Hong Kong
\n Mmoh summons deja-vu in Khachanov upset, Bublik wins in Hong Kong<\/p>\n
Mmoh sets up Giron QF, Bublik wins first match of 2026<\/p>\n
January 08, 2026<\/p>\n
JASON CHAN \/ HKCTA 2026<\/p>\n
Michael Mmoh is competing as the No. 285 in the PIF ATP Rankings.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n
Michael Mmoh<\/a> continued his statement start to 2026 on Thursday at the Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open<\/a>, where he upset familiar foe Karen Khachanov<\/a> 7-6(2), 7-6(4) to reach the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n The American qualifier notched just two wins on the ATP Tour in 2025, but with his straight-sets victory over the fourth-seeded Khachanov, he has already matched that number in the first week of the new season. It marked Mmoh\u2019s first win over a Top 20 opponent since 2023, when he also moved past Khachanov at the US Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n Moving on! \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n Michael Mmoh<\/a> takes out Khachanov 7-6 7-6 to advance in Hong Kong.#BOCHKTO2026<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0vdC3atkEk<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Tour (@atptour) January 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cFunnily enough, my first ITF junior win was against Karen Khachanov<\/a>, so we\u2019ve been battling from the age of 14,\u201d said Mmoh, who now leads World No. 17 Khachanov 2-0 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series. \u201cHe\u2019s a great guy who\u2019s had an unbelievable career, so just to share the court with him, I knew I needed to play at the highest level possible.\u201d<\/p>\n Mmoh, the No. 285 in the PIF ATP Rankings, failed to serve out the match at 5-4 in the second set, but regrouped in a tidy tie-break to advance to his seventh ATP Tour quarter-final. The 27-year-old will next face countryman Marcos Giron<\/a>, who earlier upset seventh seed and defending champion Alexandre Muller<\/a> 6-4, 7-6(4).<\/p>\n Earlier, Chinese lefty Shang Juncheng<\/a> became the first player to reach all three Hong Kong quarter-finals since the ATP 250 returned in 2024. The 20-year-old hit 24 winners in his 6-3, 6-4 victory over fifth seed Lorenzo Sonego<\/a>.<\/p>\n Shang, who missed six months of the 2025 season due to a foot injury, will next face second seed Alexander Bublik<\/a>, who opened his 2026 with a laser-focused 6-3, 6-3 win over Botic van de Zandschulp<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n