Khachanov beats world No. 5 at ATP tournament in Beijing

Karen Khachanov, a Russian tennis player of Armenian descent, has advanced to the second round of the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing.

In the first-round match, Khachanov defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada, the world No. 5 and the tournament’s second seed. The match ended 6-3, 6-3 and lasted 1 hour 11 minutes.

Khachanov’s next opponent will be the winner of the match between Alex Molcan of Slovakia (qualifier) and Arthur Rinderknech of France.

Karen Khachanov is ranked 26th in the ATP rankings.