Popov Brothers: On a Badminton Journey Together
The Popov brothers – Toma Junior and Christo – consider themselves singles specialists, so it was with some surprise that they found themselves in the doubles quarterfinals after early singles exits at the DANISA…
· DEV SUKUMAR
The Popov brothers – Toma Junior and Christo – consider themselves singles specialists, so it was with some surprise that they found themselves in the doubles quarterfinals after early singles exits at the DANISA Denmark Open 2020.
Luck did play a part, for their second round opponents and top seeds Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda had withdrawn, and a first round win sufficed for their best placing at a World Tour Super 750 event.
“We just play doubles for fun. If we win, it’s a bonus, but we never train doubles,” said Toma Junior, 22, Christo’s senior by four years. “This is our first doubles since the Barcelona Spain Masters in March. So we needed one game to get into the (first round) match.”