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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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Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

9.7shots

Avg rally — by time

11.2sec

Rallies by length (shots)

5
1–2
15
3–4
19
5–8
18
9–14
8
15–20
7
21+

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

  1. 1.A1Forehand Lift CrossB1Forehand Drive StraightA1Backhand Block Cross

    Happened 3× out of 67 rallies

  2. 2.A1Forehand Lift CrossB1Forehand Drive StraightA1Backhand Block Straight

    Happened 3× out of 67 rallies

  3. 3.A1Forehand Net CrossB1Forehand Lift CrossA1Forehand Drop Cross

    Happened 3× out of 67 rallies

  4. 4.B1Backhand Block StraightA1Forehand Net CrossB1Forehand Lift Cross

    Happened 3× out of 67 rallies

  5. 5.B1Backhand Net CrossA1Backhand Lift CrossB1Around-the-Head Smash Cross

    Happened 3× out of 67 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

  1. 1.B1Short MiddleA1Forehand Spin Net StraightB1Forehand Lift CrossA1Forehand Drive StraightB1Backhand Block Straight

    Happened 2× out of 67 rallies

  2. 2.A1Long BodyB1Forehand Drive StraightA1Backhand Block StraightB1Forehand Net MiddleA1Forehand Drive Middle

    Happened 1× out of 67 rallies

  3. 3.A1Long BodyB1Forehand Drop StraightA1Backhand Spin Net MiddleB1Forehand Lift CrossA1Forehand Smash Straight

    Happened 1× out of 67 rallies

  4. 4.A1Short BodyB1Backhand Net CrossA1Forehand Lift CrossB1Forehand Drop CrossA1Forehand Net Straight

    Happened 1× out of 67 rallies

  5. 5.A1Short BodyB1Backhand Net StraightA1Backhand Lift StraightB1Forehand Drive StraightA1Backhand Block Straight

    Happened 1× out of 67 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

17

Anders Antonsen

Most errors forced

10

Anders Antonsen

Most unforced errors

15

Toma Junior Popov

By player

Winners 12Forced 6Unforced 15

Most-used shots

23%
Lift
20%
Net
16%
Block
12%
Drive
10%
Drop
9%
Serve

Points won — by shot

Smash

27%

My winner4Forced opp. error4Drew opp. unforced0
Smash
Net
Drive
Drop
Lift
Kill
Block
Brush
My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points lost — by shot

Block

29%

Opp. winner2My forced error9My unforced error1
Block
Smash
Lift
Kill
Clear
Net
Drive
Drop
Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Rally outcome

  • winner40%
  • unforced error38%
  • forced error22%

Anders Antonsen

350 shots
Winners 17Forced 10Unforced 12

Most-used shots

21%
Lift
20%
Block
15%
Net
14%
Drive
12%
Serve
8%
Drop

Points won — by shot

Smash

33%

My winner7Forced opp. error6Drew opp. unforced0
Smash
Net
Drive
Block
Kill
Lift
Clear
Drop
My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points lost — by shot

Lift

23%

Opp. winner0My forced error0My unforced error7
Lift
Block
Smash
Drive
Clear
Drop
Kill
Net
Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Rally outcome

  • winner40%
  • unforced error38%
  • forced error22%

Players

Toma Junior PopovAnders Antonsen