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6/18/10 1:08 PM | Johan Lindahl
Just in time for the start of Wimbledon, a row has broken out in the British press between 1987 champion Pat Cash and the Lawn Tennis Association, with the Aussie slamming beleaguered LTA boss Roger Draper at a charity outing.
"It has been quite shocking how little (money) they have put into people who can't afford to be at a lovely club," said Cash of the millionaire federation with only Andy Murray a member of the ATP Top 100.
He called the four-year tenure of Draper "shocking" and "disgraceful" saying he should resign. "If the LTA think everything is all right they are insane," added Cash.
But the bureaucrats in Roehampton, South London, hit back quickly, pulling out their calculators to "prove" that the criticism is unjustified.
"Investment in grass roots is our priority, we are spending over $60 million over five years in improving facilities," said a spokesman, adding that up to 500,000 people in England alone are playing tennis.
"We are four years into a 10-year project, so this will take time, but we are already starting to see encouraging signs both in performance tennis and at grass roots level."
For the first time in Wimbledon's history no English-born player will be in the men's draw, with Scots Murray and wild card Jamie Baker making up the home numbers.
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