09-08-2009, 11:01 PM | #1 |
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Melanie Oudin
She is the 17yo American female who is doing well in the U.S. Open, after a nice run in Wimbledon as well.
Part of what everyone remarks on, besides her tender age, is her height. She is extremely short. She looks like a midget on the court. So I go to wikipedia, and it says she is 5'6". My wife is 5'7", maybe 5'8". She is barely shorter than my wife, whom I don't consider a midget. I guess it's all the other women in tennis who are just taller, and make her seem so short. Well, here's to an American underdog. We can all root for that. [Unless, she is the daughter of a Frechman. Which unfortunately, she is. So we can root for her to fall on her face, and end up plastered at some community college]. |
09-09-2009, 05:27 PM | #2 |
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hmm. . . I haven't heard too much discussion about her height. I hear them talking about her being a twin more than that. But it's true that most of the top women are around 6 feet. Height among the men is also becoming more common than it used to be, with the likes of Del Potro, Isner, Cilic.
I think it's great to see her doing so well. She makes me more interested in the women's matches than I otherwise would be. |
09-10-2009, 05:03 PM | #3 |
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ah, well, thanks for the run Oudin. I hope we continue to see her breaking through. I'm tired of the Williams sisters storyline.
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Apparently dad is not so happy, and has filed for divorce. |
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09-11-2009, 05:03 PM | #5 |
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nice. I didn't read the gossip. I (mostly) just watch the matches.
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09-13-2009, 04:22 AM | #6 |
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Did you see Serena's antics tonight? That's another good story in tennis.
When I was in junior high and high school, there were occasionally "girl fights." That is, fights between two girls. I think every single one of them that I saw was between two African-American girls. And clothes were frequently ripped off in these fights, although I don't recall it ever led to nekidness. Thanks Serena, for bringing back these memories. |
09-14-2009, 02:22 PM | #7 |
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yeah, I saw that incident with Serena. You couldn't miss it in tennis coverage. Quite a tirade. Unfortunate for Clijsters, because she was playing much better and would have won anyway.
So thanks for Serena for spicing up her storyline again. But it still doesn't beat a returning mom taking the US Open title. That's a much nicer story. |
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