The 23-year-old won his first title
in St Polten in 2004, and reached two
other finals on his way to a ranking
of 43 at the end of the season.
He does not exactly have a grass-court
pedigree to worry Roger Federer, with
one win and three defeats on the surface
in his career.
His major impact at Wimbledon so far
was his narrow loss to Goran Ivanisevic
last year in the Croatian's farewell
visit last year.
On clay he is a different prospect,
however, and Guillermo Canas, Mariano
Puerta, Feliciano Lopez and Sebasiten
Grosjean have all been beaten this season.
Volandri had to retire early in this
third-round match against Jose Acasuso
at the French Open and is unlikely to
make up for that disappointment at Wimbledon.
