Do you remember Filippo Volandri? The Italian clay court specialist who was under suspicion for both match-fixing (tennis betting related) and doping (of which he was later cleared). By tennis gear nerds and racquet-aholics he’s mostly known for his “ridiculously” low string tensions (often around 30-35 lbs / 13-16 kgs). On Monday was the first time in a while I saw him play on the ATP tour, when he was on the center court in Rome against David Ferrer. It took me back to the same court in 2007 when he came in as a wildcard and beat the seemingly …
