Jankovic had a very tight first set against Oudin, which she won, but the Serb wasn't good enough to win the second set. The third set wasn't hard for Oudin to win, and she succeeded in winning, 67(8) 75 62.
"I had so many chances in the first set so I knew I was right there with her. I just had to keep going and keep fighting, and eventually I pulled through in the end," Oudin, just 17 years old, said. "I just tried to think she was any other player and this was any other match and I was at any other tournament, not that I was on the biggest stage at Wimbledon and playing my first Top 10 player."
Kuznetsova saved lots of match points at 5-2 in the second set against Lisicki, but the Russian lost anyway, with a score of 62 75.
No. 3 seed Williams faced Carla Suarez Navarro on Day 6, and easily won, 60 64, getting revenge after an Australian Open loss earlier this year.
"It was completely different circumstances today. In Australia, I had a lot of opportunities but didn't take advantage of them. Today I realized it wasn't the same match, and I was determined to really run away with it," Williams said. "In the end it got closer, but I love to have the opportunity to serve matches out, so I was pretty glad to get that break. I'm happy with how things turned out."
Top seed Dinara Safina also went through, after defeating Kirsten Flipkens, 75 61.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Singles - Third Round
(1) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 75 61
(3) Venus Williams (USA) d. Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 60 64
Sabine Lisicki (GER) d. (5) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 62 75
(Q) Melanie Oudin (USA) d. (6) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 67(8) 75 62
(9) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (20) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)62 62
(11) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. (19) Li Na (CHN) 64 75
(13) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (18) Samantha Stosur (AUS) 75 62
(17) Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) d. (15) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 75 63
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