'A SUGGESTION FOR LLEYTON'

OK here it is, a totally unbiased update for you on just how well the latest Lleyton Hewitt comeback is going.
In the last 24 hours, a bloke by the name of David Vega Hernandez of Spain who is currently ranked 105 in the World (in Doubles) teamed with Alex De Minaur of Australia to defeat Hewitt and Jordan Thompson in the first round of the Libema Open in the Netherlands.
Vega Hernandez has amassed a grand total of $14,500 this year in Mens Doubles and since commencing on the World Tour in 2012 he has won a total of just over $127,000. So in my calculations, David has earned around $18,000 for each year he has spent playing Mens Professional tennis.
I would say that Roger and Rafa would carry that amount of money around with them in the ashtray of their Porsche or Ferarri.
As far as the matchup in the Netherlands was concerned, well I believe that was a reasonably kind draw for Hewitt and Thompson as De Minaur doesn't really own too many credentials in the art of two on two tennis. 
In fact up until the win yesterday, Alex hadn't actually won a Mens Doubles match this year.
Now since January, Lleyton has played five events with three different partners including John-Patrick Smith, Alexei Popyrin and his good mate Thompson for a grand total of ZERO wins.
So I will put this suggestion out there to the ATP.
If a retired player wishes to still play tennis should the obvious suggestion be this;
There are a series of tournaments played regularly over the course of a season for 'retired' Tennis Professionals and the tour is commonly known as 'The Champions Tour'. 
It gives players who are not up to the challenge of the main tour anymore a chance to still play the game. It can still provide a lifeline of sorts for players who are struggling with the fact that they simply are no longer competitive against the 'big boys'.
Veterans AFL is a big hit here in Australia for guys who still like to have a kick and a bit of a run around with their mates. The Champions Tour of tennis is basically the equivalent of Veterans AFL and by all reports, it really is a wonderfully run organization for guys who still own a bit of skill but simply are no longer capable of playing the highest league anymore.
So here it is, my suggestion to the Association of Tennis Professionals, commonly known as the ATP;
Please, for the goodness of tennis, can you guys consider having a quiet word with Lleyton, for the credibility of not only the ATP but for the sport itself?
I will offer some dialogue as a small suggestion;
'Look Lleyton, it's like this, you haven't won a match since January and this latest event just proved what we have been thinking for quite some time now, you are no longer competitive on the ATP Tour.
I know, it's tough but a fact of life, sometimes you just have to accept that you had your time and now it's no longer your time. We feel that your spot in the main draw of an event should be taken by a younger player who requires not only the chance to prove themselves but also the prize money and ranking points that are essential in the growth of a future Tennis Professional.
We have for you a list of events that are available for you on the Champions Tour and we wish you well in your future days against guys who are a little bit like you, past their prime technically and physically yet still an asset to the sport as far as nostalgia is concerned.
We will no longer be allocating you a Wild Card into any future ATP Tour events'.
Kind Regards
The ATP

So there you go, I have been accused in the past of perhaps being a little too harsh on Lleyton however on this occasion I believe that what I have written is simply a suggestion for a guy who is struggling with his own mortality.

Maybe I am mellowing in my old age...