Canada’s Auger-Aliassime ousted by Khachanov again, this time at China Open

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BEIJING - Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime fell 6-3, 6-3 to Russian Karen Khachanov in opening round men's singles action at the China Open tennis tournament.

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BEIJING – Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime fell 6-3, 6-3 to Russian Karen Khachanov in opening round men’s singles action at the China Open tennis tournament.

The Montreal native, who was the second seed in the tournament, had nine aces to one double fault but failed to get one break-point opportunity on Wednesday in Beijing.

Meanwhile, Khachanov broke on three of his four chances.

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime plays the ball to France's Arthur Rinderknech during the fourth match at the Davis Cup qualifier second round match at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime plays the ball to France's Arthur Rinderknech during the fourth match at the Davis Cup qualifier second round match at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

He also had four aces to two double faults.

It was a rematch of the second round in the U.S. Open, where Khachanov also defeated Auger-Aliassime.

The Canadian was the third seed in the Grand Slam tournament but fell 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Sept. 3.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 29, 2026.

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