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

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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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.

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.