tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post111555843487336881..comments2024-03-26T09:23:26.937-04:00Comments on ZooTennis: 2theadvocate.com: News - Dutch Family Files Lawsuit for Daughters to compete in USTA JuniorsColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-1117516885343984872005-05-31T01:21:00.000-04:002005-05-31T01:21:00.000-04:00This has nothing to do with not welcoming people f...This has nothing to do with not welcoming people from other countries. America has more then done its share in that. Have you looked into the Florida tennis academies? Most of the players in these academies are foreign. Have you looked at college tennis lately? Not many Americans to be found. <BR/><BR/>Again, you are off in left field somewhere as this is a totally different issue. <BR/><BR/>I will try to make this as simple as possible. Most countries in the world have a tennis federation. That federations main goal is to produce young players for their country. A British player, like Andrew Murray, is not ranked or financially supported by the USTA because he is not an American. You know that US in USTA does stand for something. Likewise, an American player, like Donald Young, is not ranked or financially supported by the Lawn Tennis Association because he is not British. Simple huh?<BR/><BR/>Now by your reasoning Donald Young could move to London on a visa, get supported by the LTA with wildcards and cash like a Brit, but still keep playing as an American. I am sure the British would go for that. Like with the Dutch girls, any lawsuit he would file would be laughed out of court. <BR/><BR/>So what is this status quo you don’t want to defend? That the USTA keeps developing America players? So you would argue that they must now develop the rest of the world’s too regardless of nationality? In all my years of tennis, that has to be the stupidest thing I have ever heard. And believe me, I have heard it all. Basically, you are advocating for the dissolution of the USTA and the end of the American tennis player. Gotcha. No wonder the sport is dying in this country. <BR/><BR/>This “best for the game” argument is pretty laughable too. What would be truly best for the game is if everyone could train in Spain and have the Spanish Federation foot the bill. You think they would do it? So please stop with the naive pollyanna stuff. <BR/><BR/>Now I am off to tell Becker to stop whining about the sorry state of German tennis. Nationality doesn't matter Boris! Maybe he can even get these two Dutch girls into the German tennis Federation so one day they can bring glory to um...Holland. Cause you know nationality in tennis doesn't matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-1117499922647430542005-05-30T20:38:00.000-04:002005-05-30T20:38:00.000-04:00Welcoming those from other countries has always be...Welcoming those from other countries has always been one of the many American values I truly cherish. <BR/>I do understand it requires a generosity that is not necessary or prevalent in today's global tennis community. <BR/>And federations serve an important purpose. But I tend to look at what is best for the game, not just the nation when push comes to shove. <BR/>I'm not going to go on any crusade here for Dutch visitors. But it would be best if you didn't hire me to defend the status quo in this case.Colette Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-1117499244309232462005-05-30T20:27:00.000-04:002005-05-30T20:27:00.000-04:00I think you badly missed the point. These girls wa...I think you badly missed the point. These girls want to be part of the USTA and play USTA events. But they are Dutch and have no interest in becoming US citizens. What other county in the world would allow foriegn players into their federation? Imagine an American wanting to be part of the French Tennis Federation. It would defeat the whole purpose of having a national federation and developing your own country's players. We might as well have every county remove its national borders and we could all be citizens of the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com