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Karen Khachanov def. Nishesh Basavareddy — Round of 64, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played22 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 6 6 6

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 239 going into this draw

Nishesh Basavareddy 1 4 3

Next · Round of 32vs 🇮🇹Luciano Darderi

What this match is worth

Points earned

Khachanov +100Basavareddy +50

Watch it back

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Head to head

2-0Khachanov

What decided it

  • Khachanov broke 5 times from 12 chances, Basavareddy 0 from 4
  • Khachanov won 98 points to 64
  • Basavareddy won 37% behind his second serve, Khachanov 67%
  • 15 aces and 1 double faults from Khachanov