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Luciano Darderi def. Karen Khachanov — Round of 32, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played24 Jan 2026

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

🇮🇹ranked ATP number 24 going into this drawWon

Luciano Darderi seeded 22 7 3 6 6

🇷🇺ranked ATP number 17 going into this draw

Karen Khachanov seeded 15 65 6 3 4

Next · Round of 16vs 🇮🇹Jannik Sinner

What this match is worth

Points earned

Darderi +200Khachanov +100

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What decided it

  • Darderi broke 3 times from 8 chances, Khachanov 2 from 4
  • The first set went to a tiebreak, Darderi took it 7–5
  • 17 aces and 4 double faults from Darderi