Glenn Busby has again taken out the ITF Seniors World Championship 55’s singles title after defeating American Daniel Waldman in the final in Florida.
The draw went largely to script as the top two seeds fought their way through the early rounds with relative ease before Busby found a tough opponent in his quarterfinal.
American 12th seed, Mike Fedderly tested the top seed as he pushed him to the limit in the first set before Busby found a way to win the set 7/6.
He then took control of the match to move through to the semi final with a 7/6 6/2 victory and then easily accounted for Mark Vines 6/2 6/2 to reach the decider.
Despite the two top seeds making the final, it was all one way traffic as Busby cruised to another world title 6/1 6/2 which complemented the Austria Team Cup he helped Australia win the previous week.
Busby also paired up with New Zealand’s Paul Smith to reach the semi final of the doubles event before having to withdraw against eventual winners Mike Tammen and Daniel Waldman.
It was also great to see Kooyong’s Martin Warwick reach the quarterfinals of the Men’s 50’s Doubles with Beaumaris Lawn’s Bruce Fergsuon.
Seeded 12th, the Aussie pair defeated the 8th seeds, Stefan Heckmanns and Andreas Koepf, in the third round before succumbing to the top seeds, Konstantinos Efraimoglou and Alain Moracchini, 6/1 6/4 in the quarterfinal.
Former Kooyong scholarship holder Karen Kleverlaan also made the quarterfinals of the 35’s singles before going down to Germany’s Angelika Roesch 6/1 6/4 that then went on to win the final.
Kleverlaan also made the semi final of the 35’s mixed doubles where she again lost to the German.
Kooyong’s Wendy Harrison also made a great run through the 55’s Mixed Doubles event with partner Thomas Werner of Germany.
They reached the semi final before losing to eventual champions Christine and Paul French of Great Britain 6/3 6/3.
Congratulations to all of our members that took part in the ITF World Championships!
