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17-Year-Old Oudin Upsets Sharapova

By the Associated Press

Posted Sep 5, 2009 5:27 PM CDT

(AP) – She sat there in shock. Then, the tears started falling. Believe it or not, 17-year-old Melanie Oudin is the toast of the town at the US Open. Gritting her way through a shaky third set, the 70th-ranked player from Marietta, Ga., pulled off her... Read full story »

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