the buzz log

Serena and Venus Williams, you heard it here first: Watch your backs.

Because Melanie Oudin is the one to watch. She's a very eager teen with nothing to lose. In fact, she's winning at Wimbledon. The 17-year-old is a native of Marietta, Georgia. But those are no peaches she's smashing across the net. The 124th ranked player beat out 74th ranked Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan to place in the third round of her Wimbledon deubt.

News of the victory gave the up-and-comer a shot of buzz, as tennis fans searched for "melanie oudin," a name that soon, we're guessing, everyone will know.

ESPN marvels that the 5-foot-5 stand-out went pro only a year ago. Not surprisingly, the tennis champ has had a laser focus on tennis for most of her young life. The WTA website relates that the athlete, who has a twin sister, was homeschooled so she had more time to pick up a racket. Her grandmother introduced her to the sport at the age of seven.

But this isn't her grandma's game anymore. SI.com points out that this latest Wimbledon win makes the tennis player one of three Americans to remain at the Grand Slam. The other two: the Williams sisters. Like we said: They better watch their sixes.