Oudin: The New Face of American Women’s Tennis

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The Williams sisters have dominated U.S. women’s tennis for a long time, but there are a few new faces starting to make their own news. 17-year-old Melanie Oudin, from Georgia, defeated fourth-seed Elena Dementieva yesterday in the second round of the U.S. Open. Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin is here to talk to us about this big upset and other news around the sports world.

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