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Melanie Oudin grew up fast in the world of women's tennis. And every once in a while now, she has to stop and remind herself just how young she really is.

Maria Sharapova deserves full credit for reaching her second Grand Slam final in the past six months, given the injuries and layoffs that have marred the more recent years of her decorated career.

"Yeah, I know, Serena lost the first set to Makarova, I saw that. She was down in the second, too.

Leading 6-3 5-0 and 40-0, young Brit Laura Robson looked set to sail through to the second round of qualifying after just 47 minutes on Show Court 3. Half an hour and 10 match points later, she did just that, surviving a late fightback from gritty American Melanie Oudin to record a 6-3, 6-4 victory in the showcase match-up of the Day 2 qualifying ... (more)