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Munar starts the season with a comeback in Hong Kong

Pedro Martínez also advanced to the second round this Tuesday

December 31, 2024

Up to a total of five Spaniards were scheduled to make their debut at the Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open this Tuesday and Jaume Munar was the first to sign a victory.

Of course, the No. 62 in the PIF ATP Rankings needed to come back in a difficult debut against his compatriot Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in one hour and 57 minutes.

It was the first duel that the Lexus ATP Head2Head recorded at the ATP Tour level, although on the ATP Challenger Tour they had already met three times previously with a record of 2-1 for Davidovich.

But this time it was Munar who won, thanks to six direct serves, 73% of points won with the first serve and four breaks converted in the six opportunities he had, according to Infosys ATP statistics.

Munar will face Nuno Borges in the second round of Hong Kong, a tournament in which he is participating for the second time (last year he lost in the first round of qualifying). The Portuguese defeated the Chinese Yunchaokete Bu 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6) in two hours and 14 minutes in his debut this season.

For his part, Alejandro Moro Cañas from Madrid, who had passed the qualifying phase this Monday, failed to add one more ATP Tour victory against the Belgian guest Zizou Bergs, who won 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 31 minutes. .

Bergs will be the first opponent of No. 4 seed Arthur Fils in the second round.

This Tuesday, Pedro Martínez, seeded No. 7, also debuted with victory in Hong Kong, defeating the Italian from the qualifying phase Francesco Passaro 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 29 minutes.

The No. 43 in the PIF ATP Rankings already has 69 ATP Tour victories and will seek to achieve one more against Juncheng Shang, which would allow him to advance to the quarterfinals.