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Defending women's champion Francesca Schiavone wasted little time in reaching round two of this year's French Open with a thumping 6-2 6-0 victory over American teenager Melanie Oudin.

Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP Italy secured its second Fed Cup title in four years today after Flavia Pennetta comfortably beat US Open quarter-finalist Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2.

The experienced Italians took an insurmountable 3-0 lead over the young United States team in the best-of-five series on an outdoor clay court at the Rocco Polimeni club.

NEW YORK -- SI.com caught up with senior writer S.L. Price following Melanie Oudin's loss to Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals of the U.S.

Open. With her deep run in New York, Oudin is projected to make her top-50 debut and could reach as high as No. 43 when the rankings come out following the Open.

She is the youngest American to reach the quarterfinals at any Grand Slam since Serena Williams in 1999.

There will be an all-teen semifinal at the U.S. Open -- but it won't include Melanie Oudin. Caroline Wozniacki, the No. 9 seed, beat Oudin 6-2, 6-2 and will face Yanina Wickmayer next.

The Cinderella story of Melanie Oudin continues as the 17-year old from Georgia tries to knock off ninth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals.

Wozniacki won the first set 6-2.

Move over, Roger and Serena. Melanie Oudin incredibly has become the U.S. Open's biggest story. Now comes another challenge for tennis' new teen sensation, writes Jon Wertheim.

When Melanie Oudin wakes up each morning these days, sharing a king-sized hotel bed with her mother, she's basically your average teen visiting the big city.

Melanie Oudin has advanced to the U.S. Open quarterfinals with another comeback victory, beating 13th-seeded Nadia Petrova 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3.

The 17-year-old American, ranked 70th in the world, lost the first set in 31 minutes Monday and was one point from falling behind 5-3 in the second.

But she rallied to force a tiebreaker, then took advantage of 22 unforced errors by Petrova to roll in the...

Melanie Oudin's improbable run at the U.S. Open continued. The 17-year-old pulled off her fourth upset in a row, becoming the youngest American to make the quarterfinals in 10 years.

Seventeen-year-old Melanie Oudin has pulled off another upset at the U.S. Open, defeating 29th-seeded Maria Sharapova 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the fourth round.