Melanie Oudin News

BIRMINGHAM, UK - Women's Tennis Association - says who? It's the kids who are taking over the city of Birmingham.

The top two seeds at the key Wimbledon warm-up event at Edgbaston experienced contrasting fortunes at the WTA grasscourt tournament on Wednesday.

Melanie Oudin's defense of her Aegon Classic title lasted only 57 minutes Monday, with the American losing 6-3, 6-1 to Croatian qualifier Ajla Tomljanovic in the first round.

Maria Sharapova wasted little time in polishing off a 6-2 6-4 win over Eugenie Bouchard to reach the third round of the French Open at Roland Garros.

Sadly , this is the last we'll see of Melanie Oudin's clench face for the rest of the tournament.

Former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic won 12 consecutive games Thursday to beat the rain and Garbine Muguruza at the French Open.

Zheng Jie of China hits a return during her women's singles second round match against Melanie Oudin of the United States on day 5 of the 2013 French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France on May 30, 2013.

In this Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009 file photo, Melanie Oudin, of the United States, celebrates her upset 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory over Maria Sharapova, of Russia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York.

Rafael Nadal hopped, spun and threw an overhand punch toward his friends and family, stirring memories of past celebrations on his favorite stage.