What will happen if the returns no longer justify top-tier budgets?

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"I'd love to win it and I think we've got a squad that can but we have to be in the top four to justify this club, " he told BBC Points West.

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The Thai player, who was given a bye in the first round, celebrated becoming the first Asian ever to reach the world's top ten on Monday, but he could not justify his high seeding against clay-court specialist Sanchez.

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