Men's singles · Super 750

Christo Popov vs Hu Zhe An

French Open 2026 · Semi-final · 24 Oct 2026 · Arena Grand Paris, Paris

Christo Popov beat Hu Zhe An 21–14, 21–10 in the semi-final of French Open 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2
Christo Popov FRA · Seed 3 Won	21	21
Hu Zhe An CHN	14	10

66 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Match facts

Tournament: French Open 2026
Round: Semi-final
Date: 24 Oct 2026
Level: Super 750
Venue: Arena Grand Paris, Paris
Discipline: Men's singles

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	Christo Popov	Hu Zhe An
Country	FRA	CHN
Plays	Left-handed	Right-handed
Born	2002	2006
Height	1.79 m	1.80 m
Career-high rank	No. 2men's singles, 2026	No. 36men's singles, 2026
Seed	3	Not known
Racket	Yonex Arcsaber 11 Pro Amazon	Not known
String	Yonex BG80 Amazon	Not known
Shoes	Not known	Not known
Kit source	Current setup, as of 2026	Not known

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Tale of the tape

Christo Popov against Hu Zhe An: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Christo Popov	Stat	Hu Zhe An
Result
42	Points won	24
17	Winners	8
8	Errors forced	6
10	Unforced errors	17
64	Smashes	68
55%	Won on own serve	21%
Serve
83%	Short serves	96%
60%	To the body	25%
31%	To the middle	75%
10%	Out wide	0%
Striking side
45%	Forehand	47%
41%	Backhand	41%
13%	Around the head	12%
Direction
45%	Straight	60%
42%	Cross-court	26%
13%	Middle	14%

Serve rows are shares of each side's serves. Striking side and direction are shares of every other shot.

Point progression

Christo PopovHu Zhe An

0510152021

Running score across 66 tracked rallies, Christo Popov against Hu Zhe An. Games closed 21–14, 21–10.

View game scores

Game	Christo Popov	Hu Zhe An
Game 1	21	14
Game 2	21	10

Rally length

Avg rally by shots

13.5shots

Avg rally by time

15.1sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

66 rallies tracked, and the most common length was the 9–14 shot band, at 26%. The longest ran 46 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	2	5.1
3–4	10	6.3
5–8	12	9.2
9–14	17	13.1
15–20	15	18.5
21+	10	31.7

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Around-the-Head Clear Cross→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Forehand Flat Push Cross
Happened 4× out of 64 rallies
2.B1Backhand Flat Push Cross→A1Forehand Half Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 4× out of 64 rallies
3.A1Backhand Half Smash Straight→B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 64 rallies
4.A1Forehand Half Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Forehand Flat Push Cross
Happened 3× out of 64 rallies
5.B1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→A1Around-the-Head Clear Cross→B1Forehand Clear Cross
Happened 3× out of 64 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Around-the-Head Clear Cross→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Forehand Flat Push Cross→B1Backhand Drop Straight
Happened 2× out of 64 rallies
2.A1Long Serve Body→B1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Backhand Net Middle
Happened 1× out of 64 rallies
3.A1Long Serve Body→B1Around-the-Head Drop Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Backhand Flat Push Straight→A1Backhand Clear Middle
Happened 1× out of 64 rallies
4.A1Long Serve Body→B1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Middle→B1Backhand Drive Middle→A1Backhand Block Middle
Happened 1× out of 64 rallies
5.A1Long Serve Body→B1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Backhand Net Middle→A1Forehand Lift Straight
Happened 1× out of 64 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Christo Popov

Most errors forced

Christo Popov

Most unforced errors

Hu Zhe An

By player

Christo Popov

450 shots

Winners 17Forced 8Unforced 10

Most-used shots

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Of 450 shots Christo Popov played, the most used were lift at 28%, net at 18% and smash at 14%.

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	28%	126
Net	18%	82
Smash	14%	64
Block	12%	56
Serve	9%	42
Clear	6%	27

Points won by shot

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Smash

33%

My winner6Forced opp. error7Drew opp. unforced1

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Of the points Christo Popov won, the shots that ended the most were smash at 33%, lift at 24% and clear at 7%.

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Shot	Share
Smash	33%
Lift	24%
Clear	7%
Drive	7%
Kill	7%
Net	7%
Block	5%
Drop	5%
Brush	2%
Serve	2%

Points lost by shot

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Smash

33%

Opp. winner5My forced error0My unforced error3

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Of the points Christo Popov lost, the shots that ended the most were smash at 33%, block at 21% and lift at 13%.

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Shot	Share
Smash	33%
Block	21%
Lift	13%
Clear	8%
Drop	8%
Net	8%
Drive	4%
Kill	4%

Rally outcome: points won

42 rallies

My winner40%
Forced opp. error19%
Drew opp. unforced40%

Of the 42 rallies Christo Popov won, 40% came from their own winners, 40% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 19% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	40%	17
Forced opp. error	19%	8
Drew opp. unforced	40%	17

Rally outcome: points lost

24 rallies

Opp. winner33%
My forced error25%
My unforced error42%

Of the 24 rallies Christo Popov lost, 42% from their own unforced errors, 33% from an opponent winner and 25% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	33%	8
My forced error	25%	6
My unforced error	42%	10

Where the mistakes went

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Into the net56%
Out the back19%
Out on sides25%

Across 16 tagged errors, Christo Popov missed into the net 56% of the time, out on sides 25% of the time and out the back 19% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	56%	9
Out the back	19%	3
Out on sides	25%	4

Contact point at the net

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Above Tape6%
Above Net Midline40%
Below Net Midline29%
Below Net25%

On net-area shots, Christo Popov met the shuttle above tape 6% of the time, above net midline 40% of the time, below net midline 29% of the time and below net 25% of the time, and missed most often from below net, on 10% of those shots, against 0% from above tape.

View contact point by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	6%	17	0%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	40%	116	2%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	29%	82	2%
All net shots	Below Net	25%	72	10%
Lift	Above Tape	2%	3	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	32%	40	3%
Lift	Below Net Midline	35%	44	2%
Lift	Below Net	31%	39	3%
Net	Above Tape	5%	4	—
Net	Above Net Midline	56%	46	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	24%	20	0%
Net	Below Net	15%	12	17%
Block	Above Tape	11%	6	0%
Block	Above Net Midline	30%	17	6%
Block	Below Net Midline	23%	13	0%
Block	Below Net	36%	20	20%
Drive	Above Tape	17%	4	—
Drive	Above Net Midline	57%	13	0%
Drive	Below Net Midline	22%	5	20%
Drive	Below Net	4%	1	—

Hu Zhe An

441 shots

Winners 8Forced 6Unforced 17

Most-used shots

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Of 441 shots Hu Zhe An played, the most used were block at 20%, lift at 20% and net at 17%.

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Shot	Share	Shots
Block	20%	88
Lift	20%	86
Net	17%	76
Smash	15%	68
Drop	10%	43
Clear	8%	36

Points won by shot

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Smash

46%

My winner5Forced opp. error6Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Of the points Hu Zhe An won, the shots that ended the most were smash at 46%, lift at 17% and net at 13%.

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Shot	Share
Smash	46%
Lift	17%
Net	13%
Block	8%
Clear	8%
Drop	4%
Kill	4%

Points lost by shot

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Smash

29%

Opp. winner6My forced error0My unforced error6

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Of the points Hu Zhe An lost, the shots that ended the most were smash at 29%, block at 21% and clear at 12%.

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Shot	Share
Smash	29%
Block	21%
Clear	12%
Drop	10%
Kill	7%
Lift	7%
Net	7%
Drive	5%
Brush	2%

Rally outcome: points won

24 rallies

My winner33%
Forced opp. error25%
Drew opp. unforced42%

Of the 24 rallies Hu Zhe An won, 42% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 33% from their own winners and 25% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	33%	8
Forced opp. error	25%	6
Drew opp. unforced	42%	10

Rally outcome: points lost

42 rallies

Opp. winner40%
My forced error19%
My unforced error40%

Of the 42 rallies Hu Zhe An lost, 40% came from an opponent winner, 40% from their own unforced errors and 19% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	40%	17
My forced error	19%	8
My unforced error	40%	17

Where the mistakes went

fully tagged

Into the net76%
Out on sides24%

Across 25 tagged errors, Hu Zhe An missed into the net 76% of the time and out on sides 24% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	76%	19
Out on sides	24%	6

Contact point at the net

fully tagged

Above Tape11%
Above Net Midline42%
Below Net Midline27%
Below Net20%

On net-area shots, Hu Zhe An met the shuttle above tape 11% of the time, above net midline 42% of the time, below net midline 27% of the time and below net 20% of the time, and missed most often from below net, on 6% of those shots, against 4% from above tape.

View contact point by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	11%	28	4%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	42%	113	5%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	27%	73	4%
All net shots	Below Net	20%	52	6%
Block	Above Tape	22%	19	5%
Block	Above Net Midline	23%	20	10%
Block	Below Net Midline	28%	25	12%
Block	Below Net	27%	24	13%
Lift	Above Tape	2%	2	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	45%	39	5%
Lift	Below Net Midline	28%	24	0%
Lift	Below Net	24%	21	0%
Net	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Net	Above Net Midline	58%	44	5%
Net	Below Net Midline	32%	24	0%
Net	Below Net	9%	7	0%
Drive	Above Tape	38%	6	0%
Drive	Above Net Midline	63%	10	0%

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