Matei Tudoran was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open juniors by Kai Thompson

The match in the round of 16 lasted one hour and 39 minutes and ended with a score of 7-6 (11), 6-3 in favor of Thompson. The first set was extremely balanced, Tudoran having four chances to win the set, but he lost in the tie-break, finishing 13-11 for Thompson. In the second set, Kai played more relaxed, achieving a decisive break in game 8, which was later consolidated with his serve. Thompson will play in the semifinals against the Kazakh Zangar Nurlanuly.