Karen Khachanov vs Felix Auger Aliassime Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Beijing Open

Prediction published on 29/09/2026, 08:55  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 29/09/2026 at 09:52 in Tennis Predictions

Felix Auger-Aliassime is the second seed for the outdoor hard court China Open. He has a difficult opening match against unseeded Karen Khachanov who has won their last two meetings. A long match looks likely based on previous matches and our prediction is more than 22.5 games.

The winner will face either unseeded Arthur Rinderknech or qualifier Alex Molcan in round two of this ATP 500 tournament.

The most recent match between these two players was in the US Open last month with Khachanov winning in four sets. He also beat Auger-Aliassime on grass last year.  He leads the Canadian 3-2 in previous meetings (2-1 on this surface) and in best-of-three sets matches, all have seen more than 22.5 games played.

Khachanov's most recent tournament saw him lose to eventual champion Alexander Zverev in the US Open semi-final.

Felix Auger-Aliassime is the world number five and that's 21 places above his Russian opponent.

He has won 12 of his 19 outdoor hard court matches played this year, compared to Khachanov's 11-10 record.

Auger-Aliassime has reached one outdoor hard court semi-final this year, with one other last eight appearance.

More than 22.5 games have been played in his last two matches on this surface, both Davis Cup rubbers that went to a deciding set.