Tennis: Melanie Oudin calls out Williams’ sisters, US loses Fed Cup to Italy
The US team lost in the Fed Cup final 3-0 to the Italian team. Venus and Serena Williams decided not to participate. Young American Melanie Oudin surely wanted to represent her country though. Oudin, who lost to Flavia Pannetta which gave the Italians an insurmountable lead of 3-0 in a best-of-five series stated: “I wanted to come here. I wanted to play for my country. Other people choose different things.” Oudin continued, “Some people I guess didn’t want to play as badly as I did. But I think that the team that we had here really wanted to be here,” Oudin said. “You don’t want people here that don’t want to be here. Even if you lose, if you give it everything you have, then that’s the best you can do.” Who is Oudin referencing when she states, “you don’t want people here that don’t want to be here?” Without question Oudin is referencing the Williams’ sisters. Perhaps if Oudin was winning Grand Slams, was No. 1 in the world and representing her country her words would have more sting ...