Dementieva Over Safarova
Lucie Safarova showed why she is a player to be reckoned with in her final match with Elena Dementieva.
Lucie Safarova showed why she is a player to be reckoned with in her final match with Elena Dementieva.
Top seed Elena Dementivea has been there before. Drawing from her vast experience, the elegant Russian beauty overcame a stern challenge from 18-year old upstart Melanie Oudin. The three set 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win avenged a loss at last year’s U.S. Open and moved Elena into the finals against Czech star Lucie Safarova, an upset winner against Italy’s second seeded Flavia Pennetta.
Melanie Oudin is up to her old tricks. The spunky American mounted an unlikely rally and surged past veteran Agnes Szavay in the quarterfinals of the $700,000 Open GDF Suez in Paris on Friday. An enthusiastic crowd wildly encouraged the underdog who at one point trailed 2-6, 1-3 against the savvy and seemingly dominant competitor. [...]
The city of love is falling for Melanie Oudin and the feeling is mutual. Oudin, who captured the hearts of tennis fans with her stirring play at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, has found her game on the Paris stage. 2010 has been a fairly rude wake-up call for the young American. After first round [...]