The once common phrase ‘business as usual’ has been largely rendered obsolete by the current economic crisis encircling the globe – and that applies in the tennis world as well. At Tennis Canada, President and CEO Michael Downey and his organization are facing the realities of modern times. “We’re planning for a tougher year,” Downey said about 2009. “We don’t know where the bottom is, and nobody knows where the bottom is…We’re cutting back on our budgets and every department has been told to work with less…”…read article…