Thursday, June 25, 2009

American teen Oudin reaches 3rd round at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — American Melanie Oudin has advanced to the third round in her first appearance at Wimbledon by beating Yaroslava Shvedova 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Oudin became the last woman to make the round of 32 with a victory that ended at twilight Thursday. She benefited from 48 unforced errors by Shvedova.

A native of Marietta, Ga., Oudin will play former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic on Saturday.

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