David Lloyd in quit threat to LTA

David Lloyd is willing to walk away from his development of young British talent over a cash row with the Lawn Tennis Association.

The former Davis Cup captain is furious after the LTA allegedly failed to meet his demands for funding three academies he helped launch and run.

And in what may prove a parting shot, the 61-year-old has blasted the way in which promising youngsters are nurtured in Britain.

"I've never given up on anything in my life, but I cannot stay in tennis in Britain," he told The Times.

"This the saddest decision I have had to make, but what is happening is a real disgrace.

"The current LTA rules and regulations are impossible to work in. It is like having a communist state in a capitalist world. No business in the world I've come across works the way the LTA does."

The LTA said they were unaware of Lloyd's intention to step away from British tennis and claimed funding negotiations were ongoing.