I actually think Tim deserves a break, he has been very consistent in his wimbledon appearances and has had to single-handedly carry the hopes of a nation throughout the tournament. The sad fact of it he is just not quite good enough, he is certainly top ten quality but unfortunately there have always been a few players ahead of him.
Perhaps if he had had other UK players around him it may have eased the burden and maybe helped him go that little bit further, but with the dearth of talent in British Tennis that was never gonna happen, it's not just the mens game either the UK ladies scene is pretty hopeless as well
As to the future, I think the LTA are whinging about funding again, but they fail to realise that until they convert it from a game played by middle-aged, middle class mums & dads into a rival to Football, Golf, Cricket, Rugby we are gonna have to wait a long long time for a Wimbledon champ.
End of Rant.