I CAN’T BREATHE, PAT STOP! SAYS THE SPORT TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CLUB. by Javier Palenque

Any responsible board member, tennis lover, or USTA executive should see this picture and immediately feel shame, and responsibility and look back at the decisions made as a board for the past 15 years and keep reading to be enlightened. A little bit of self-reflection should take place and honesty would not hurt. That would be a good thing, it would mean that there is a conscience of responsibility and a desire to honor the fiduciary responsibilities to the sport. However, most of the board members, executives, and the chairman will take the opposite position (the one that requires no thought and closing of the mind and of course no reflection) and ignore the image and rationalize that “All is good, and tennis is growing based on what they are told”, the lies and deception to the American public and sponsors will go on, the use of the nonprofit designation to benefit a few are working, and to continue to use the under-served kids to portray the image of a caring and socially conscious not for profit will continue. It is remarkably disgusting and unethical and yet no board member wants to accept this reality and are complicit in the failure of tennis. Nothing can be further from the truth. Let me list the five grotesque errors of the board to the sport and the country that are asphyxiating the sport and its economy…