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 · Sets: 3 (45%) · most likely 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 · Sets: 3 (42%) · most likely 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).
The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. Munar should have enough here, though Hijikata has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.
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