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**gardenerextraordinaire** · 07-10-2009, 04:52 AM

LOL. Thank you.

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I don't think international sports are as important to this America as they are to other countries. There's very little government support, if any, whereas other countries have government sponsored agencies supporting sports.

Given the massive amount of money that the USO makes every year, with the proceeds going (supposedly) to developing tennis talent in the U.S., there shouldn't be any need for government support.

And even if there was, and it occurred in the form of a grant to, most likely, the USTA, if the USTA thinking is flawed, then any such additional funding would do no good.

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I was thinking about the original piece Amie posted more as I was checking the Sveta/Caro score on my iPhone... Melanie has been with this coach for a LONG time. It sounds like there's a lot of loyalty. And at this point, I fall into the "if it ain't broke, then don't fix it" category where there relationship is concerned.

But part of me HAS to wonder... If it gets to the point where it looks like some new influence and direction is necessary, I'm not sure she'll take it. I guess this is related to what we've seen transpire over the course of the careers of James Blake, Donald Young, perhaps even to some degree the Williams Sisters (though Venus has in particular seemed to invite outside influences from time to time). Sometimes loyalty can hinder a career. I wonder if Melanie will be able to bite that bullet if the time arrives. And it very well may. Especially when "the book on beating Melanie Oudin" comes out.

07-10-2009, 04:52 AM	#17
gardenerextraordinaire Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 709 Senior Member	LOL. Thank you. :: I don't think international sports are as important to this America as they are to other countries. There's very little government support, if any, whereas other countries have government sponsored agencies supporting sports. Given the massive amount of money that the USO makes every year, with the proceeds going (supposedly) to developing tennis talent in the U.S., there shouldn't be any need for government support. And even if there was, and it occurred in the form of a grant to, most likely, the USTA, if the USTA thinking is flawed, then any such additional funding would do no good. :: I was thinking about the original piece Amie posted more as I was checking the Sveta/Caro score on my iPhone... Melanie has been with this coach for a LONG time. It sounds like there's a lot of loyalty. And at this point, I fall into the "if it ain't broke, then don't fix it" category where there relationship is concerned. But part of me HAS to wonder... If it gets to the point where it looks like some new influence and direction is necessary, I'm not sure she'll take it. I guess this is related to what we've seen transpire over the course of the careers of James Blake, Donald Young, perhaps even to some degree the Williams Sisters (though Venus has in particular seemed to invite outside influences from time to time). Sometimes loyalty can hinder a career. I wonder if Melanie will be able to bite that bullet if the time arrives. And it very well may. Especially when "the book on beating Melanie Oudin" comes out.
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