Alexander Blockx and Karen Khachanov will face off in the quarter of the U.S. Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 2:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karen Khachanov who should win in 5 sets.
As per the initial odds, Karen Khachanov is the pick to win this match.
Karen Khachanov -> 1.77
Alexander Blockx -> 2.06
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Blockx vs. Karen Khachanov
There is no head to head record between Alexander Blockx and Karen Khachanov since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Alexander Blockx
37 - 17win/loss
28
27
LLLWWWWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37-19 | 16-10 | 16-6 | 5-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 46-28 | 15-9 | 4-4 | 23-11 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-24 | 7-11 | 7-3 | 17-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-15 | 4-3 | 11-7 | 24-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 34, Alexander reached the quarter after defeating Tomas Barrios Vera 6-3 6-4 6-2, Marco Trungelliti 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1, Flavio Cobolli 6-7(4) 6-3 6-0 6-3 and Francisco Cerundolo 6-3 4-6 7-5 7-5.
In the 4th round, Blockx defeated Cerundolo (6-3 4-6 7-5 7-5). During the match, Blockx scored 137 points vs Cerundolo’s 133. Alexander was exceptionally aggressive to blast 57 winners.
Talking about the service games, Blockx scored 10 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Alexander Blockx lost the serve 3 times and he saved 14 break points. Furthermore, Blockx put 56% of his first serves in, winning 74% (57/77) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (29/61) on the 2nd serve. The Belgian broke Cerundolo 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexander has conceded 3 set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
ATP U.S. Open - Alexander Blockx's projected path
Blockx has a solid match record in the last 5 years having won 64% of his matches (157-90). 16-7 on hard in 2026. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Blockx has an aggregate44-32 match record in the last 5 years on hard.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Canberra Challenger where he defeated Rafael Jodar in the final 6-4 6-4.
Alexander has a composed 37-16 win-loss record in 2026, 16-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2025. See his history.
Karen Khachanov
21 - 18win/loss
27
8
WLWWLWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24-20 | 14-11 | 7-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 32-24 | 13-11 | 9-6 | 2-4 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-22 | 14-12 | 8-4 | 14-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-18 | 18-10 | 10-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-25 | 17-11 | 9-7 | 6-5 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 50, Khachanov got to the quarter after defeating Roman Andres Burruchaga 6-3 6-0 6-1, Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 6-2, Benjamin Bonzi 6-3 6-2 6-4 and Learner Tien 7-5 4-6 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4.
In the 4th round, Khachanov had a tough win against Tien to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (7-5 4-6 6-76 6-1 6-4). During the match Khachanov scored 166 points vs Tien’s 157. Karen was pretty aggressive to blast 77 winners.
About the serving games, Khachanov bagged 9 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Karen Khachanov lost the serve 5 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Khachanov put 63% of his first serves in, winning 73% (77/105) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (28/63) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Tien 9 times after converting 75% of his break points (9/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Karen has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
ATP U.S. Open - Karen Khachanov's projected path
The Russian has a composed 20-18 win-loss record in 2026, 10-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Blockx | Khachanov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 15 | 15 |
| Tot Games | 140 | 139 |
| Pts | 486-386 | 486-385 |
| Total Points | 872 | 871 |
| Winners | 191 | 195 |
| %Winners | 39% | 40% |
Both Blockx and Khachanov played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Blockx conceded 3 sets, while Karen Khachanov dropped 3 sets. Talking about their workload, Blockx and Khachanov have played the same amount of sets 15. However, Blockx played 1 game more than Khachanov. Alexander scored 191 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Karen bagged 195 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Blockx | Khachanov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 54 | 37 |
| Avg per match | 13.5 | 9.3 |
| 1st in | 233/418 | 254/448 |
| %1st in | 56% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 191/233 | 195/254 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 102/185 | 104/194 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 54% |
Blockx managed to score 54 aces (13.5 per match). Khachanov struck 37 aces (9.3 per match). Blockx won 82% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Khachanov won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Blockx | Khachanov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 23 | 28 |
| Converted | 23/53 | 28/49 |
| % Converted | 43% | 57% |
| Conceded | 33 | 27 |
| Saved | 27 | 19 |
| % Saved | 82% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 8 |
Blockx broke his opponents 23 times with a 43% conversion rate. Blockx surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded. Karen broke his opponents 28 times with a 57% conversion rate. The Russian conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Blockx | ||||||
| R1 Tomas Barrios Vera |
R2 Trungelliti |
R3 Cobolli |
R4 Cerundolo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 | 6-74 6-3 6-0 6-3 | 6-3 4-6 7-5 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 140 | |
| pts | 91-72 | 122-90 | 136-91 | 137-133 | 486-386 | |
| Total points | 163 | 212 | 227 | 270 | 872 | |
| Winners | 40 | 46 | 48 | 57 | 191 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 38% | 35% | 42% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 10 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 54 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | |
| 1st in | 48/80 | 52/102 | 56/98 | 77/138 | 233/418 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 51% | 57% | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 40/48 | 46/52 | 48/56 | 57/77 | 191/233 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 88% | 86% | 74% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/32 | 27/50 | 26/42 | 29/61 | 102/185 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 54% | 62% | 48% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 5/12 | 8/21 | 6/12 | 23/53 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 42% | 38% | 50% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 33 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 3/4 | 5/7 | 14/17 | 27 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | 71% | 82% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Khachanov | ||||||
| R1 Andres |
R2 Auger-Aliassime |
R3 Bonzi |
R4 Tien |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-0 6-1 | 6-75 6-3 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 6-2 6-4 | 7-5 4-6 6-76 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 38 | 27 | 52 | 139 | |
| pts | 85-48 | 136-103 | 99-77 | 166-157 | 486-385 | |
| Total points | 133 | 239 | 176 | 323 | 871 | |
| Winners | 27 | 47 | 44 | 77 | 195 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 35% | 44% | 46% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 37 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 32/63 | 61/123 | 56/94 | 105/168 | 254/448 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 50% | 60% | 63% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 27/32 | 47/61 | 44/56 | 77/105 | 195/254 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 77% | 79% | 73% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/31 | 38/62 | 19/38 | 28/63 | 104/194 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 61% | 50% | 44% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | |
| Converted | 7/7 | 7/20 | 5/10 | 9/12 | 28/49 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 35% | 50% | 75% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 27 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 7/9 | 3/4 | 9/14 | 19 | |
| Saved % | – | 78% | 75% | 64% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
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