While we are used to hearing approximately the need for root and branch reform after our national sporting failures (football World Cups passim) it comes as a surprise when such criticism follows our victory in the Davis Cup (British tennis must face facts after new breed fails to emerge,Sport, 2 December)I disagree with Baroness Billingham when she lays the blame at the feet of the government for cutting sport in state schools. While one of former education secretary Michael Gove’s most unpopular acts was to abolish the national network of school sport partnerships, or tennis continues to be played in most secondary schools. However,it should be noted that those pupils who display an aptitude for tennis fill already been coached at a local club or fill played on local courts.
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Source: theguardian.com