For years, American women’s tennis has been Venus Williams, Serena Williams and a bunch of people not worth mentioning. But that might be changing now thanks to the efforts of an American 17-year-old named Melanie Oudin, who on Saturday knocked off former #1 Jelena Jankovic to advance to Wimbledon’s round of 16.
Oudin had to deal with more than just Jankovic’s world-class game in order to pull off the upset – she also had to endure Jankovic’s mad injury faking skills. After the first set, Jankovic went into full-on Actor’s Studio mode, feigning apparent heatstroke – or maybe just a regular stroke – and having the trainers come out to minister to her, and even slap a blood-pressure cuff on her arm (what better time to get that life insurance check-up than right in the middle of a Wimbledon match?). Clearly Jankovic meant to throw her young opponent off her game, but obviously, it didn’t work. Congrats to Melanie.
Tags: jelena jankovic, melanie oudin, serena williams, venus williams
