Jaume Munar 🇪🇸 vs Francisco Cerúndolo 🇦🇷

🎾 Jaume Munar 🇪🇸 vs Francisco Cerúndolo 🇦🇷 – ATP Montreal R2 Preview

📅 National Bank Open · Outdoor Hard · Wednesday, July 31

🧠 Form & Context

Jaume Munar (ATP #51)

• 🌟 Hard-court rise: Broke into the top 50 earlier this summer after years as a clay specialist.
• 📈 US Open Series gains: 2R in Washington, followed by a dominant 6–3, 6–0 R1 win here in Montreal.
• 🔨 Hard-court record: 7–5 in 2025, with multiple wins over top-50 players—his best surface stats to date.

Francisco Cerúndolo (ATP #24)

• 📉 Confidence dip: Lost 7 of his last 10 matches, including an opening-round shock in Umag.
• 🏆 Hard-court potential: Reached QFs at Indian Wells and Miami earlier this year; overall 8–4 on hard in 2025.
• ⚖️ Form slump: Struggling to reset after a draining clay season and a recent lack of match wins.

🔍 Key Matchup Points

• Current form vs pedigree: Munar carries momentum and hard-court confidence, while Cerúndolo is trying to rediscover rhythm.
• Surface adjustment: Munar’s improved movement and depth on hard courts give him a competitive edge against Cerúndolo’s looser baseline game.
• Head-to-head dynamics: Cerúndolo leads overall, but most clashes were on clay—this hard-court setting resets expectations.

🔮 Prediction

Munar is playing with freedom and form on hard courts, while Cerúndolo looks mentally and tactically off his peak. Expect a tight start, but Munar’s physicality and consistency should allow him to wear down the Argentine in a deciding set.

🧩 Predicted Result: Jaume Munar def. Francisco Cerúndolo – 4–6, 6–4, 6–3