The Return of Melanie Oudin

Oudin

By Lewis Davies On Sunday 27th November 2011, a young man named Aaron Higgs declared: "Melanie Oudin should just concentrate on playing doubles". Most of you won’t know who this Higgs character is but, I assure you, his love of tennis is deep and thus, his knowledge is vast. At the time of his statement, it was hard not to agree with him. Oudin had won the mixed doubles title at the US … [Read more...]

Home Advantage?

Christina McHale

The fourth round runs of Christina McHale and Jamie Hampton at Indian Wells this week shouldn’t be seen as a surprise. American players are renowned for being able to make home advantage just that - an advantage. McHale first made her name when she defeated Caroline Wozniacki, world number one at the time, in Cincinnati last year while compatriot Sloane Stephens also entered the fray by making … [Read more...]

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