This edition would like to provide a short player’s perspective into the World Teams event in Boca Raton, USA. Our Australian teams were picked on player rankings at the end of Oceania 2020 which was the last tournament that all Australians could get to. Due to the new Omicron corona variant and other issues, some teams were somewhat disabled with a lack of team members and gifts to provide to opponents. The Australian team was warmly welcomed by the Americans including many holiday makers and depending on arrival dates were afforded the opportunity to practice on the American green clay courts. The Australian Super Seniors only had three teams and 10 members compared to other countries with a plethora of players. The opening ceremony was held outdoors at the largest venue, Boynton Beach, a public tennis facility. It was quite windy however was wonderful meeting all our opponents. The Australian men’s 70’s were ranked 3^rd however ran in 10^th position, their most memorable opponents being the Uruguayan team who spoke little English however were happy to share an after match drink except on two days when a torrential downpour sent everyone seeking shelter.

The Australian highlight was, of course, the win by our men’s 65 team consisting of Glenn Busby (Vic), Wayne Pascoe (NSW) and Stephen Dance (Tas). It is traditional that all Australian teams get together for a team bonding bbq and these three terrific players hosted ours. I had the pleasure of watching their final joining our three Aussie girls cheering our boys while their opponents the home team, had 300.