What a week on the . As one marvellous ambassador for women's tennis , another prepares to retire from his position at the top of the sport, claiming he has taken it as far as he can.
, will be settling into his new job away from tennis when .
One painful political loss, one refreshing athletic return. 15-all.
As British tennis continues to stumble from one Davis Cup defeat to the next, one inadequate reserve to the next, one five-year plan to the next, the questions keep raining down on the administrators at the .
came to the last Davis Cup tie here in Glasgow, in April 2006, as the new chief executive of an under-fire governing body.
He donned a GB tracksuit and watched , clearly assuming that three years later a stronger deputy would be available.
But the fundamental deep-rooted problem remains and the search for any sort of strength in depth continues.
"The quality of tennis was exceptional today," lied the announcer at the end of a disappointing day for Britain, with .
Let's get this straight: the effort may have been exceptional but the quality was average.
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