Hear hear CD.

Another point to make is that we've only ever had 38 Grand Slam winners and were pretty lucky to have two of them (just) still playing now: we're pretty lucky. We've not really had a Golden Age when we've been winning everything in sight. Poor Andy was very unfortunate to have three superlative players playing at the same time as him. He would I'm sure have won more GSs if not for having played in such a freak time.

At the moment we've got a number of women who've certainly got the ability to get a few rounds in a GS provided they can get themselves fit enough to be in great shape (if you look at many well known names in tennis if not household names, many have never got beyond the fourth round of a slam - we know it's very hard!): Katie B, Katie S, Jodie and obviously Emma are all contenders, possibly Fran. We've got a great prospect in Hannah coming through and a few other potentials, like Isa who beat a top 100 player at 16 in one of her first senior tournaments. There's plenty of interest in the women's game if not at the very top.

In the men's game Jack is the obvious player who has the talent to go to the very top if only he can keep himself fit.


If I were in the LTA I'd spend a big amount of money in the very best nutritionists and fitness people to make sure our
players stayed fit.