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> <channel><title>GOTOTENNIS &#187; Volley</title> <atom:link href="http://gototennis.com/category/featured/volley/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://gototennis.com</link> <description>Tennis blog. Tennis news. Tennis gossip.</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:17:11 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>TANKY SCHWANK REFUSES TO RETIRE IN HOUSTON</title><link>http://gototennis.com/2010/04/07/tanky-schwank-refuses-to-retire-in-houston/</link> <comments>http://gototennis.com/2010/04/07/tanky-schwank-refuses-to-retire-in-houston/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:29:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>freakyfrites</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ATP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Houston U.S. Men's Clay Court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chela]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Schwank]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tanking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Men's Clay Court Championships]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://gototennis.com/?p=18161</guid> <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Men&#8217;s Clay Court Championships in Houston keep getting weirder. The pesky presence of HGH smuggling Wayne Odesnik, mass player withdrawals and retirements and now this, the case of Tanky Schwank. According to the AP, 7th seeded Argentine Eduardo Schwank played so erratically during his 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-1 loss to countryman Juan Ignacio [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gototennis.com/2010/04/07/tanky-schwank-refuses-to-retire-in-houston/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ATP PITS WORLD CUP TENNIS PROPOSAL VS. ITF DAVIS CUP</title><link>http://gototennis.com/2010/01/13/atp-pits-world-cup-tennis-proposal-vs-itf-davis-cup/</link> <comments>http://gototennis.com/2010/01/13/atp-pits-world-cup-tennis-proposal-vs-itf-davis-cup/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:13:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>freakyfrites</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ATP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Davis Cup]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Djokovic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Federer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hewitt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Murray]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ITF]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ljubicic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tennis World Cup]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://gototennis.com/?p=15334</guid> <description><![CDATA[With Andy Roddick and James Blake leaving Davis Cup off their 2010 calendars and Roger Federer pulling out of a much anticipated first round tie against Spain, I&#8217;ve been wondering about the future of Davis Cup as an elite, world-class event. It seems the players have been, too. Members of the ATP players&#8217; council, which [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gototennis.com/2010/01/13/atp-pits-world-cup-tennis-proposal-vs-itf-davis-cup/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TIGER WOODS VS ROGER FEDERER FOR AP ATHLETE OF THE DECADE</title><link>http://gototennis.com/2009/12/18/tiger-woods-vs-roger-federer-for-ap-athlete-of-the-decade/</link> <comments>http://gototennis.com/2009/12/18/tiger-woods-vs-roger-federer-for-ap-athlete-of-the-decade/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:00:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>freakyfrites</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ATP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Federer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tiger Woods]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://gototennis.com/?p=14764</guid> <description><![CDATA[I love Jon Wertheim&#8217;s quip from his excellent tennis awards post this week: &#8220;apparently the off season falls on a Tuesday this year.&#8221; Agreed that the off season is too short, but at the same time, what the heck are we going to talk about? Well Tiger Woods, of course! I was hoping Tiger Woods&#8217;s [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gototennis.com/2009/12/18/tiger-woods-vs-roger-federer-for-ap-athlete-of-the-decade/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>20</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>READ THE LEAVES: WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR RAFAEL NADAL?</title><link>http://gototennis.com/2009/10/19/read-the-leaves-what-lies-ahead-for-rafael-nadal/</link> <comments>http://gototennis.com/2009/10/19/read-the-leaves-what-lies-ahead-for-rafael-nadal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:21:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>freakyfrites</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ATP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Federer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nadal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://gototennis.com/?p=13397</guid> <description><![CDATA[I said I would refrain from reading Rafael Nadal&#8217;s tealeaves until next season, but Peter Bodo at tennis.com offered this provocative analysis after this weekend&#8217;s Shanghai final: So the real issue, looking to Nadal&#8217;s future, is: To what degree can he recapture the form and aura he enjoyed until a few weeks after the Australian [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gototennis.com/2009/10/19/read-the-leaves-what-lies-ahead-for-rafael-nadal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>17</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ALL ABOARD: RIDING THE ROGER FEDERER EXPRESS</title><link>http://gototennis.com/2009/08/24/all-aboard-riding-the-roger-federer-express/</link> <comments>http://gototennis.com/2009/08/24/all-aboard-riding-the-roger-federer-express/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:48:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>freakyfrites</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ATP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Federer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Open]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Western and Southern Financial Group Masters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Djokovic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Open Series]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Western & Southern Financial Group Masters]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://gototennis.com/?p=11702</guid> <description><![CDATA[With Roger&#8217;s big win(s) in Cincinnati this weekend, it&#8217;s getting crowded on the Federer Express. Next stop, US Open. Here are some choice quotes: Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated sums it up: Was it really about three months ago that the Fed Express appeared to be sputtering, as the eponym was lacking a single title [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gototennis.com/2009/08/24/all-aboard-riding-the-roger-federer-express/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>17</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>VIDEO: IS MOHAMED LAHANI THE WORLD NO. 1 CHAIR UMPIRE?</title><link>http://gototennis.com/2009/08/24/video-is-mohamed-lahani-the-world-no-1-chair-umpire/</link> <comments>http://gototennis.com/2009/08/24/video-is-mohamed-lahani-the-world-no-1-chair-umpire/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:00:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>freakyfrites</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video of the Day]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Federer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mohamed Lahyani]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nadal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tennis chair umpires]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://gototennis.com/?p=11695</guid> <description><![CDATA[Robin Soderling has competition &#8211; Chair Umpire Mohamed Lahyani may be the best thing going in Swedish tennis right now. Tennis nuts have often remarked on Mo&#8217;s cheerful, yet decisive, style: he&#8217;s charming with the players and shows no fear on the overrules. Brad Gilbert and Darren Cahill of ESPN have started calling him &#8220;Number [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gototennis.com/2009/08/24/video-is-mohamed-lahani-the-world-no-1-chair-umpire/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>STRIP, SLIDING AWAY: WHAT IS WRONG WITH NOVAK DJOKOVIC?</title><link>http://gototennis.com/2009/08/15/strip-sliding-away-what-is-wrong-with-novak-djokovic/</link> <comments>http://gototennis.com/2009/08/15/strip-sliding-away-what-is-wrong-with-novak-djokovic/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:01:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>freakyfrites</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ATP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Djokovic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nadal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roddick]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rogers Cup]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Open Series]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rogers cup]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://gototennis.com/?p=11389</guid> <description><![CDATA[Friday was quarterfinals day in Montreal, with Andy Murray advancing over Nikolay Davydenko,  del Potro showing Rafael Nadal the door and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga winning a game of choking chicken against Roger Federer. Sure, Roger&#8217;s loss was a shocker, but the result that really struck me was Andy Roddick&#8217;s straight set win over Novak Djokovic: 6-4, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gototennis.com/2009/08/15/strip-sliding-away-what-is-wrong-with-novak-djokovic/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TOMMY HAAS LOSES TO SAM QUERREY AND THE &#8220;NO CLASS&#8221; SAMURAI</title><link>http://gototennis.com/2009/08/02/tommy-haas-loses-to-sam-querrey-and-the-no-class-samurai/</link> <comments>http://gototennis.com/2009/08/02/tommy-haas-loses-to-sam-querrey-and-the-no-class-samurai/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:35:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>freakyfrites</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ATP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Haas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Los Angeles Tennis Open]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Querrey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Open Series]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[haas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LA Tennis Open]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Samurai]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://gototennis.com/?p=10892</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sam Querrey beat Tommy Haas on Saturday evening at the LA Tennis Open, 6-3, 7-5. The towering American was surprisingly fleet of foot, hit serves consistently in the 130s and rushed the net when he could. It was a great win for Sam, who is now in his third straight ATP final, having played Sundays [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gototennis.com/2009/08/02/tommy-haas-loses-to-sam-querrey-and-the-no-class-samurai/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>26</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>PETE SAMPRAS THINKS ROGER FEDERER IS THE GREATEST. . .MAYBE</title><link>http://gototennis.com/2009/07/15/pete-sampras-thinks-roger-federer-is-the-greatest-maybe/</link> <comments>http://gototennis.com/2009/07/15/pete-sampras-thinks-roger-federer-is-the-greatest-maybe/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:00:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>freakyfrites</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Federer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sampras]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bill Tilden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bjorn Borg]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nadal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pete Sampras]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rod Laver]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wimbledon]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://gototennis.com/?p=10369</guid> <description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not easy choosing the G.O.A.T. Like American Lit exams, it&#8217;s more essay question than multiple choice. And even if you&#8217;re tennis&#8217;s answer to Mark Twain, those snarky Sartre-types can always blow smoke in your eyes and snarl: &#8220;What a futile exercise. It&#8217;s obvious that the G.O.A.T. is a media construct and not reality.&#8221; Can [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gototennis.com/2009/07/15/pete-sampras-thinks-roger-federer-is-the-greatest-maybe/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>26</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ARE YOU FREAKING OUT ABOUT MARIA SHARAPOVA?</title><link>http://gototennis.com/2009/03/12/volley-freaking-maria-sharapova/</link> <comments>http://gototennis.com/2009/03/12/volley-freaking-maria-sharapova/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:30:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>freakyfrites</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Indian Wells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sharapova]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WTA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://gototennis.com/?p=3426</guid> <description><![CDATA[Maria Sharapova made an all-too-brief return to the WTA tour today at Indian Wells after a seven month injury layoff. She and Russian partner, Elena Vesnina, lost their first round doubles match: 6-2, 4-6, 10-7 to Ekaterina Makarova and Tatiana Poutchek. The upcoming Miami tournament is likely NOT on her schedule, at least for singles [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gototennis.com/2009/03/12/volley-freaking-maria-sharapova/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BEYOND FEDERER VS. SAMPRAS AND THE BILLIE JEAN KING CUP</title><link>http://gototennis.com/2009/02/27/beyond-federer-vs-sampras-and-the-billy-jean-king-cup/</link> <comments>http://gototennis.com/2009/02/27/beyond-federer-vs-sampras-and-the-billy-jean-king-cup/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:29:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>freakyfrites</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Federer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ivanovic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jankovic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Serena]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sharapova]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sampras]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://gototennis.com/?p=2350</guid> <description><![CDATA[A recent Newsday article (click here) about the upcoming BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup in Madison Square Garden had some intriguing news about the growing interest in exhibition tennis as a marketing tool for our sport. Jerry Solomon &#8211; organizer of the BJK Cup and last year&#8217;s Sampras vs. Federer exo [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gototennis.com/2009/02/27/beyond-federer-vs-sampras-and-the-billy-jean-king-cup/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>VOLLEY: ARE SERENA AND VENUS WILLIAMS &#8220;THE BEST&#8221;?</title><link>http://gototennis.com/2009/02/19/volley-are-serena-and-venus-williams-the-best/</link> <comments>http://gototennis.com/2009/02/19/volley-are-serena-and-venus-williams-the-best/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:57:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>freakyfrites</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Dementieva]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dubai Tennis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Serena]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Women]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WTA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dubai Tennis Championships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://gototennis.com/?p=1975</guid> <description><![CDATA[Serena beat Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-4 in the quarter finals of Dubai today, setting up a semi final match with her sister Venus Williams. This is what she had to say about the all-Williams match-up: &#8220;We are both the best players on the tour right now.&#8221; I wish Serena was right  &#8211; that would mean [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gototennis.com/2009/02/19/volley-are-serena-and-venus-williams-the-best/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>VOLLEY: SHOULD WOMEN&#8217;S FINALS BE BEST OF FIVE SETS?</title><link>http://gototennis.com/2009/01/31/volley-should-womens-finals-be-best-of-five-sets/</link> <comments>http://gototennis.com/2009/01/31/volley-should-womens-finals-be-best-of-five-sets/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:59:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>freakyfrites</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Australian Open]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ramblings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Safina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Serena]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WTA]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.gototennis.org/2009/01/31/volley-should-womens-finals-be-best-of-five-sets/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I felt a little sorry for the poor suckers in the crowd last night who paid good money to watch the sublime Serena dismantle Safina 6-0. 6-3 in the championship match of the Australian Open. It probably took everyone present about twice as long to take the tram to Rod Laver arena, buy a coldie [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gototennis.com/2009/01/31/volley-should-womens-finals-be-best-of-five-sets/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>VOLLEY: IS ROGER BACK IN FORM?</title><link>http://gototennis.com/2009/01/29/volley-is-roger-back-in-form/</link> <comments>http://gototennis.com/2009/01/29/volley-is-roger-back-in-form/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:02:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>freakyfrites</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Federer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nadal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roddick]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Australian Open]]></category> <category><![CDATA[roger]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.gototennis.org/2009/01/29/volley-is-roger-back-in-form/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I say yes, hallelujah! Roger Federer is back to his old self. By that I mean his pre-mono, pre-2008 self. His No. 1 self, to be exact. This is not something I say without deep consideration. Mark, an insightful commenter, asked me today why I hadn&#8217;t gone apesh*t over Rog&#8217;s double bagel win over del [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gototennis.com/2009/01/29/volley-is-roger-back-in-form/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>VOLLEY: DID ALBERTO MANCINI DROP THE BALL?</title><link>http://gototennis.com/2008/11/25/volley-did-alberto-mancini-drop-the-ball/</link> <comments>http://gototennis.com/2008/11/25/volley-did-alberto-mancini-drop-the-ball/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:16:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>freakyfrites</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Davis Cup]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mancini]]></category> <guid
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