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Nishesh Basavareddy def. Christopher O'Connell — 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 239 going into this drawWon

Nishesh Basavareddy 4 7 63 6 6

🇦🇺ranked ATP number 118 going into this draw

C. O'Connell 6 67 7 2 3

Next · Round of 64vs 🇷🇺Karen Khachanov

What this match is worth

Points earned

Basavareddy +50O'Connell +10

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What decided it

  • Basavareddy broke 5 times from 13 chances, O'Connell 3 from 4
  • O'Connell won 47% behind his second serve, Basavareddy 66%
  • Two tiebreaks
  • Basavareddy came back from a set down
  • 25 aces and 3 double faults from O'Connell