
The 18th ranked player in the ATP world rankings, Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov, could not advance to the fourth round of the 2026 Australian Open, losing to Luciano Darderi of Italy, ranked 25th in the world.
The match lasted 3 hours and 26 minutes and concluded with a victory for the 23-year-old Italian by a score of 7:6 (7:5), 3:6, 6:3, 6:4.
During the contest, Karen Khachanov served 14 aces, made four service faults, and converted two break points out of four earned. The Italian recorded 17 aces, four double faults, and converted three break points out of eight earned.