2010年美國霍普曼盃代表
就是在美國雙雙大放異彩的小將組合
Melanie Oudin & John Isner XD
US Teen Sensation for Hopman
26/09/2009
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PERTH. 18 year old teen sensation Melanie Oudin will join with big serving
John Isner in a new look Team USA for the Hyundai Hopman Cup. Oudin thrilled
the US Open crowds in New York with a fairytale run to the quarter finals
while Isner provided the biggest upset on the men’s side with a gripping 5
set win over compatriot Andy Roddick.
Melanie Oudin started the year ranked 177, 9 months later she has represented
the USA in Fed Cup, reached the fourth round at Wimbledon and captured the
hearts of America at the recent US Open. With three fighting victories
against world number 4 Elena Dementieva, former world number 1 Maria
Sharapova and world number 14 Nadia Petrova on the centre court at Arthur
Ashe stadium, Oudin reached her first quarter final in a Grand Slam
culminating in a ranking of 43 and rising!
John Isner on the other hand has taken a longer road to his current ranking
of 41 - via a four year stint at the University of Georgia, where he roomed
with Perth local and Hopman practice partner – Strahinja Bobusic. 2009 has
seen a spectacular run for Isner from qualifying to the quarter finals in
Auckland, semi finals in Washington and Indianapolis, quarter finals in LA, a
win in Tallahassee, round of 16 in Miami culminating in the fourth round at
the US Open. Isner trains at Hopman’s Tennis Academy at Saddlebrook Resort
in Florida.
USA joins the Russian team of Elena Dementieva and Igor Andreev along with
Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt and world number 13 Samantha Stosur as the third
team confirmed for next January’s 22nd running of the International Mixed
Teams Championship in Perth.
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