The Four Corners report certainly created plenty of interest.

There is an undercurrent of discontent with Tennis Australia’s management of our emerging professional program.

Australia is struggling to make an impression on the men’s world tour with only Lleyton Hewitt ranked in the top 100.

The women lead by Sam Stosur are faring much better but for a country used to producing top 10 players the current situation is poor.

Australia’s junior development program has plenty of merit and there are many outstanding juniors competing with the dream of becoming a professional.

However, the development of young players in the transition from junior to pro is not succeeding. A number of past players and concerned parties, including Lleyton Hewitt believe the current system of placing these outstanding players into the Australian Institute of Sport and cutting ties with their coaches and support network is floored.

There are many outstanding coaches not part of the system who have nurtured and developed outstanding young players and need to be included into the continued development of these players.

Their inclusion in the Australian Institute of Sport program is a step forward.

It is interesting to note that Bernard Tomic, the shining light of Australian Tennis’ future, has developed his game under the tutelage of his father with assistance from Tennis Australia.

There are many excellent coaches within Australia’s elite player development program so a flexible system combing all parties can give the athlete best chance of success.

Tennis Australia, in particular Craig Tiley, needs to heed the warning signs, communicate with those concerned, and make changes.

Australia has a strong base of developing players, with more players ranked in the top 250 than five years ago but we all need to pulling together to lift these players into the top 100 and onto the top 10.

It was wonderful to see Bernard Tomic, Peter Luczak, Carsten Ball, and Paul Hanley dominate Chinese Taipei to win the first round of the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group 1 five rubbers to nil over the weekend.