On September 9, 2009
Marriott Ousts Tennis Phenom Oudin in Bad PR Move
Melanie Oudin, 17, has defied the odds and made it to the U.S. Open’s Women’s Quarterfinals. She was ranked 70th in the nation, and apparently hadn’t reserved her room at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square through the second week of the tournament. When her reservation was up, the hotel told her to leave. Apparently they hadn’t been reading the sports section or watching any major network to know that the 17-year-old phenom created one of the major upsets of the tournament by defeating No. 29 seed Maria Sharapova and No. 13 Nadia Petrova. Bad luck there, Marriott. Instead the Oudin clan headed to a nearby hotel found by her agent, John Tobias. He reportedly told reporters, “Obviously, we will not be sending…
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