Jul 10, 2012 -- 1:03PM, johnnyrant wrote:
It's an elitist sport. Just look at Tiger 'Timmy' - as middle England as they come; eponymous Robinson's Barley Boy. Telegraph-reading, wealthy Home Counties parents who paid for Timmy to have lessons at his local, no doubt, very expensive tennis club.His mum is some lifelong Wimbledon member, isn't she? And every year we see his stiff upper lip, emotionless father sat in the stand.And every year we see unathletic middle class English lasses huff and puff around the court before going out in the first couple of rounds.It's an offshoot of our inherently elitist, old school tie network British society. Simply look at the Beeb's coverage of Wimbledon, and those who attend, as evidence of where British tennis has failed over so many years.No doubt there are some potentially sh*t hot council house kids out there, who, given the opportunity, could be top notch tennis players. But you have to doubt they'll ever get a chance.
The most sensible and accurate post I have ever read in this forum. My god man you should be writing for Guardian