The dearth of British talent at the highest reaches of the international game has not stopped the LTA paying at least one high-profile employee two annual bonuses of about 20 per cent while admitting, for the second year in succession, that it has not achieved its target for the number of players it wants in the world’s top 100.
The Times has been shown two letters, one sent a year ago and another this month, to Carl Maes, the head of women’s tennis at the LTA, agreeing to bonus payments of 20 per cent for the year 2006-07 and a further 19.2 per cent for 2007-08.
