Munar dodges the rain to defeat Hijikata

Jaume Munar can boast of being one of only two tennis players to have secured their place in the second round of ATP Montreal 2026 on a day marked by heavy rains that prevented the rest of the matches from being played. The Spanish player defeated Rinky Hijikata with a score of 7-6(3) 6-3, and will face Alexander Blockx in the next round.

The match, marked by stoppages due to storms, prevented both players from showing their best level, and proof of this were the constant breaks, something unusual on hard courts. There were up to four breaks in the first set before reaching the tiebreak, where the Spaniard was superior and took the lead. However, Hijikata reacted in the second set and went up to 3-1, but from that moment on, his game faded, and he did not win another game.

Landaluce couldn’t even step onto the court

The one who had less luck was Martín Landaluce, who couldn’t even step onto the court to play his match against Nicolás Mejía. The Colombian tennis player managed to qualify for the main draw coming from qualifying, so the Spaniard is the clear favorite for the duel. However, throughout the day, the matches were postponed to the point that they will finally have to play tomorrow.

The winner of that match will face Lorenzo Musetti, who recently lost in the quarterfinals in Washington to Rafael Jódar, and Martín needs a victory after suffering four consecutive losses in the last tournaments he has played on both grass and hard courts. Neither at Halle, nor in Mallorca, nor at Wimbledon, nor in Los Cabos did the Spanish player manage to advance past the first round, so this is a golden opportunity to turn the situation around.

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