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Karen Khachanov beat second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 in the Beijing tournament’s opening match on Wednesday, according to the supplied match account. It was Khachanov’s second straight win over the Canadian, following their meeting at the US Open a month earlier.
Karen Khachanov eliminated second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime with a 6-3, 6-3 win in the opening match of the Beijing tournament on Wednesday, according to the supplied match account, sending the Canadian out in the first round and opening the event with an upset.
According to the supplied match details, Khachanov took the first set after claiming the only break, while Auger-Aliassime made 11 unforced errors. The Russian then broke serve in the third game of the second set and again in the final game to close out the match. He won the last game by taking four points in a row.
The supplied account says the result was Khachanov’s second consecutive victory over Auger-Aliassime. He had also beaten the Canadian in the second round of the US Open a month earlier, before advancing to the semifinals there.
Khachanov will next play the winner of the second-round match between Arthur Rinderknech of France and Alex Molcan of Slovakia, who came through qualifying, according to the supplied draw details. The account does not give a score beyond the final result or specify the tournament’s year.
A Seed Falls on Opening Day
Auger-Aliassime’s exit removes the second seed from the draw at the first hurdle and gives Khachanov an early route toward the later rounds. The straight-sets score and repeated breaks in the second set point to a match in which the Canadian could not recover after falling behind.
For Khachanov, the win extends a recent run of success against this opponent. Beating Auger-Aliassime twice in succession, after their US Open meeting, provides a clear head-to-head marker as he moves into his next match. The result alone does not establish how far he will go in Beijing.
The US Open Rematch
The supplied account says the players met in the second round of the US Open about a month before the Beijing match. Khachanov won that encounter and went on to reach the semifinals. Their Beijing meeting was therefore a rematch, and Khachanov again advanced at Auger-Aliassime’s expense.
According to the supplied schedule details, Wednesday’s match was the tournament’s opening contest. The day’s marquee match was scheduled to feature sixth seed Novak Djokovic against Portugal’s Nuno Borges at 1 p.m. Spanish time. Djokovic was set to play his first match since losing in the first round of the US Open on August 31.
Draw and Match Details Ahead
The supplied material does not identify the tournament year, give a date beyond Wednesday, or provide match duration, court conditions or post-match comments. It also does not state which player won the Rinderknech-Molcan match, so Khachanov’s next opponent remains undetermined in the available information.
No further details are provided about Auger-Aliassime’s performance beyond the score, the breaks and his 11 unforced errors. The reasons for those errors, and any assessment from either player, are not established here.
Khachanov Awaits His Opponent
Khachanov’s next match will be against the winner of Rinderknech versus Molcan, according to the supplied draw details. That result will determine his second-round opponent; no match time for Khachanov’s next appearance is provided.
The supplied schedule says Djokovic and Borges were set to play later on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Spanish time. Djokovic’s return following his August 31 US Open defeat was another point of interest on the opening day, though the supplied material gives no result for that match.
Key Questions
What was the score between Khachanov and Auger-Aliassime?
Khachanov won 6-3, 6-3 in the first round.
What was Auger-Aliassime’s seed?
He was the second seed in the Beijing tournament.
Who will Khachanov play next?
He will face the winner of the match between France’s Arthur Rinderknech and Slovakia’s Alex Molcan.
Was this Khachanov’s first win over Auger-Aliassime?
No. It was his second consecutive win over the Canadian. Khachanov had beaten him in the second round of the US Open about a month earlier.
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