<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - patty-otick's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - patty-otick's Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:49:49 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:18:57 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Tennis on the Back Foot</title><description><![CDATA[While most tennis players are saying that the new plexicushion courts are slower than before, Layton, is saying that he feels they are a bit quicker.  He is almost duty bound to do so.

Nevertheless, Tennis Australia seems to be changing their story again.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/21/1243500-tennis-on-the-back-foot?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/21/1243500-tennis-on-the-back-foot?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>plexicushion</category><category>rebound-ace</category><category>australian-open</category><category>lleyton-hewitt</category><category>tiley</category><category>tennis</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:49:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Murray has throw-up woe</title><description><![CDATA[The red-hot British No1 almost threw up on court as he was thrashed in an exhibition match by Russian Marat Safin.

He also went on to say that he was unhappy with the new surface laid down in Melbourne for the first Grand Slam of the year]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/21/1243268-murray-has-throw-up-woe?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/21/1243268-murray-has-throw-up-woe?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>andy-murray</category><category>grand-slam</category><category>tennis</category><category>australian-open</category><category>plexicushion</category><category>rebound-ace</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:10:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Suface an Aussie blue-boo, says Swiss Ace</title><description><![CDATA[ROGER Federer last night questioned the Australian Open's switch from Rebound Ace to Plexicushion, lamenting the need for change - and the reality of a slower Melbourne Park surface...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/21/1243254-suface-an-aussie-blue-boo-says-swiss-ace?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/21/1243254-suface-an-aussie-blue-boo-says-swiss-ace?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>australian-open</category><category>roger-federer</category><category>federer</category><category>plexicushion</category><category>rebound-ace</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:03:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Scorcher to put heat on Tiley's court claim</title><description><![CDATA[Players have been complaining that the new Plexicushion surface which has been laid at the Austrailian Open, is slower than Rebound Ace and it has already claimed a number of players due to injuries -  Mark Philippoussis, Jelena Dokic, Jelena Jankovic, Meghann Shaughnessy and Dav&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/21/1243174-scorcher-to-put-heat-on-tileys-court-claim?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/21/1243174-scorcher-to-put-heat-on-tileys-court-claim?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>plexicushion</category><category>tiley</category><category>australian-open</category><category>tennis</category><category>rebound-ace</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:10:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Open blue: barbs fly over new surface - Australian Open</title><description><![CDATA[Criticism mounts over the New plexipave courts at the Australian open, as they may not to live up speed claims.  They may even be slower than the Rebound Ace courts they replaced,  and there have already been two injuries, Mark Philippoussis and Jelena Dokic.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/09/1214374-open-blue-barbs-fly-over-new-surface-australian-open?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/09/1214374-open-blue-barbs-fly-over-new-surface-australian-open?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>australian-open</category><category>roche</category><category>lleyton-hewitt</category><category>hewitt</category><category>rebound-ace</category><category>tennis-australia</category><category>tony-roche</category><category>lleyton</category><category>mark-philippoussis</category><category>jelena-dokic</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2008 12:23:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Roche loves the surface his charge so despises - Australian Open</title><description><![CDATA[Tony Roche - the coach of Lleyton Hewitt, publicly endorses the New Generation Rebound Ace Club product which was tossed out in favour of Plexicushion for this years Australian open.  He has even installed it in his own home.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/09/1214362-roche-loves-the-surface-his-charge-so-despises-australian-open?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/09/1214362-roche-loves-the-surface-his-charge-so-despises-australian-open?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>australian-open</category><category>tennis-australia</category><category>lleyton-hewitt</category><category>rebound-ace</category><category>plexipave</category><category>tony-roche</category><category>roche</category><category>lleyton</category><category>hewitt</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2008 12:15:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Hewitt in Favour of New Surface</title><description><![CDATA[Hewitt expresses his support for the new surface Plexicushion which ousted Rebound Ace at this years Australian Open.  He hopes it will reduce injuries like hips and lower back areas.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/09/1214347-hewitt-in-favour-of-new-surface?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/09/1214347-hewitt-in-favour-of-new-surface?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>australian-open</category><category>tennis-australia</category><category>lleyton-hewitt</category><category>rebound-ace</category><category>plexipavem-sports</category><category>roger-federer</category><category>roche</category><category>tony-roche</category><category>lleyton</category><category>hewitt</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2008 12:04:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Roche eyes off Aussie Open</title><description><![CDATA[Tony Roche has targeted the Australian Open title after being appointed Lleyton Hewitt's coach for the next 18 months.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/24/854875-roche-eyes-off-aussie-open?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/24/854875-roche-eyes-off-aussie-open?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>australian-open</category><category>lleyton-hewitts</category><category>roger-federer</category><category>tennis</category><category>tennis-australia</category><category>roche</category><category>tony-roche</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:31:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rafter may return to competition with seniors</title><description><![CDATA[Rafter comments that he may return to play in the seniors competition, and even contemplated having Tony Roche as a coach.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/24/854799-rafter-may-return-to-competition-with-seniors?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/24/854799-rafter-may-return-to-competition-with-seniors?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>rebound-ace</category><category>australian-tennis</category><category>australian-open</category><category>tony-roche</category><category>patrick-rafter</category><category>tennis</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:48:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Hewitt announces Roche as coach</title><description><![CDATA[Lleyton Hewitt announced world class coach Tony Roche as his new tennis coach.  Tony Roche has been a private coach to Grand Slam champions Ivan Lendl, Pat Rafter and more recently Roger Federer.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/24/854786-hewitt-announces-roche-as-coach?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/24/854786-hewitt-announces-roche-as-coach?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>tony-roche</category><category>lleyton-hewitt</category><category>australian-open</category><category>grand-slam</category><category>grand-slams</category><category>tennis</category><category>australian-tennis</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:37:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Hewitt plans to endure short-term pain for long-term gain</title><description><![CDATA[LLEYTON Hewitt is prepared to accept short-term ranking pain to help the ambitious medium-term gain of a return to the top 10 by the time the first Australian Open on Plexicushion starts at Melbourne Park in January]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/24/854764-hewitt-plans-to-endure-short-term-pain-for-long-term-gain?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/24/854764-hewitt-plans-to-endure-short-term-pain-for-long-term-gain?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>australian-open</category><category>tennis-australia</category><category>hewitt</category><category>rebound-ace</category><category>lleyton-hewitt</category><category>plexicushion</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:23:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Old surface removed from Rod Laver Arena</title><description><![CDATA[Tennis Australia has begun ripping up the playing surface at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.
Every part of the 20-year-old court surface is being replaced, and the top layer, which is now a Rebound Ace surface, will be re-laid with a Plexicushion surface.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/24/854760-old-surface-removed-from-rod-laver-arena?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/24/854760-old-surface-removed-from-rod-laver-arena?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>grand-slams</category><category>australian-open</category><category>hewitt</category><category>rebound-ace</category><category>lleyton-hewitt</category><category>tony-roche</category><category>plexicushion</category><category>tennis-australia</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:19:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US Open vs Australian Open is the difference a few coats of paint?</title><description><![CDATA[Since Tennis Australia made their decision to change the Surface at Melbourne Park from "Rebound Ace" to "Plexicushion", they have maintained steadfastly that it will be significantly different from "Decoturf" laid at the US Open, but could the difference be just a couple of coat&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/22/793943-us-open-vs-australian-open-is-the-difference-a-few-coats-of-paint?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/22/793943-us-open-vs-australian-open-is-the-difference-a-few-coats-of-paint?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>tennis-australia</category><category>australian-open</category><category>hewitt</category><category>rebound-ace</category><category>plexicushion</category><category>decoturf</category><category>rebound-ace-pro</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:04:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Aussie great backs Ace as surface tension builds - Leo Schlink (Herald Sun 16 April 2007)</title><description><![CDATA[Pat Cash Talks about Australian Tennis and Rebound Ace

***Article Start***
PAT Cash carved out an illustrious career by swimming against the tide.

True to from, the Victorian wants nothing to do with the rush to replace Rebound Ace as the Australian Open surface.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/21/794201-aussie-great-backs-ace-as-surface-tension-builds-leo-schlink-herald-sun-16-april-2007?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/21/794201-aussie-great-backs-ace-as-surface-tension-builds-leo-schlink-herald-sun-16-april-2007?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>tennis-australia</category><category>leo-schlink</category><category>pat-cash</category><category>rebound-ace</category><category>plexicushion</category><category>hewitt</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:13:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="/_vine/images/users/tn/pattyotick/794336.jpg" width="75" height="26" /></item><item><title>McNamee hits out over surface</title><description><![CDATA[Former Professional Tennis Player, and former CEO of Tennis Australia until 2006 comments on the proposed surface changes before its announcement.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/21/793891-mcnamee-hits-out-over-surface?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/21/793891-mcnamee-hits-out-over-surface?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>melbourne-park</category><category>brisbane-based-rebound-ace</category><category>australian-open</category><category>rebound-ace</category><category>plexicushion</category><category>tennis-australia</category><category>paul-mcnamee</category><category>tennis</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:03:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Grand Slam Win A Pushover for Hewitt</title><description><![CDATA[THERE will be some people wondering if Tennis Australia's decision to change the court surface for the Australian Open next year was an overreaction to the complaints of Lleyton Hewitt, who would rather play on untreated sewage than Rebound Ace.....]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/21/793868-grand-slam-win-a-pushover-for-hewitt?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/21/793868-grand-slam-win-a-pushover-for-hewitt?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis-australias</category><category>changing-rebound-ace</category><category>that-rebound-ace</category><category>tennis</category><category>hewitt</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:45:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>How will history view 1988-2007? (Australian Open)</title><description><![CDATA[On Talk Tennis Warehouse, some interesting questions have been posted regarding the change of surface at Melbourne Park.  eg. "so will players who played from '88-'07 be considered more versatile or having faced more challenges than players who play from '08 onward?"]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/07/761744-how-will-history-view-1988-2007-australian-open?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/07/761744-how-will-history-view-1988-2007-australian-open?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>plexicushion</category><category>rebound-ace</category><category>tennis-australia</category><category>australian-open</category><category>us-open</category><pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2007 16:58:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Hewitt endorses surface change at Australian Open</title><description><![CDATA[Following on from throwing out the bathmat it's no surprise.  Hewitt always felt Rebound Ace did not suit his style of play and backed the new surface but Serena Williams has other ideas.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/02/752606-hewitt-endorses-surface-change-at-australian-open?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/02/752606-hewitt-endorses-surface-change-at-australian-open?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>lleyton-hewitt</category><category>australian-open</category><category>rebound-ace</category><category>tennis-australia</category><pubDate>Sat, 2 Jun 2007 18:40:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Throwing out the bath mat for one little baby</title><description><![CDATA[Why did they change the Australian Open surface? And who exactly might be the baby?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/01/749908-throwing-out-the-bath-mat-for-one-little-baby?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/01/749908-throwing-out-the-bath-mat-for-one-little-baby?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>australian-open</category><category>tennis-australia</category><category>plexicushion</category><category>lleyton-hewitt</category><category>change-surface</category><category>rebound-ace</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Jun 2007 06:13:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Australian Open - Fears of second-rate US Open</title><description><![CDATA[Tennis Australia have chosen an American-made surface (made by same parent company that supplies US Open), over a similar, Australian-made alternative.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patty-otick]]></dc:creator><link>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/05/31/748147-australian-open-fears-of-second-rate-us-open?category=sports</link><guid>http://pattyotick.newsvine.com/_news/2007/05/31/748147-australian-open-fears-of-second-rate-us-open?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>paul-mcnamee</category><category>american-manufactured-plexicushion</category><category>todd-woodbridge</category><category>us-openquot</category><category>international-tennis-federation</category><category>wm-loud</category><category>australian-open</category><category>mark-woodforde</category><category>where-rebound-ace</category><category>rebound-ace</category><category>hewitt</category><category>tennis</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 07:43:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>