Tennis SA CE Richard Glover has extended an olive branch to Kevin Anderson by acknowledging that the organisation did not do enough to support him earlier in his career. Anderson‚ 31‚ on Sunday became the first South African in the open era to play in a Grand Slam singles final‚ at the US Open in New York. World No1 Rafa Nadal won the match 6-3 6-3 6-4 to claim his 16th Grand Slam title. But it was Anderson’s road to the final that captured SA’s imagination and led to some introspection at Tennis SA. Glover has recently taken up the position of CEO and one of his priorities is to entice Anderson to reconsider his self-imposed Davis Cup absence‚ which has stretched to six years. By conceding some Tennis SA faults‚ he is sending a message of reconciliation to Anderson. "I joined Tennis SA towards the end of last year‚ so I have little first-hand experience of what has happened historically between Kevin and Tennis SA‚" Glover said. "However‚ after having spoken to Kevin‚ his mother as...
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