not just racket sport, anything other than football. look at the egg chasers for eg. we're a small country, but the pool of players for almost all our sports is ludicrously tiny. It is crazy but even now, if you're a kid playing rugby, your only hope s to go to a private school or else be scouted by the same people that scout private schools.
there is no investent in yoofs in terms of sport, education or fuck all else. the country's gubbed. that there's a world-class tennis player from here is frankly bizarre!