New on the scene tennis player Melanie Oudin is spending the first part of the week in L.A. doing the talk show circuit. Fresh off her quarterfinal appearance at The U.S. Open. Oudin will appear on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" followed by a date with Conan O'Brien on "The Tonight Show with Conan O"Brien". Other guests on with Conan tonight include Jennifer Aniston.
Oudin pulled out of the WTA tournament in Canada this week citing her injury from The U.S. Open. She is expected back in action at the end of the month when the Asian swing starts. Oudin signed a lucrative endorsement deal with data mining company BackOffice while still competing in New York. More endorsement deals are expected soon.
Oudin's world ranking has climbed this week to a career high of 44, up from 70 before the U.S. Open.