Melanie Oudin, the lovely 17 year old professional tennis player from Marietta, Georgia originally ranked 70, has made quite a name for herself this year during the US Open. Unfortunately Melanie lost her match in the quarterfinals of the Open yesterday to 9th seeded Caroline Wozniacki. Up until that point she was all the rage in the papers and on the news beating out some top seeded players such as former #1 Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova.

During her spree in the headlines, which is sure not to be over just yet, her pink and yellow adidas sneakers were catching just as much attention as she was. After interviewing Melanie about matches reporters would move on to questions about her sneakers. Melanie has revealed to Yahoo that the adidas sneakers which she was wearing were a custom pair designed just for her. She personally selected the eye catching pink and yellow color scheme and opted for something a little different then what adidas suggested. Instead of having her name added to the sneakers, something which many athletes in the Open do and what adidas had originally designed for her, Melanie asked to have the word “Believe” included on the sole. The sudden change was the idea of Austin Smith, the 15yr old boyfriend of Melanie Oudin. Before the US Open began adidas reported that the sneakers would not be releasing to the public and was an exclusive for Melanie but not given the hype she has made who knows if adidas will change their tune.

The belief that she carried with her during the Open certainty helped her expose herself to the masses in a fashion which is sure to boost her career endorsement wise. Our congratulations goes out to Melanie on her epic trip through the US Open and best of luck to years to come. We look forward to watching you progress and improve throughout the years.

As we have previously reported, in honor of the 25th Anniversary of Def Jam the corporate heads have hooked up with adidas to put together a lineup of sneakers, some of which have been designed by artists signed to Def Jam. When it comes to the kicks designed by the artists we have previously taken a look at the Young Jeezy x adidas Forum and the Ghostface Killah x adidas Forum.

Adding to the collection is an adidas Superstar II designed by Redman. The sneakers feature a hearty red suede upper with the adidas signature three stripes in black. The toe is white and little specs of red are included on the white outsole that take you back to Redmans debut LP “Whut? Thee Album. The tongue tag sports an image of Redman with his name printed below him in silver and the heel tab features the adidas logo as well as “Funk Doc” in silver. The shoes also come with a second pair of infrared fat laces to match the heel tab and binding accent.

Extra Butter is one of the few adidas retailers who have the Redman x adidas Superstar II so if your interested in scooping a pair up hit em up now. More detailed pictures follow after the break.

If you recall, back in June we took a look at some images of a few Adidas Originals Centinnial Mid designs which are part of the upcoming adidas NBA Series. We still dont have any solid release date information at this time but thanks to HighSnobiety we a couple more pictures showing off a few of the designs which make up the adidas Originals Centennial Mid Eastern Conference Pack.

Shown in the pictures is a total of five designs which use suede colorways and throwback logos from a few of the NBA teams in the Eastern Conference. The pictures give us a look at the design for the Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, NY Knicks, Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Check out all the sneakers after the jump and stay tuned for further information regarding a release date and other adidas Originals Centennial Mid designs which will be released in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference Packs.