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Tennis  > General Tennis  > The ebb and flow of international competition
September 29, 2009, 01:06 PM
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As we enter a lull in major tennis activity, a question for our contributors:

In the last 60 years, we have witnessed some exceptional performances from tennis programs in Australia, USA, Argentina, Spain, Mexico, Russia (women), France and Germany. A very few continue to consistently maintain their high level and presence, others perform with peaks and valleys, while some have all but disappeared, now with token presence. Why? What are the causes? ............. infrastructure, coaching quality, funding, facilities, motivation, population, tour lifestyle etc ??

The great puzzle for me is the USA with its extraordinary intercollegiate seeding ground. Also, Open tennis has offered the lowliest aspirant unheard-of economic motivation and potential. I look forward to opinions and observations.

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