Dutchman Justin Eleveld surprisingly captured the first Grade 1 title of his career at the Traralgon International. The unseeded 17-year old defeated Aussie wildcard Benjamin Mitchell after facing several matchpoints in the second set. The girls title was won by Hungarian Timea Babos, who won the 4th Grade 1 title of her career by defeating 6th seed Sachie Ishizu in straight sets.
The rough time that the seeds in the boys tournament of the Traralgon International have been encountering carried on into the quarterfinals, where the last 3 remaining seeds were removed from the tournament. Filipino Francis Alcantara obliterated 3rd seed Liang-Chi Huang, 10th seed Henri Laaksonen was edged out by local wildcard Benjamin Mitchell and Dutchman Justin Eleveld handily beat 12th seeded Slovakian Jozef Kovalik.
Dutchman Justin Eleveld surprisingly captured the first Grade 1 title of his career at the Traralgon International. The unseeded 17-year old defeated Aussie wildcard Benjamin Mitchell after facing several matchpoints in the second set. The girls title was won by Hungarian Timea Babos, who won the 4th Grade 1 title of her career by defeating 6th seed Sachie Ishizu in straight sets.