The next test for British tennis comes up this week of course - the Davis Cup tie against Ecuador at the All England Club. It is a chance to re-create the popular atmosphere of those matches last year against the USA, and Henman heroics might fill the public courts for another week after Wimbledon. But the overall effect would probably be as lasting as a photo-opportunity with the Williams family. Until, that is, the club chairman and his committee move on. I agree entirely with everything that Rob Bonnet states.
British tennis is in an abysmal state mainly because of the attitudes of most clubs towards juniors.
You really have to be middle-class to play tennis in this country. Children from working class backgrounds are not really welcome at most tennis clubs in Britain. So it will cost over 700 per year for a junior to join. On top of which 1 must be paid to book one hour's play on court. So much for the LTA's plans to bring tennis to the general population.