Italians pose daunting challenge to young Americans

...in Los Angeles and knocking off the likes of Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Vera Zvonareva and Nadia Petrova to become the first Italian to crack the top 10. While Oudin made plenty of headlines...

...OCTOBER 8: (CHINA OUT) Serena Williams of the US reacts in her third round match against Nadia Petrova of Russia during day seven of the 2009 China Open at the National Tennis Centre on...

Petrova, Youzhny advance in Moscow

Fifth-seeded Nadia Petrova of Russia easily advanced to the second round of the Kremlin Cup, beating teenager Yana Buchina 6-2, 6-0 on Monday.

BEIJING - OCTOBER 08: Serena Williams of USA returns a shot against Nadia Petrova of Russia in her third round match during day seven of the 2009 China Open at...

Cilic routs Nadal, faces Djokovic in final

Marin Cilic upset second-ranked Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of the China Open on Saturday.

Djokovic wins in straight sets

Second-seeded Novak Djokovic advanced to the China Open final on Saturday, beating Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-3, 6-3.

Serena could be punished further

Serena Williams is likely to find out whether she will be further punished for her outburst at a line judge at the U.S. Open before the end of the year, WTA chief executive Stacey Allaster said on Saturday.

Nadal outplays Safin in quarterfinals

Rafael Nadal moved into the semifinals of the China Open on Friday by defeating Marat Safin 6-3, 6-1.

Nadal advances; Serena knocked out

Serena Williams was knocked out of the China Open on Thursday, losing to Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) only days before regaining the No. 1 ranking.

Safina,Venus upended early in Tokyo

Dinara Safina and Venus Williams were knocked out of the second round by qualifiers at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Monday.

Foursome looking to build on momentum

Melanie Oudin and John Isner were among a quartet of players who gained new fans and new respect at the U.S. Open. Where do they go from here?

Defending champs fall in mixed doubles

Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott of the United States have won their first Grand Slam title by upsetting defending champions Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Leander Paes of India 6-2, 6-4 in the mixed doubles final Thursday.

Oudin's mettle made her fan favorite

...back into contention. In the round of 16, Oudin lost the first set to No. 13 Nadia Petrova by the dismal score of 6-1, and was down a break in the second before...

Better believe it

Melanie Oudin believes in herself. And if the way she's played at the 2009 U.S. Open proves anything, it's that you should believe in her, too.

Story | Conversation | September 09, 2009

Oudin's confidence has grown with each match. Here she celebrates after beating Russia's Nadia Petrova on Monday