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Parents' Scandal Darkens Oudin's Run

Leslie Oudin accused of affair with Melanie's coach

By Sarah Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 10, 2009 9:02 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Tennis phenom Melanie Oudin ended her storied run at the US Open last night, and mere hours later the dark clouds of scandal swirled over her moment in the sun, Bill Dwyre writes in the Los Angeles Times, as Sports Illustrated reported that mom Leslie had an affair with her 17-year-old daughter's coach. "Before this became public, there would be no asterisks next to what Oudin achieved," Dwrye writes.

Now, memories of Oudin's unlikely US Open run—she lost in the quarterfinals—"will come with rolled eyes." Rather than allowing the story to break on its own and cloud Oudin's achievement, the family should have called a news conference early in the tournament and come clean, Dwyre writes. But, "once again, the adults have apparently found a way to wreck things for the kids."

Melanie Oudin listens to coach Brian de Villiers during a practice session for the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 8, 2009.
Melanie Oudin listens to coach Brian de Villiers during a practice session for the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 8, 2009.   (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Leslie Oudin, bottom left, mother of Melanie Oudin, and Melanie Oudin's sister Katherine, right, applaud Oudin's upset victory over Nadia Petrova at the U.S. Open on Sept. 7, 2009.
Leslie Oudin, bottom left, mother of Melanie Oudin, and Melanie Oudin's sister Katherine, right, applaud Oudin's upset victory over Nadia Petrova at the U.S. Open on Sept. 7, 2009.   (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
John and Leslie Oudin watch their daughter Melanie at Wimbledon on June 29, 2009.
John and Leslie Oudin watch their daughter Melanie at Wimbledon on June 29, 2009.   (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Melanie Oudin reacts during her match against Nadia Petrova of Russia at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 7, 2009.
Melanie Oudin reacts during her match against Nadia Petrova of Russia at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 7, 2009.   (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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Reader68389796
Sep 12, 2009 3:26 AM CDT
Why is he still coaching this child? If this was a black family he was long, long gone. So first he knocked up the mother whose next the daughters? You have 3 young daughters and you leave them with a bimbo like this! Someone who don't respect your family enough to know better than to sleep with a man's wife, shame on this guy, tennis or not this scum bag should already be back in South Africa where he belong. Melanie will be fine without him. She cannot have him around he will always be baggage for her.
DontLikeYou___
Sep 10, 2009 8:59 AM CDT
What has happened to the media? It's a shadow of its former self.
stacysaw
Sep 10, 2009 5:58 AM CDT
exactly again!

 
divorce • tennis • affair • US Open • coach • Melanie Oudin • Leslie Oudin • John Oudin • Brian de Villiers

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