2 matches are on Sunday's card at Montreal, and we have a pick for every one of them. The headline act: Jaume Munar against Rinky Hijikata in the first round. Our calls: Munar over Hijikata, Shang over Vallejo.
Pick: Shang
Win probability: 73% Shang · We call it in 3 sets (45%) · single likeliest score 2-0 (41%)
Sunday's Montreal first round pits Daniel Vallejo against Juncheng Shang on hard. Juncheng Shang limps in on a 3-match losing skid, just 5 wins in 10. Daniel Vallejo has dropped 2 straight and sits at 4-6 over the last ten.
Hold strength tells the story — 69.7% versus 64.8% on first-serve points in Shang's favor. If Shang plays anywhere close to a normal level, this ends in relatively comfortable fashion.
Pick: Munar
Win probability: 63% Munar · We call it in 3 sets (42%) · single likeliest score 2-0 (38%)
A spot in the next round is at stake on Sunday, when Jaume Munar goes up against Rinky Hijikata in the Montreal first round. Jaume Munar limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 4 wins in 10. Rinky Hijikata is searching for form, having lost 3 in a row (5 of the last 10).
Jaume Munar simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. Munar should have enough here, though Hijikata has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.
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