Analysis for Dulko-Oudin (Fed Cup World Group)

Head-to-head record 0:0

American youngster, Melanie Oudin will play Gisela Dulko of Argentine in the second Fed Cup rubber. Jill Craybas needed only one hour 12 minutes to give USA a 1-0 lead over Argentina in their Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group 1st Round tie in Surprise. The 34-year-old veteran overcame Betina Jozami 62 61. Melanie Oudin has a chance to make it 2-0 for USA. Melanie Oudin is 16-years old girl who is considered to be a big talent of US tennis. She is still relatively low positioned at WTA ranking but her recent results show her ability and ambitions. Her 2008 season was impressive (28 wins-11 losses) and even when she hasn’t played many famous opponents yet, her confidence must be sky high. Even her YTD record is positive (3 wins-1 loss) and we think there is a bright future ahead of her. We have seen her playing just two times so far but we were pretty impressed by happy-go-luckiness and confidence. She is definitely able to crack into top 100 soon. She is a typical US player who grew up on hard courts and plays offensive tennis. Of course, she still needs to improve the power but this is something that should automatically come while she is getting older. She will be pushed by the home crowd and we believe she will not be the easy opponent for Dulko. Dulko is an experienced player who reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 26 in 2005. Gisela’s latest results aren´t brilliant and her best times are probably over. She is a typical clay court player who shouldn’t feel best here on fast surface. Argentine is the favourite without any doubts but young American could be competitive tonight. Anything above 3 is good enough for us.