Oudin Hospitalized

Written by: Bob Larson Tennis on 26th November 2013

Oudin Hospitalized

epa03241655 Melanie Oudin of the USA returns to Sara Errani of Italy during their second round match for the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 30 May 2012. EPA/IAN LANGSDON |

Melanie Oudin was pretty pleased how her fall season had gone, as she won the Las Vegas USTA Challenger and reached the semifinals of four more circuit events.

But while training at USTA Player Development headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida, her body wasn’t quite feeling right so she went to the hospital where she was diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, which is a muscle-damaging condition that may be caused by intense exertion.

Oudin said on Twitter that she is ”doing everything possible for a speedy’ recovery,” but she won’t be allowed to do any type of exercise for at least a couple more weeks.

The 22 year old is currently ranked No. 129, which means that it is more than likely she would have to qualify for the Australian Open. The Georgia native stunned the tennis world when she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 US Open, upsetting the likes of Nadia Petrova and Maria Sharapova, and she did manage to crack the top 35 the next year, but she has fallen on hard times since then and in the past three years has struggled to stay inside the top 100. Part of that could be physical, but she has also admitted to sinking under the weight of high expectations after her US Open run.

On the WTA this season, she reached the second round three times, fell in the first round eight times and in qualifying seven times.

Rhabdomyolysis occurs when heavy exertion causes muscle cells to leak enzymes and protein into the blood. Muscle pain is a common symptom and severe cases can lead to kidney damage.

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