Junior Matei Todoran missed qualifying for the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. An Asian knocked him out of the race
Remaining the last Romanian in Melbourne, at the current edition of the Australian Open, Matei Tudoran (18 years old, 1,810 ATP) was eliminated from the main junior singles draw.
Matei Todoran lost his serve only once in the match PHOTO Daniel Chican – Melbourne
The Romanian, educated at the tennis academy of Croatian Ivan Ljubicic, Roger Federer's former coach, lost in straight sets to Hong Kong rival Kai Thompson, ranked 1,945 in the world.
The round of 16 match took place in the early hours of today, lasted one hour and 39 minutes and ended with a score of 7-6 (11), 6-3 for Thompson.
The first set was extremely balanced. He served until the tie-break, where the Romanian wasted four set chances (twice on his own serve), after coming back from 2-5. It ended 13-11 for the Asian.
With a set in his pocket, Kai played relaxed. The second leg was decided by a single break, made by Kai Thompson in game 8 and then consolidated with service. The winner will face Kazakh Zangar Nurlanuly (17 years, 1,782 ATP) for a place in the semi-finals.
The Romanian junior defended well in many moments PHOTO Daniel Chican – Melbourne
