Toma Junior and Christo Popov lost to Chinese pair Jiting - Xiangyu in the first round of the French Open men's doubles tournament. Toma Junior: "We were told an hour before the start of our match that our uncle (Mihail Popov) and our English coach (Peter Jeffrey) were forbidden to sit in our chair with our father" French badminton federation president Yohan Penel: "It’s a difficult time for them.
In singles, they find themselves in a fratricidal duel"