Men's singles · 2026-07-14

Toma Junior Popov vs Anders Antonsen — Japan Open, R32

Anders Antonsen won 2–0

AI-powered rally-by-rally match analysis.

Anders Antonsen dominated this match with a clean two-game victory, winning 21-17 and 20-13 to advance past Toma Junior Popov. Antonsen's control was evident in the second game where he built a 6-shot run early to establish momentum, while Popov managed only a 5-shot burst in the first game before Antonsen clawed back from 4 points down to seal it. Both players relied heavily on smashes as their primary attacking weapon, but Antonsen's seven smash winners compared to Popov's four highlighted the difference in execution when opportunities arose.

Point progression

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Running score across 72 tracked rallies, Toma Junior Popov against Anders Antonsen. Games closed 17–21, 13–21.

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Game	Toma Junior Popov	Anders Antonsen
Game 1	17	21
Game 2	13	21

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

9.7shots

Avg rally — by time

11.2sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

72 rallies tracked, most of them (26%) in the 5–8 shot band. The longest ran 29 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	5	4.5
3–4	15	6.1
5–8	19	8.4
9–14	18	13.0
15–20	8	16.5
21+	7	23.6

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Block Cross
Happened 3× out of 67 rallies
2.A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 3× out of 67 rallies
3.A1Forehand Net Cross→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Drop Cross
Happened 3× out of 67 rallies
4.B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Forehand Net Cross→B1Forehand Lift Cross
Happened 3× out of 67 rallies
5.B1Backhand Net Cross→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Around-the-Head Smash Cross
Happened 3× out of 67 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.B1Short Serve Middle→A1Forehand Spin Net Straight→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Drive Straight→B1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 67 rallies
2.A1Long Serve Body→B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Forehand Net Middle→A1Forehand Drive Middle
Happened 1× out of 67 rallies
3.A1Long Serve Body→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Backhand Spin Net Middle→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Smash Straight
Happened 1× out of 67 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Net Cross→A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 1× out of 67 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 1× out of 67 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Anders Antonsen

Most errors forced

Anders Antonsen

Most unforced errors

Toma Junior Popov

By player

Toma Junior Popov

345 shots

Winners 12Forced 6Unforced 15

Most-used shots

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Of 345 shots Toma Junior Popov played, the most used were lift (23%), net (20%) and block (16%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	23%	81
Net	20%	69
Block	16%	56
Drive	12%	40
Drop	10%	33
Serve	9%	30

Points won — by shot

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Smash

27%

My winner4Forced opp. error4Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Toma Junior Popov won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (27%), net (20%) and drive (13%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	27%
Net	20%
Drive	13%
Drop	10%
Lift	10%
Kill	7%
Block	3%
Brush	3%
Clear	3%
Serve	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Block

29%

Opp. winner2My forced error9My unforced error1

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Toma Junior Popov lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by block (29%), smash (21%) and lift (17%).

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Shot	Share
Block	29%
Smash	21%
Lift	17%
Kill	10%
Clear	7%
Net	7%
Serve	5%
Drive	2%
Drop	2%

Rally outcome

winner40%
unforced error38%
forced error22%

How rallies involving Toma Junior Popov ended: winner (40%), unforced error (38%) and forced error (22%).

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Outcome	Share
winner	40%
unforced error	38%
forced error	22%

Anders Antonsen

350 shots

Winners 17Forced 10Unforced 12

Most-used shots

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Of 350 shots Anders Antonsen played, the most used were lift (21%), block (20%) and net (15%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	21%	73
Block	20%	70
Net	15%	52
Drive	14%	49
Serve	12%	42
Drop	8%	28

Points won — by shot

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Smash

33%

My winner7Forced opp. error6Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Anders Antonsen won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (33%), net (15%) and drive (13%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	33%
Net	15%
Drive	13%
Block	10%
Kill	10%
Lift	10%
Clear	5%
Drop	3%
Serve	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Lift

23%

Opp. winner0My forced error0My unforced error7

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Anders Antonsen lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (23%), block (20%) and smash (17%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	23%
Block	20%
Smash	17%
Drive	10%
Clear	7%
Drop	7%
Kill	7%
Net	7%
Brush	3%

Rally outcome

winner40%
unforced error38%
forced error22%

How rallies involving Anders Antonsen ended: winner (40%), unforced error (38%) and forced error (22%).

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Outcome	Share
winner	40%
unforced error	38%
forced error	22%

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