Michael Downey’s departure as LTA chief will cause few ripples

Jan 13, 2017

The smiling Canadian with a penchant for dandy dressing and management-speak is going back to Canada after three years at the Lawn Tennis Association where he has failed to capitalise on Andy Murray’s success

The departure of Michael Downey as the chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association – effective from June – will cause few ripples outside the core of the sport because the movement of highly paid executives rarely matters to anyone but removal van companies, accountants and spouses.

In this case, all three probably care more about Downey’s return to a similar post in his native Canada than do Andy Murray, Johanna Konta and the hundreds of British players who have prospered despite the clunking system rather than because of it during his truncated three-year stewardship.

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