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Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association, once the most profligate spending national governing body but now committed to a program of austerity under chief executive Michael Downey, have been accused of forcing a number of talented youngsters into turning their back on the sport.
Tennis Canada's former CEO, Michael Downey, who now leads Britain's LTA, has described three important guidelines to developing young players.
Michael Downey’s arrival from Tennis Canada as chief executive of Britain’s previously high spending Lawn Tennis Association is now less than two months away but far more judicious financial measures are already in place in terms of player funding support.
The timing was ironic. Andy Murray was recovering from back surgery in his London private hospital bed while the head man of British tennis Michael Downey was insisting his entire approach to building a stronger reputation the sport on the eastern side of the Atlantic Ocean would be built around the Scot.