Singapore Open: Right Place, Right Time
For Christo Popov, that hour came on Monday, during an otherwise quiet acclimatisation session inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Just 60 minutes, just one court. But as it turned out, perhaps the right court.
· PREM KUMAR
Sometimes, all it takes is an hour.
A day later, Popov ended third seed Anders Antonsen’s KFF Singapore Open 2025 campaign in the first round in straight games, 21-17 21-13. It wasn’t the flashiest performance of his career and Popov doesn’t pretend otherwise.
“This is a tough hall to play so the first round is always tricky for everyone,” he said post-match. “Today wasn’t about high level, it was about adapting and I made less mistakes than Anders.”