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Wozniacki ousted; Stephens into Brussels quarters

Top seed and former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki was a second-round upset victim, while fourth-seeded American Sloane Stephens notched a pair of victories Wednesday at the $690,000 Brussels Open, a final clay-court French Open tune-up.China's Zheng Jie upended the Danish star and 2011 Brussels champion Wozniacki 6-2, 6-4 at Royal Primerose Tennis Club. Zheng also recorded a first-round victory earlier in the day by outlasting American qualifier Mallory Burdette 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.Stephens finally completed a first-round match that started here on Monday by beating Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, and then posted a second- round win by blasting Chinese qualifier Zhang Shuai 6-4, 6-0 on Day 3. Zhang peppered Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova 6-1, 6-3 in a round-of-32 matchup earlier Wednesday.Rain wreaked havoc here on Tuesday, wiping out 10 first-round affairs.Meanwhile, second-seeded Italian Roberta Vinci was tied with Kazakhstani qualifier Yulia Putintseva, 6-3, 5-7 when their secon...

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  1. 'Going in the right direction': Melanie Oudin sees herself on way back up after 'down part'

    Melanie Oudin was introduced to the world — and to the notion of outsized expectations — when she was an unseeded and unknown 17-year-old from Marietta, Ga., who ups...

  2. 'Believe': 2009 US Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin of Georgia earns French Open wild card

    About 2½ years after her captivating run to the U.S. Open quarterfinals, Melanie Oudin of Marietta, Ga., has earned a wild card into the French Open.The U.S. Tennis ...

  3. Melanie Oudin , Bethanie Mattek-Sands give US 2-0 Fed Cup lead over France

    LIEVIN, France (AP) — Melanie Oudin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands won the opening singles to give the United States a 2-0 lead against France in the quarterfinals of the...

  4. Melanie Oudin's US Open run over after 2 rounds with straight-set loss to Alona Bondarenko

    Melanie Oudin's U.S. Open run is over after two rounds this year.Oudin lost a sloppy match to 29th-seeded Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-2, 7-5 on Wednesday. The teen...

  5. Melanie Oudin rallies twice in straight-sets win over Russia's Alla Kudryavtseva in Fed Cup

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Melanie Oudin had emotion and a hometown-flavored crowd on her side. Those advantages just took some time to kick in.Oudin beat Alla Kudryavt...

  6. Melanie Oudin advances in walkover, Dinara Safina reaches quarterfinals in Morocco

    Melanie Oudin of the United States advanced with a walkover win Thursday and Dinara Safina defeated Alize Cornet 6-1, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the Grand Pri...

  7. Teen Melanie Oudin in Dream Run at U.S. Open

    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.Then the...

  8. Elena Dementieva ends Melanie Oudin's run in Paris, will meet Safarova in final

    PARIS (AP) — Top-seeded Elena Dementieva rallied to defeat Melanie Oudin 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Saturday and reach the final of the Open GDF Suez for the second straight year...

  9. Australia's Stosur beats American teenager Melanie Oudin 6-4, 6-4

    French Open finalist Samantha Stosur advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 win over American teenager Melanie Oudin on Wednesday in the Mercury Insurance Open.Stosur, the No. 2 s...

  10. Australian Open champion Kim Clijsters to play Melanie Oudin of US in Fed Cup in Belgium

    Australian Open champion Kim Clijsters will play Melanie Oudin on Saturday in the Fed Cup when Belgium faces the United States in the best-of-five series.Yanina Wick...

  11. Venus one-and-done in Rome

    Former champion Venus Williams was a lopsided first-round loser at the Italian Open tennis event.Promising British left-hander Laura Robson whipped the former world ...

  12. Dinara Safina tops Anastasia Pivovarova to reach semifinals in Morocco; Melanie Oudin ousted

    In a match featuring 18 breaks of serve, Dinara Safina edged fellow Russian Anastasia Pivovarova 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Grand Prix SAR.S...

  1. Melanie Oudin of US wins opener in Birmingham; Zheng Jie of China advances to 2nd round

    Melanie Oudin of the United States ousted 10th-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 Tuesday at the Aegon Classic grass-court tournament.Zheng Jie defeated ...

  2. American Melanie Oudin , 2009 US Open quarterfinalist, receives wild card into Wimbledon

    American Melanie Oudin has received a wild card into Wimbledon.The 20-year-old was a quarterfinalist at the 2009 U.S. Open but has struggled to regain that form. On ...

  3. Former US Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin receives wild card into this year's tournament

    Former U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin has received a wild card into this year's tournament.The U.S. Tennis Association announced on Wednesday the eight wome...

  4. Jelena Jankovic to play American Melanie Oudin in rain-delayed Aegon Classic final

    American Melanie Oudin will play former top-ranked player Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the rain-delayed Aegon Classic final after both players won quarterfinal and s...

  5. Sharapova rolls in Rome opener

    Reigning two-time champion Maria Sharapova resumed her winning ways in Rome with an easy second-round victory Wednesday at the $2.37 million Italian Open, a clay-cou...

  6. Murray retires with back pain; Nadal wins in Rome

    Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday. He may have to sit out the French Open, too.Rafael Nad...

  7. Sharapova, Azarenka cruise in Rome openers

    Reigning two-time champion Maria Sharapova resumed her winning ways in Rome with an easy second-round victory, while her fellow former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka ...

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