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Canada's Auger-Aliassime ousted by Khachanov again, this time at China Open

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The Canadian Press. (2026, September 30). Canada's Auger-Aliassime ousted by Khachanov again, this time at China Open. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/tennis/canada-s-auger-aliassime-ousted-by-khachanov-again-this-time-at-china-open/article_eb1b3fdb-eee1-51ab-913a-842cc32f306f.html

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Félix Auger-Aliassime of Canada lost to Russian player Karen Khachanov in the opening round of the China Open tennis tournament with a score of 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday in Beijing. Despite having nine aces and one double fault, Auger-Aliassime failed to capitalize on any break-point opportunities. In contrast, Khachanov broke Auger-Aliassime’s serve three times out of four attempts and won with four aces and two double faults. This defeat follows Khachanov's victory over Auger-Aliassime in the second round at the U.S. Open earlier in September 2026.
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Félix Auger-Aliassime, a Montreal native and the second seed in the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, lost to Russian player Karen Khachanov with a score of 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday. Despite having nine aces and only one double fault, Auger-Aliassime did not manage any break-point opportunities against Khachanov, who capitalized on three out of four break chances and served four aces to two double faults. This defeat marks the second consecutive loss to Khachanov for Auger-Aliassime after his earlier U.S. Open match where he was the third seed but fell 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on September 3, 2026.

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The Montreal native, who was the second seed in the tournament, had nine aces to one double fault but failed to get one break-point opportunity on Wednesday in Beijing.
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2026-09-30 · Toronto Star
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Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime fell 6-3, 6-3 to Russian Karen Khachanov in opening round men’s singles action at the China Open tennis tournament. asserted
Aliassime → fall → tournament
The Montreal native, who was the second seed in the tournament, had nine aces to one double fault but failed to get one break-point opportunity on Wednesday in Beijing. asserted
who → have → Beijing
Meanwhile, Khachanov broke on three of his four chances. asserted
Khachanov → break → chances
He also had four aces to two double faults. asserted
He → have → faults
It was a rematch of the second round in the U.S. Open, where Khachanov also defeated Auger-Aliassime. asserted
Khachanov → defeat → Aliassime
The Canadian was the third seed in the Grand Slam tournament but fell 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Sept. 3. asserted
Canadian → fall → Sept.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 29, 2026. asserted
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