Men's singles · Super 750

Rasmus Gemke vs Christo Popov

French Open 2026 · Round of 16 · 22 Oct 2026 · Arena Grand Paris, Paris

Christo Popov beat Rasmus Gemke 21–18, 15–21, 21–18 in the round of 16 of French Open 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Rasmus Gemke DEN	18	21	18
Christo Popov FRA · Seed 3 Won	21	15	21

114 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Match facts

Tournament: French Open 2026
Round: Round of 16
Date: 22 Oct 2026
Level: Super 750
Venue: Arena Grand Paris, Paris
Discipline: Men's singles

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

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Tale of the tape

Rasmus Gemke against Christo Popov: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Rasmus Gemke	Stat	Christo Popov
Result
57	Points won	57
21	Winners	24
11	Errors forced	5
28	Unforced errors	25
112	Smashes	89
47%	Won on own serve	46%
Serve
100%	Short serves	77%
55%	To the body	79%
43%	To the middle	20%
2%	Out wide	2%
Striking side
59%	Forehand	58%
40%	Backhand	42%
0%	Around the head	0%
Direction
57%	Straight	61%
41%	Cross-court	37%
2%	Middle	2%

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

Point progression

Rasmus GemkeChristo Popov

0510152021

Running score across 114 tracked rallies, Rasmus Gemke against Christo Popov. Games closed 18–21, 21–15, 18–21.

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Game	Rasmus Gemke	Christo Popov
Game 1	18	21
Game 2	21	15
Game 3	18	21

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

11.8shots

Avg rally — by time

13.8sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

114 rallies tracked, most of them (25%) in the 5–8 shot band. The longest ran 41 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	3	4.8
3–4	21	6.1
5–8	29	8.8
9–14	26	13.0
15–20	20	18.5
21+	15	31.5

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 7× out of 111 rallies
2.A1Forehand Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Cross→A1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 7× out of 111 rallies
3.B1Forehand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Drop Cross→B1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 6× out of 111 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Net Cross→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 5× out of 111 rallies
5.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Cross
Happened 5× out of 111 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Cross
Happened 2× out of 111 rallies
2.A1Backhand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Smash Cross→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Forehand Lift Straight
Happened 2× out of 111 rallies
3.A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Backhand High Lift Cross→A1Forehand Smash Straight→B1Forehand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Smash Straight
Happened 2× out of 111 rallies
4.A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Forehand Net Cross
Happened 2× out of 111 rallies
5.A1Forehand Block Cross→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Drop Straight→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Smash Straight
Happened 2× out of 111 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Christo Popov

Most errors forced

Rasmus Gemke

Most unforced errors

Rasmus Gemke

By player

Rasmus Gemke

670 shots

Winners 21Forced 11Unforced 28

Most-used shots

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Of 670 shots Rasmus Gemke played, the most used were lift (25%), net (18%) and smash (17%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	25%	169
Net	18%	118
Smash	17%	112
Drop	11%	77
Block	11%	74
Serve	9%	58

Points won — by shot

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Smash

44%

My winner14Forced opp. error11Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Rasmus Gemke won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (44%), lift (30%) and net (12%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	44%
Lift	30%
Net	12%
Block	7%
Serve	4%
Clear	2%
Drop	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

28%

Opp. winner9My forced error0My unforced error7

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Rasmus Gemke lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (28%), lift (19%) and kill (16%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	28%
Lift	19%
Kill	16%
Net	16%
Block	9%
Drop	5%
Clear	4%
Drive	4%

Rally outcome — points won

57 rallies

My winner37%
Forced opp. error19%
Drew opp. unforced44%

Of the 57 rallies Rasmus Gemke won, 44% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 37% from their own winners and 19% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	37%	21
Forced opp. error	19%	11
Drew opp. unforced	44%	25

Rally outcome — points lost

57 rallies

Opp. winner42%
My forced error9%
My unforced error49%

Of the 57 rallies Rasmus Gemke lost, 49% from their own unforced errors, 42% from an opponent winner and 9% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	42%	24
My forced error	9%	5
My unforced error	49%	28

Where the errors went

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Into the net58%
Out the back21%
Out on sides21%

Across 33 tagged errors, Rasmus Gemke missed into the net 58% of the time, out the back 21% of the time and out on sides 21% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	58%	19
Out the back	21%	7
Out on sides	21%	7

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape5%
Above Net Midline27%
Below Net Midline50%
Below Net17%

On net-area shots, Rasmus Gemke met the shuttle above tape 5% of the time, above net midline 27% of the time, below net midline 50% of the time and below net 17% of the time, and missed most often from below net (14% of those shots) against 3% from below net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	5%	20	5%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	27%	101	4%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	50%	189	3%
All net shots	Below Net	17%	65	14%
Lift	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	20%	34	6%
Lift	Below Net Midline	70%	119	3%
Lift	Below Net	9%	15	7%
Net	Above Net Midline	39%	46	4%
Net	Below Net Midline	44%	52	4%
Net	Below Net	17%	20	15%
Block	Above Tape	7%	5	0%
Block	Above Net Midline	28%	21	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	24%	18	0%
Block	Below Net	41%	30	17%
Drive	Above Tape	100%	14	7%

Christo Popov

672 shots

Winners 24Forced 5Unforced 25

Most-used shots

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Of 672 shots Christo Popov played, the most used were lift (30%), net (18%) and smash (13%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	30%	199
Net	18%	119
Smash	13%	89
Block	11%	74
Drop	9%	58
Serve	8%	56

Points won — by shot

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Lift

26%

My winner4Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced11

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Christo Popov won break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (26%), smash (25%) and kill (16%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	26%
Smash	25%
Kill	16%
Net	16%
Block	11%
Clear	4%
Drive	2%
Drop	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

37%

Opp. winner14My forced error0My unforced error7

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Christo Popov lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (37%), lift (26%) and block (18%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	37%
Lift	26%
Block	18%
Net	9%
Drop	5%
Clear	4%
Kill	2%

Rally outcome — points won

57 rallies

My winner42%
Forced opp. error9%
Drew opp. unforced49%

Of the 57 rallies Christo Popov won, 49% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 42% from their own winners and 9% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	42%	24
Forced opp. error	9%	5
Drew opp. unforced	49%	28

Rally outcome — points lost

57 rallies

Opp. winner37%
My forced error19%
My unforced error44%

Of the 57 rallies Christo Popov lost, 44% from their own unforced errors, 37% from an opponent winner and 19% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	37%	21
My forced error	19%	11
My unforced error	44%	25

Where the errors went

fully tagged

Into the net61%
Out the back11%
Out on sides28%

Across 36 tagged errors, Christo Popov missed into the net 61% of the time, out on sides 28% of the time and out the back 11% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	61%	22
Out the back	11%	4
Out on sides	28%	10

Contact height at the net

fully tagged

Above Tape7%
Above Net Midline24%
Below Net Midline56%
Below Net14%

On net-area shots, Christo Popov met the shuttle above tape 7% of the time, above net midline 24% of the time, below net midline 56% of the time and below net 14% of the time, and missed most often from below net (16% of those shots) against 3% from above net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	7%	28	4%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	24%	98	3%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	56%	230	5%
All net shots	Below Net	14%	58	16%
Lift	Above Tape	1%	2	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	10%	19	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	79%	157	4%
Lift	Below Net	11%	21	10%
Net	Above Tape	2%	2	—
Net	Above Net Midline	55%	66	5%
Net	Below Net Midline	33%	39	3%
Net	Below Net	10%	12	8%
Block	Above Tape	4%	3	—
Block	Above Net Midline	16%	12	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	46%	34	9%
Block	Below Net	34%	25	24%
Drive	Above Tape	95%	21	0%
Drive	Above Net Midline	5%	1	—

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