In a match slated for Friday, Karen Khachanov (No. 19 in rankings) will meet Alex Michelsen (No. 42) in the Round of 32 at the Australian Open.
In his last match on Thursday, Michelsen took down James Mccabe in three sets, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6, to advance from the Round of 64. Khachanov won in four sets the last time he played, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 over Gabriel Diallo in the Round of 64 on Wednesday.
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Alex Michelsen vs. Karen Khachanov matchup stats
- Michelsen has a record of 32-19 on hard courts over the last 12 months.
- On hard courts over the past 12 months, Michelsen has won 79% of his service games and 26.4% of his return games.
- Including hard courts only, Michelsen has converted 40.9% of his break-point opportunities (141 of 345) over the past year.
- Michelsen was eliminated in the quarterfinals of his last tournament (the ASB Classic) 6-2, 2-6, 4-6 by No. 133-ranked Nishesh Basavareddy on January 8.
- Khachanov has posted a 27-15 record on hard courts over the past year, clinching two tournament victories.
- Khachanov has gone 416-for-510 in service games on hard courts (81.6% winning percentage), and 130-for-523 in return games (24.9%).
- On hard courts Khachanov is 10th in break point winning percentage (40.1%) after going 113-for-282.
- In the BANK OF CHINA HONG KONG TENNIS OPEN, Khachanov’s most recent tournament, he squared off against No. 106-ranked Kei Nishikori in the Round of 16 on January 1 and was beaten 6-4, 3-6, 5-7.
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