Jaume Munar

[arti]

Read & Watch: 5 Things To Know About Munar, Who Qualified For Milan

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Jaume Munar comes from one of the best-known islands in the tennis world: Mallorca, land of World No. 1s. Two of the three players with a Spanish passport who held or hold the No. 1 spot in the ATP Rankings hail from that island: Carlos Moya and current No. 1 Rafael Nadal.

Munar, however, is far from being overwhelmed by that heritage. The 21-year-old has followed his own path to break into the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings this season. And on Thursday, he qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals, the 21-and-under event to be held 6-10 November at the Fiera Milano.

Here are five things to know about 'Jimbo':

1. He Has A Very Special Bond With Nadal
Munar trains at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar. But that is not the only link that binds him to Nadal, who advises and shares his knowledge with the #NextGenATP player whenever he can.

Like his mentor, Munar loves spending time at the sea and playing golf, two of the things that relax him the most and make him switch off from everything when he is at home. The first thing he does when he returns from tournaments is go for a walk around Puerto de Cala Figuera, his hometown and favourite place in the world.

Read More: Courtside and Beyond, Nadal Supports #NextGenATP Munar

Nadal has followed the progression of the young player of Santanyí and has even watched some of Munar's matches in person. The young Spaniard also has Tomeu Salvà, one of Nadal's best friends, as one of his coaches (Pedro Clar is also part of his coaching team).

2. He's The Youngest Spanish Player in the Top 100
Spain has 10 players in the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings. A golden generation that has Munar as the youngest of a group includes the likes of Pablo Carreno Busta, Roberto Carballes Baena, Roberto Bautista Agut, and of course, Nadal, the holder of a record 33 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles.

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3. He Is A Member Of The Real Club de Tenis Barcelona
The Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, a historic club in which the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell takes place, has Munar as its member. The 21-year-old is part of the club where players such as Nadal, Fabio Fognini, Pablo Carreno Busta, Feliciano Lopez, Tommy Robredo and #NextGenATP Russian Andrey Rublev are also members. Rublev beat Munar in the 2014 Roland Garros junior boys' final.

4. His First Grand Slam Win Came Against An Idol
Munar's first Grand Slam win as a professional came this year in memorable and dramatic fashion. Munar won his first-round contest at Roland Garros by beating his idol David Ferrer, 2013 runner-up and former World No. 3.

Read More: Munar Provides Glimpse of Spain's Tennis Future

The Majorcan, who qualified, made an epic comeback from two sets to love down and 3-5 down in the final set. Although his stay at Roland Garros ended when Novak Djokovic beat him in the second round, Munar took advantage of the great experience in Paris and used the momentum to later win consecutive titles on the ATP Challenger Tour, in Prostejov and Caltanissetta.

5. He's A Motivated Learner and An Avid Reader
Munar enjoys reading a lot in his free time and seeks to continue learning whenever he has time. He started studying economics at university, and although he had to stop because he spends long periods away from home on the ATP World Tour, Munar does not miss the opportunity to continue learning through reading and documentaries.

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[Lleyton]

CH Brest SF

76 Tomáš Berdych 715
77 Jaume Munar 703
78 Mackenzie McDonald 695

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[Damian]

05.11.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 76

[Barty]

Spain's Munar Surprises Himself By Making Milan

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Next Gen ATP Finals

2018

Milan

Jaume Munar

Player Features
Munar arrives in Milan having already achieved both goals he set at the start of the year
Jaume Munar's momentum for the 2018 season did not start on 1 January. To gain positive energy in this campaign, the Spaniard built his own springboard long before.

In August 2017, the Majorcan triumphed on the ATP Challenger Tour in Segovia, joining a list of champions that includes names such as Rafael Nadal, Juan Martin del Potro, Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez. There, without knowing it, he built momentum for his breakout 2018 season.

The Spaniard has made many changes this year, including returning to Mallorca, his home, after living and training in Barcelona for a few years. The Spaniard admits he learned to listen better, thanks to his coaches Tomeu Salva and Pedro Clar.

He understood that he should eat better and that it was important to look after himself. And above all, he realised that tennis was his life. That's why he decided to train at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar, under the tutelage, company and constant support of 33-time ATP World Tour Masters 1000 champion Rafael Nadal.

Watch: Munar Makes His March Towards Milan


This season has been a year that Munar has to be immensely proud of after achieving his two main goals. Munar broke into the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings and also qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals.

The 21-year-old started the year at No. 188, dropped to No. 200 in April, before a strong European summer led him to climb as high as No. 87 in the ATP Rankings. He soon reached his career-high No. 79 and is now guaranteed to end the season among the Top 100.

Munar, however, at the start of the season did not consider reaching the Next Gen ATP Finals a realistic goal. Not in the preseason, not in January, when he qualified for his first Grand Slam main draw at the Australian Open, and not in June, when he was already climbing positions in the ATP Race To Milan.

“I do not know exactly the numbers but I'm far away because the top ones are extremely good,” Munar said in June.

“The players who dominate [the ATP Race To Milan] are members of the Top 50. They are players who have won a lot. It is still not a real goal. My goal is to finish the year in the Top 100 and if we can go further, fantastic.”

Little did Munar know that he was going to overachieve his goal by a great margin. But who is Jaume Munar? He defines himself.

Watch: Munar Qualifies For Milan


“Jaume Munar is a very normal boy from Santanyí, Mallorca. I started playing tennis for a hobby because I had always played football since I was three years old and I stopped because I liked the tennis environment more. Little by little I have been growing, and today I think I can say that I am a professional tennis player and that I dedicate myself exclusively to it. For me, it is a privilege to be where I am,” he said.

“Beyond tennis, I am a person who likes to give everything. If you have to play from one to 10, always give 10. Give your 100 per cent. If it's time to study until 10 p.m., then study... If you have to work until five in the morning, then you do it. It's something that I've been taught at home since childhood. That you have to give everything you have in what you like and especially when it's your job. In the end, it is hardly an effort for me to give that extra because for me it is normal.”

Giving 100 per cent was rewarded when he qualified for Roland Garros, and above all, when he beat 2013 finalist David Ferrer in the first round in an intense five-set thriller. Although he was beaten in the second round by Novak Djokovic, Munar drew many lessons from his time in Paris.

Proof of this were the two consecutive ATP Challengers titles in Prostejov and Caltanissetta. The European summer did not stop there. In July, Munar reached his first ATP World Tour semi-final in Kitzbühel, where he lost to the eventual champion Martin Klizan.

Munar, nominated in the “Newcomer Of The Year” category in the ATP World Tour Awards Presented by Moët & Chandon, continues to make progress. He will go for more in Milan.

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[Barty]

Jaume Munar

The Spaniard is 1-0 in 2018 against the rest of the #NextGenATP field, beating Rublev in Winston-Salem. He has also shown his ability to step up on the big stage, reaching the semi-finals at the ATP World Tour 250-level event in Kitzbuhel.

ATP Ranking To Begin 2018 --> Highest ATP Ranking In 2018: 188--> 79

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[Lleyton]

Hope for Spain: On 18 June, 21-year-old Jaume Munar became the youngest Spaniard in the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings since Rafael Nadal on 16 July 2007. The No. 7 seed trains at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar, reached his first semi-final at Kitzbuhel and is now ranked a career-high No. 76.

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[Damian]

[Barty]

[arti]

To give himself a chance to qualify for the semi-finals of the Next Gen ATP Finals, Spaniard Jaume Munar had to beat Frances Tiafoe on Thursday. And Munar did just that, defeating the American 4-1, 4-3(3), 4-1 to earn his first victory of the tournament.

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[arti]

Munar Inspiring Familiar Fans Back Home

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The Next Gen ATP Finals showcases the best 21-and-under tennis players in the world, giving Milan contenders an opportunity to perform on one of the most prestigious stages in the sport.
And with that chance inevitably comes more fans. Perhaps Munar’s biggest fans are back home in Spain, at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar, where the #NextGenATP star trains. Students and staff at the academy have been gathering each day to watch Munar play.
“It's emotional. I mean, people who are watching you do something, they’re trying to learn and to be that person who they watch. It's special. I mean, the kids you are seeing in the pictures, I'm meeting them every day there in the academy when I practice. So it's really special,” Munar said. “I don't know. I'm just trying to be someone that they can look [up to]. I'm just trying to do the things well to be an example.
“But the most [motivating] example there in the academy is Rafa. So I'm looking higher, and I'm looking to Rafa, and they will also do this.”
One of Munar’s mentors has been Rafael Nadal, an athlete whom countless people have looked up to for years. And now Munar is using the lessons he’s learned from the Spaniard to carve his own path. Nadal recently underwent season-ending ankle surgery after going 45-4 in 2018.
“I've been chatting with him. I don't know. Difficult moments for him for sure. But I know he can just come back stronger as he did a lot of times already,” Munar said. “And Rafa is a fighter. So I am pretty sure that he will be able to come back to the highest in the world.”
Munar is representing the academy plenty well himself at the moment, advancing to the semi-finals in Milan. The pressure was on this year’s Kitzbuhel semi-finalist, as he needed to win to have any chance of continuing his pursuit of the trophy. And he did so emphatically, dismissing this year’s Delray Beach Open champion Frances Tiafoe in straight sets to earn himself a clash against second seed Alex de Minaur on Friday evening.
And while time will tell how high Munar will climb on the ATP World Tour, the Spaniard has proven this week that he has plenty of potential to thrill fans for years to come. And just as he has looked up to Nadal, people are beginning to idolise Munar, too.

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Munar Inspiring Familiar Fans Back Home

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Munar to face De Minaur for place in Next Gen ATP Finals championship match
The Next Gen ATP Finals showcases the best 21-and-under tennis players in the world, giving Milan contenders an opportunity to perform on one of the most prestigious stages in the sport.

And with that chance inevitably comes more fans. Perhaps Munar’s biggest fans are back home in Spain, at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar, where the #NextGenATP star trains. Students and staff at the academy have been gathering each day to watch Munar play.

“It's emotional. I mean, people who are watching you do something, they’re trying to learn and to be that person who they watch. It's special. I mean, the kids you are seeing in the pictures, I'm meeting them every day there in the academy when I practice. So it's really special,” Munar said. “I don't know. I'm just trying to be someone that they can look [up to]. I'm just trying to do the things well to be an example.

“But the most [motivating] example there in the academy is Rafa. So I'm looking higher, and I'm looking to Rafa, and they will also do this.”

Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar

One of Munar’s mentors has been Rafael Nadal, an athlete whom countless people have looked up to for years. And now Munar is using the lessons he’s learned from the Spaniard to carve his own path. Nadal recently underwent season-ending ankle surgery after going 45-4 in 2018.

“I've been chatting with him. I don't know. Difficult moments for him for sure. But I know he can just come back stronger as he did a lot of times already,” Munar said. “And Rafa is a fighter. So I am pretty sure that he will be able to come back to the highest in the world.”

Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar

Munar is representing the academy plenty well himself at the moment, advancing to the semi-finals in Milan. The pressure was on this year’s Kitzbuhel semi-finalist, as he needed to win to have any chance of continuing his pursuit of the trophy. And he did so emphatically, dismissing this year’s Delray Beach Open champion Frances Tiafoe in straight sets to earn himself a clash against second seed Alex de Minaur on Friday evening.

And while time will tell how high Munar will climb on the ATP World Tour, the Spaniard has proven this week that he has plenty of potential to thrill fans for years to come. And just as he has looked up to Nadal, people are beginning to idolise Munar, too.

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[Damian]

12.11.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 75

[Barty]

2018 w liczbach:

Ranking: 81
Bilans meczów: 10/14
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 0
Zarobki: $538,099

[Damian]

Jaume Munar oraz (Casper Ruud, Jurij Rodionov i Akira Santillan) w Akademii Rafy przygotowywują się do następnego sezonu.

[Lleyton]

Jaume Munar (World No. 81)

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The Spaniard, who is mentored by World No. 2 Rafael Nadal — training at his academy in Mallorca — began 2018 just inside the Top 200 of the ATP Rankings. But he took a major step forward this year, reaching the semi-finals at the Generali Open in Kitzbuhel and making the last four of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan.

But perhaps the most revealing victory of his season was in the first round at Roland Garros, where Munar overcame a two-set deficit to beat his idol and clay-court legend David Ferrer. That win showed the world that Munar is not afraid of the big stage, and with plenty of experience gained this year — the 21-year-old earned 10 of his 11 tour-level match wins in 2018 — he can take another step forward in 2019.

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[Lucas]

Jaume Munar earned his first win of the season in Pune, beating Radu Albot 6-2, 7-6(4) on his tournament debut. The 2018 Next Gen ATP Finals semi-finalist saved nine of 10 break points to move into a second-round clash against Simone Bolelli or Denis Istomin.

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[DUN I LOVE]

Wykorzystuje Jaume okazję i w Pune zrobił już ćwierćfinał. Dziś pewnie odesłał Bolelliego. Teraz dużo trudniejsze zadanie - Kevin Anderson.

[Damian]

07.01.2019

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 74