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Ubed runner-up at French Open 2026 after three-game final against Popov

Esther Nuñez Author Esther Nuñez Last updated 29. October 2026 Reading time: 1 min
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Indonesian men's singles player Moh Zaki Ubaidillah, known as Ubed, finished as runner-up at the French Open 2026 after losing 11-21, 21-14, 13-21 to host player Christo Popov at the Arena Grand Paris on Sunday, 25 October 2026. It was the first Super 750 final for the 19-year-old.

Popov came out firing in the first game and closed it out 21-11.

Ubed fought back in the second game. Trailing 0-4, he won nine straight points to lead 9-4 and went into the interval 11-5 ahead. He held on to that advantage to take the second game 21-14.

The decider belonged to Popov once again. The French player reeled off nine straight points and led 11-3 at the interval, then won 21-13.

Road to the final

Before the final, Ubed beat Koki Watanabe of Japan 21-17, 21-14 in the round of 16 and Chi Yu Jen of Chinese Taipei 21-15, 21-13 in the quarter-finals.

In the semi-finals he knocked out the hosts' other representative, Alex Lanier, 21-16, 16-21, 21-17 in a match lasting 1 hour 14 minutes. Popov had reached the final after beating Hu Zhe An of China.