British tennis stunned by events in Vilnius
Defeat to Lithuania had been total humiliation. At least the bosses admitted so. "It's like being in a very bad dream," LTA chief executive Roger Draper told BBC Sport. "Along with lots of other British tennis fans [we are] sharing the humiliation of losing to Lithuania."
Britain's 3-2 defeat to a team of teenagers, only one of whom has a ranking inside 500, means a relegation play-off at home to Turkey in July.
Britain's 3-2 defeat to a team of teenagers, only one of whom has a ranking inside 500, means a relegation play-off at home to Turkey in July.
When Evans had 15-40, leading 2-1 final set, Grigelis pulled out four ridiculously good shots which made a mockery of his ranking of 521. The young man deserved his win and was rightly hailed the hero as his team-mates mobbed the court at the end.
So congratulations Lithuania - a basketball country with an annual tennis budget of around £90,000 - you hosted us well, deserved the victory and, unwittingly, turned up the heat on the men with the Roehampton millions.
So congratulations Lithuania - a basketball country with an annual tennis budget of around £90,000 - you hosted us well, deserved the victory and, unwittingly, turned up the heat on the men with the Roehampton millions.
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http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/...s-britain.html
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