Karen Khachanov def. Alex Michelsen — Round of 128, Australian Open 2026
Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia
Played20 Jan 2026
🇷🇺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
🇷🇺Karen Khachanov
🇺🇸Alex Michelsen
Match stats
Serve
24
Aces
16
4
Double faults
4
63%
1st serve in
65%
77%
1st serve points won
77%
48%
2nd serve points won
51%
66%
Service points won
68%
11/13
Break points saved
11/15
Serve speed (km/h)
208
Fastest serve
210
192
Average 1st serve
185
158
Average 2nd serve
157
Return
32%
Return points won
34%
4/15
Break points won
2/13
Points
71
Winners
58
35
Unforced errors
44
14/21
Net points won
31/45
162
Total points won
156
Head to head
2–1 Khachanov
- This matchMelbourne R128won by Khachanov
- 2025HardCanada QFwon by Khachanov
- 2025HardMelbourne R32won by Michelsen
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
3–7
Last 10 matches
5–5
0–1
Last 30 days
4–2
By surface
10–9
Hard
11–11
By round
1–0
R128
0–1
3–2
R64
2–2
4–5
First match at an event
5–6
1–1
At Grand Slams
0–1
How their matches go
18
Completed matches
22
33%
Won in straight sets
27%
22%
Won after losing a set
23%
28%
Lost after winning a set
9%
17%
Lost in straight sets
41%
5–9
Tiebreaks
4–3
3–5
Deciding sets
5–1
8/12
Won after winning set 1
7/8
2/6
Won after losing set 1
4/14
Serve and return, last 5 matches
70%
1st serve in
65%
77%
1st serve points won
68%
49%
2nd serve points won
52%
50%
Break points saved
54%
33%
Return points won
38%
38%
Break points won
31%
7.8
Aces a match
3.4
1.2
Double faults a match
1.6
Last 14 days
1
Matches
5
2
Sets
11
12
Days since last match
6