Melanie Oudin has been the breakout star of the event, capturing the public's imagination with her spirited play. I had the pleasure of interviewing her during WImbledon and loved her personality and energy. She has a huge future in front of her, and besides the obvious on court skills that she has demonstrated through her 5 matches, her ability to process the pressure of tennis's biggest stage has been beyond impressive.
Caroline Wozniaki dismissed Melanie and she deserves a lot of credit for playing an excellent match in challenging circumstances. Caroline, who is sporting the new Stella McCartney line of Adidas sportswear, is an excellent player, sweet and friendly as can be. Caroline is a future champion and is great for the sport. Caroline will be playing Yanina Wickmayer is the semifinals and while I haven't seen much of her matches, what I have seen is an ability to generate a tremendous amount of pace no matter where in the court or what the score.
I can't say enough about Kim Clijsters and how she has handled everything upon her return to the WTA Tour. Kim has always been one of the most amiable elite athletes and it is great having her back in the mix. I'm not even going to go into Serena because she is such a stud, and it is tough to come up with enough superlatives to describe how amazing of an athlete she is. Should be a great women's semifinals.
I also want to congratulate Travis Parrott and Carly Gullickson for winning the 2009 USOPEN Mixed Doubles Championships. They played awesome tennis, and I am very happy for them."
More to come soon....Justin
