Karen Khachanov defeated second seed Félix Auger-Aliassime in the round of 32 at the China Open in Beijing 6-3, 6-3. The ATP 500 tournament is being played on hard courts, and the win sends Khachanov through to the next round.
A match with no third set needed
In the first set Khachanov moved ahead to 6-3. The second set went the same way, and the match finished at 2-0 in sets.
According to api.tennis data, Khachanov leads their head-to-head series 7-3 after ten meetings. The data lists his wins over Auger-Aliassime in Indian Wells and at the US Open in 2026, in Beijing in 2026 and in Halle in 2025; Auger-Aliassime's wins came in 's-Hertogenbosch in 2022 and in Halle in 2021.
Khachanov's recent matches in the api.tennis data also include wins over Learner Tien and Benjamin Bonzi at the US Open, as well as a loss to Alexander Zverev. Auger-Aliassime's data before Beijing lists Davis Cup qualifying round matches.