Melanie Oudin's newfound fame hasn't completely kicked in after all.
Oudin — the 17-year-old American tennis sensation who is currently tearing her way through the U.S. Open — was kicked out of her New York hotel over the weekend because her reservation had run out.
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The 70th-ranked Oudin was only booked at the Marriott Times Square through the first week of the tournament and no one had extended her stay, the Sports Business Journal reported.
Her agent, John Tobias, quickly found her another hotel.
"Obviously, we will not be sending any of our players back to that hotel," Tobias said, according to the report.
A spokesperson for the Marriott could not confirm that Oudin had stayed there, the report said, adding that it was possible she had stayed under a different name.
Oudin — a native of Marietta, Ga. — has captured America's attention this week, mowing through an impressive string of highly ranked players to reach the quarterfinals at the year's final Grand Slam event.
In the second round, Oudin defeated fourth-ranked Elena Dementieva. Then came No. 29 seed Maria Sharapova, a former U.S. Open champion, in the third round. No. 13 Nadia Petrova was the victim in the fourth round. All three wins were in three sets after Oudin had lost the first set.
She is slated to play Wednesday night in the quarterfinals against No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.
