Can ‘the raccoon’ Munar snap FAA’s streak?

The Spaniard’s style is quite different from Felix’s recent opponents; the Canadian will have to adapt—or not!

Between big servers and powerful hitters, FAA has beaten players who’ve shown quite a few similarities lately. Since he serves even better than they do and is resilient from the baseline, he’s very strong in that lane. That’s why a different profile like Munar’s might change things a bit? The Spaniard is better on defense, much stronger at countering and making you play. His playing style can disrupt his opponent’s game, force him to always do a bit more, and with the few offensive adjustments he’s made this season he can spring surprises in attack too. He handled the match against Shelton well even if the American is clearly not at his best, but Munar doesn’t care—he’ll take two wins this week and he’s going to challenge the seeds like he’s done almost systematically this season. He picks his tournaments and generally he’s super hard to beat; that seems to be the case again this week. It’s true that Félix is so good he could also outmaneuver him with authority. Just with his serve he can make a lot of service games easier and potentially put pressure behind it; his current confidence can help him close out tricky matches too. It’ll be tough for Munar to beat him, but if the Spaniard manages to get enough returns back in play, then he’s got a shot..