British number 12 Richard Bloomfield has slammed the LTA as 'rubbish' after his run to the semi-finals in Rhode Island.
Briton hits out at tennis governing body after semi-final run
British number 12 Richard Bloomfield has slammed the LTA as 'rubbish' after his run to the semi-finals of the Hall of Fame Championships.
Bloomfield defied the odds to reach the last four in Rhode Island before he was beaten by American Mardy Fish, but he does not expect to hear a word of congratulations from the LTA.
The 27-year-old claimed his first wins on the ATP Tour since Wimbledon in 2006, including his victory over world number 56 Santiago Giraldo, before losing out Fish.
His performances moved Bloomfield from 552 up to 292 in the world rankings, and made the Norfolk player the lowest-ranked semi-finalist on the ATP Tour.
But Bloomfield does not expect his achievement to be acknowledged by the LTA, and he was also critical of their system for nurturing their top players.
"I have been around for too long to waste my time with them," he told
The Times.
"Everybody knows the system is rubbish - indeed whatever system they have tried, the situation just gets worse and worse. I didn't expect anyone to get in touch with me - in fact, I don't want them to."
There were also reports last week that tennis authorities were to look into "strange" betting patterns on Bloomfield's first-round win over Belgium's Christophe Rochus.
But Bloomfield said: "I'm a guy who has never had a bet on anything in my life."
