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2/3/09 8:16 AM | Johan Lindahl
Amid the congratulations of another record-breaking Australian Open, tournament director Craig Tiley has denied that he will take a position with the US Tennis Association as they hunt for a new chief executive.
But as the celebrations die down in Melbourne, Australian tennis is awakening to the hangover fact that there is not one man left in the ATP Top 100. A decade ago the tennis powerhouse boasted a dozen in that range.
Last week, a group of retired Australian players reportedly including John Newcombe, Pat Rafter, Tony Roche and Jason Stoltenberg attended a meeting with Tennis Australian officials to offer suggestions on how to rescue the game.
The meeting at the Crown casino was described to local press as "sensible and low-key."
Tiley has already outlined a plan to revitalize coaching and development activities across the continent in hopes of saving the reputation of the Grand Slam host nation.
And the South African who was hired away from an American university several years ago, said that he still has work to to in Melbourne. "I'm planning to see this whole thing through. I've got a responsibility to rebuild the Australian game."
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