Sport England has cut its funding of tennis by $846,000 (U.S. dollars) after the number of adults playing the sport since 2008 dropped around 25 percent to 375,800. The Lawn Tennis Association's funding award for 2009-13 now stands at $39.1 million. "We recognize that the active people survey results are disappointing and accept this reduction in funding," the LTA’s Roger Draper said in a statement. “We continue to work closely with Sport England in order to grow tennis. Like other sports we face a huge challenge to increase the numbers playing tennis regularly in challenging economic times but participation is our top priority."
LTA funding cut after participation decline
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