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Karen Khachanov def. Alex Michelsen — Round of 128, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played20 Jan 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇷🇺ranked ATP number 17 going into this drawWon

Karen Khachanov seeded 15 4 6 6 5 6

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 37 going into this draw

Alex Michelsen 6 4 3 7 3

Next · Round of 64vs 🇺🇸Nishesh Basavareddy

What this match is worth

Points earned

Khachanov +50Michelsen +10

Watch it back

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Head to head

2-1Khachanov

What decided it

  • Khachanov broke 4 times from 15 chances, Michelsen 2 from 13
  • Khachanov came back from a set down
  • 24 aces and 4 double faults from Khachanov