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No-fear attitude propels Oudin to win

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Thursday, September 3, 2009

NEW YORK -- During an awkward silence, one of those awkward silences that sometimes descend on cocktail parties, a singular voice came whistling out of the upper deck at Arthur Ashe Stadium: "Melanie, you can do this!" This unabashed, unsolicited support came with American Melanie Oudin leading Elena Dementieva, one of the pre-tournament favorites, 2-0 in the third set. Never mind that 17-year-olds are not supposed to even reach the third set against No. 4 seeds. Well, afte ...

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