Source: Xinhuanet Popelin toasted at the award ceremony. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Deng Zhiwei) Xinhua News Agency, Singapore, February 28 (Reporter Wang Lili) In the Singapore Tennis Open that ended on the 28th, Australia's Popelin went all the way and finally won the men's s

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Popelin toasted at the competition ceremony. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Deng Zhiwei)

Xinhua News Agency, Singapore, February 28 (Reporter Wang Lili) In the Singapore Tennis Open that ended on the 28th, Australia's Popelin went all the way and finally won the men's singles championship trophy. In the final on

28, Popelin defeated Kazakhstan's Bublik with a score of 2:1. During the game, after losing the first set, Popelin won two consecutive sets with a score of 6:0 and 6:2, locking in the championship and winning the first ATP250 series men's singles championship in his career.

27 In the semi-finals on the 27th, the 21-year-old Popelin unexpectedly defeated the previously high-profile Croatian player Cilic 2:0 and successfully advanced to the finals. In another match on the 27th, Bublik defeated Moldovan player Albert and won another ticket to the final. In the men's doubles final of

, Belgian players Sander Giller/Jolan Fliggen easily defeated the Australian combination of Matthew Ebden/John-Patrick Smith 2:0 and won the championship.

The Singapore Tennis Open is a 250-level event of the Men's Professional Tennis Association. It will start on the 20th. It is the first large-scale international sports event in Singapore since the new crown epidemic. The games on the 27th and 28th will welcome live audiences. Singapore has 3,000 seats. OCBC Arena allows 250 spectators to attend the game. Before entering, all spectators must undergo a rapid antigen test, and the results will be available in about half an hour before they can enter the venue to watch the game. Spectators are required to wear masks throughout the game and are not allowed to change seats at will.

According to competition regulations, athletes' activities are limited to their hotels and competition venues, and they are not allowed to have contact with the community. On-site staff must undergo daily rapid antigen testing and wear protective clothing, masks and face shields while maintaining two meters of social distance.