Luke Saville has claimed the Optus 18s Australian Championships title after an epic battle against third seed and good friend Andrew Whittington, battling for just shy of three hours before completing a 7-6(5) 5-7 6-2 victory.
The win caps a magnificent year for the South Australian, highlighted by a victory at the Wimbledon junior championships and an ITF junior ranking of No.2.
Despite his great form and stellar results throughout 2011, it was by no means Saville’s best performance. Neither was it Whittington’s. Their final was characterised by several errors, double faults and missed opportunities, and Saville said he was just thrilled to tough out a win.
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