2009 US Open Tennis -Women

[BB73]

Who wins the last Women's major of the year?

 

[BB73]

Women's draw:

01. Safina

27. Kleybanova

18. Schnyder

16. Razzano

11. Ivanovic

23. Lisicki

30. A. Bonderanko

05. Jankovic

04. Dementieva

29. Sharapova

21. Jie

13. Petrova

09. Wozniacki

24. Cirstea

32. Szavay

06. Kuznetsova


Bottom half

08. Azarenka

26. Schiavone

19. Na

12. Radwanska

14. Bartoli (Clijsters in this section)

20. Garrigues

25. Kanepi

03. Venus

07. Zvonareva

31. Vesnina

17. Mauresmo

10. Pennetta

15. Stosur

22. Hantuchova

28. Bammer

02. Serena

 

[BB73]

17-year old Melanie Oudin took out #4 Elena Dementieva in 3 sets. Could meet Sharapova in the next round.

Oudin took out Jankovic at Wimbledon. She'll be a seeded player fairly soon.

She does have a leg injury that's been bothering her.

 

[BB73]

Jankovic got beat in a 3rd set tiebreak today. The top half of the Women's draw is wide open. Gotta believe the final will be Serena vs one of the 3 top Russians - Safin, Sharapova, or Kuznetsova.

The powers-that-be really should have dropped Safina to #3 in the seeding to allow the possibility of an all-Williams final, regardless of what the computer says.

 

[Bucknut24]

this has to be one of the worst womans tournaments i have seen in a while, it seems like every match, it's very sloppy (minus the serena matches), Serena should cruise, shes the only one playing halfway decent.

 

[Flocka]

Always a competition of who can choke less.

 

[BB73]

Oudin took out Sharapova, Kvitova took out Safina on a 3rd-set tiebreak, and Clijsters just knocked off Venus 6-0, 0-6, 6-4.

It looks like Serena and Kuznetsova should make the finals, but there have been an awful lot of unlikely results.

 

[BB73]

Melanie Oudin is going through more Russian women than a drunken sailor at a Brighton Beach massage parlor.

 

[LitlBuck]

I am having a difficult time in determining who is an amateur or a professional in tennis at what they can really receive to retain their amateur status. Is Melanie considered a professional or amateur

 

[gracelhink]

I am having a difficult time in determining who is an amateur or a professional in tennis at what they can really receive to retain their amateur status. Is Melanie considered a professional or amateur

Good to see you back, Litl,
Oudin is a pro.

Here is a segment from an interview with Tennis.com, August 13, 2009.

TENNIS.com - Features - Short and Sweet: Q & A with Melanie Oudin

You were a junior phenom. Was it a difficult decision to turn pro?
I turned pro last year. It was a pretty big decision. But in the real world, it's not. All you do is accept money. I never wanted to play college tennis. I was so nervous the first tournaments I played. I felt like a different person. But I got used to it.

 

[Bucknut24]

While she is pro however, since she is 17 she can only play in a limited amount of tournaments as well. I forget the exact number, one she turns 18, then she can play a full schedule.

 

[Flocka]

Between the date of a player’s 17th birthday and the day
before her 18th birthday, a player may participate in:
(i) A maximum of 16 Professional Tennis Tournaments;
plus
(ii) The WTA Tour Championships (if she qualifies); plus
(iii) Fed Cup (any level of competition).

 

[Bucknut24]

looks like Oudin is running out of steam...she had a great run, hopefully, she can continue on, and we can have another great American tennis star.

 

[Jake]

Serena goes out in bizarre fashion, to say the least. Clijsters moves on the final at 24/1, and with no vmoney on her.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-VxYvfwVas&feature=related]Serena Williams threatens a line judge (HQ)[/ame]

 

[Bucknut24]

all I got to say is, Holy Crap....whether that was really a foot fault or not, Serena had no right doing what she did...I feel bad for Kim, not being able to celebrate that win...did you notice when Serena went over to her, she was saying something like I don't want the point.