Oudin's coach, de Villiers in NY Times

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I was looking for something on de Villiers and found this today. Gotta love Melanie's attitude.

link:

http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/oudins-longtime-coach-can-smile/#more-6683

Brian doesn't show up in USPTA membership log. Be nice to get him in a thread to talk about how they made the decisions on when to move Melanie into the pro ranks. She had relatively routine record until about 12 years old. Didn't play up very much even in her second year in the 12s when she was #1 in Georgia and #2 in South and just in the top 20 in National 12s.

Anyone know him and could get him to participate?

don

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He is USPTA member

Correcting myself. Couldn't find him in the USPTA listing, but he should be there

http://www.southern.usta.com/Southern/Global/News/News/2008_09/6618807_De_Villiers_Named_USOC_Developmental_Coach_of_the_Year.aspx

[John Yandell]

There are two brief Tennisplayer interviews with him!

http://www.tennisplayer.nethttps://www.tennisplayer.net/article/the-state-of-american-tennis/?4ClickThruBrianDeVilliers_Tennisplayer440.mov

https://www.tennisplayer.net/articles/

Very nice down to earth guy--he brought Mel to the Easter Bowl. I'll contact him after the Open--think he's probably a little busy right now...

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Oudin

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/sp...r=1&ref=sports

Don,
as you may see the coach is learning slowly

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For Don

Is Oudin scheduled to play Wednesday?
I cannot decipher

http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/schedule/index.html?promo=topnav

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Quarters Sched

Is Oudin scheduled to play Wednesday?
I cannot decipher
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/s...l?promo=topnav

Women play quarters Tues, Wed; semis on Friday
Men play quarters Wed, Thurs; semis on Sat

Oudin plays Wozniacki Wed. I'm betting on a nite match.

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For Don

Please see my cross
link entitled "How would you make OUDIN a Top Ten Player? "
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