a woman, you know, sometimes. After the first set, I felt really dizzy, and I thought that I was just going to end up in the hospital. I started to shake. I was losing my, how you say, consciousness. - Jelena Jankovic

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