Second seed Auger-Aliassime dumped out of China Open in first round

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/khachanov-karen/4bNPtZT5/"]Khachanov[/a] won three straight games, taking the first set in 31 minutes.[/p][p]The 30-year-old world number 26 kept his cool in chilly Beijing to break [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/auger-aliassime-felix/CzXh4LAb/"]Auger-Aliassime[/a] on the first match point, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/auger-aliassime-f-CzXh4LAb/khachanov-k-4bNPtZT5/?mid=pnSMQFtQ"]wrapping things up in 1 hour 11 minutes[/a].[/p][p]He faces either [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rinderknech-arthur/pIxZZsof/"]Arthur Rinderknech[/a] of France or qualifier [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/molcan-alex/drgiRTl7/"]Alex Molcan[/a] of Slovakia in the round of 16.[/p][p][b]"It was a tough match" [/b]despite his recent come-from-behind victory over 26-year-old Auger-Aliassime at the US Open, Khachanov said after his win.[/p][embed guid="c08c2728-1664-47e1-9ef9-d07622078009" url="https://x.com/atptour/status/2105153692299378994" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"When you approach this match you are thinking it's a completely new match, completely different. In China, in Beijing. Different court, different balls,"[/b] he said.[/p][p][b]"You just focus again from zero. You know that what you did well... and you just try to keep the momentum going. There is not much secret about it."[/b][/p][p]Fan favourite [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/djokovic-novak/AZg49Et9/"]Novak Djokovic[/a] of Serbia starts his bid to extend his perfect 29-match winning streak at the China Open, as he meets [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/borges-nuno/hzbEPIOa/"]Nuno Borges[/a] in the first round Wednesday evening.[/p]