World No. 155 Jaume Munar provided a vision of Spain’s tennis future on Monday at Roland Garros, landing the biggest victory of his career in a battle of the generations.

The 21-year-old, in only his ninth tour-level match (3-6) and just his second at a Grand Slam championship, knocked out David Ferrer, a Spanish tennis legend of the past 15 years. Munar recovered from an 0-2 sets deficit and 3-5 in the deciding set to beat 2013 finalist Ferrer 3-6, 3-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(4), 7-5 in four hours and 15 minutes for a place in the second round.

“It’s the most important victory of my career,” said Munar. “Regardless of how the match went, I came back two-sets-to-love down to a role model in David Ferrer, doing it at Roland Garros, on clay and in a match like this. It has been a dream come true. This victory is a confirmation that I have taken a step forward.”

Former World No. 3 Ferrer, who was competing at Roland Garros for the 16th straight season (44-16), had never before lost in the first round in the French capital.

It is the highest-ranked victory of Munar’s career, in a completed tour-level match, following wins over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez at the 2015 German Tennis Championships (1-2 ret.) and Joao Sousa at last month’s Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell (6-4, 3-6, 7-5).

Munar is currently the 13th-placed player from Spain, which boast nine in the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings. The 2014 junior Roland Garros finalist will next challenge No. 20 seed Novak Djokovic, the 2016 champion, in the second round.

I get asked all the time what day-to-day life is like as a player, what I do to prepare for events and what I eat. So now I’m going to answer all those questions that my friends, my fans and journalists have about a regular day on the ATP World Tour. For some background, I’m getting ready to make my eighth consecutive main draw appearance at Roland Garros. My opening round match is just a few days away. (No. 31 seed Ramos-Vinolas faces Mikhail Kukushkin on Monday).

6:30 am: My day begins. I get up and prepare a breakfast with gluten-free products. I’m not a Coeliac (a person with an autoimmune condition that affects the small intestine and must avoid gluten), I just feel better not ingesting gluten, milk or eggs. We’re sticking to a simple menu this morning: lots of fruit, turkey on bread, and a little rice for the carbs I’ll need ahead of a long day.

8:30 am:I leave the apartment I’m staying at and get to the Roland Garros grounds via the tournament’s official players’ transport vehicle and begin my daily warmup routine.

9 am: By this time I’m exercising at the facility’s gym and completing my joint stretches so that I’ll be loose when I step on the court for the first of two practice workouts I’ve scheduled for the day.

9:30 am: I’m on Court 5. My practice partner today is Benoit Paire. After a somewhat short but intense practice session, we take a selfie together! It’s just a fun way for us to look back and remember the moment.

12 pm: I take a shower and get ready for a Q&A session with the media. By 1:30, it’ll be time for lunch. Today I’ll have gluten-free pasta with chicken as fuel ahead of my second workout of the day.

4 pm: I’m back out on the practice court. This time I’m booked to train with Fernando Verdasco for an hour. Afterward, I take some pictures with my coaches, Jose Maria Diaz and Juan Ros, and also some with Fernando and his coach Guillermo Alcaide and his physiotherapist/physical trainer Javier Bustos Hernan.

6 pm: I’ve done all the work I’ve had to do at the club, so now it’s time to head back to where I’m staying. Before I get there, though, I have to make a stop at the supermarket. This year, my team decided not to stay at the players’ hotel; we rented an apartment so that means we have to cook and prepare the meals ourselves.

8 pm: It’s dinner time! We’ve made salad, along with baked chicken and rice for the last meal of the day.

8:45 pm: My physiotherapist stops by the apartment to provide general treatment and get me ready for tomorrow. Today was a long day and I can use the rest. I’ll be in bed and call it a night by 11.

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka – winners of 12 of the past 13 Roland Garros titles – all will be in action on Monday as first-round play continues in Paris.

The top-seeded Nadal commences another attempt at history this fortnight. The Spaniard is trying to become the first man – and only the second player – in history to win 11 singles titles at any Grand Slam tournament. Australian Margaret Court won the Australian Open 11 times, including six before the Open Era began in April 1968 (1960-66, 1969-1971, 1973).

Nadal meets a familiar opponent on Court Philippe-Chatrier in Italian Simone Bolelli. The two have faced off five times in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, and Nadal has won all five, including a first-round contest at the 2012 Roland Garros, during which Nadal lost only five games.

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Djokovic, a potential challenger to Nadal in Paris, will look to pick up where he left off in Rome at the season’s third and final ATP World Tour Masters 1000 clay-court tournament. The Serbian reached his first quarter-final and semi-final of the season at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia earlier this month (l. to Nadal).

The 2016 Roland Garros champion meets Brazilian qualifier Rogerio Dutra Silva, who’s no stranger to the red dirt. Almost 75 per cent of the his 30 tour-level wins have come on clay (22/30), according to his FedEx ATP Win/Loss Record. Djokovic won their only prior FedEx ATP Head2Head matchup in straight sets at the 2012 US Open.

Stan Wawrinka has looked less convincing in recent times, as the Swiss continues his comeback from two knee surgeries last August. Wawrinka lost in the quarter-finals of the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open last week to eventual champion Marton Fucsovics of Hungary.

It was Wawrinka’s third clay-court match of the year, and he was contesting back-to-back matches for the first time since February at the Diema Xtra Sofia Open. But perhaps returning to the site of his second Grand Slam title (2015 Roland Garros) will help Wawrinka. The 33-year-old, who fell in last year’s final to Nadal, kicks off play on Court Suzanne-Lenglen against Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. Wawrinka is 18-2 in his past three Roland Garros appearances.

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In other action, Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon titlist Dominic Thiem will go for his 30^th match win of the season against qualifier Ilya Ivashka of Belarus. The seventh-seeded Thiem has reached the semi-finals the past two years.

Twenty-seventh seed and 2016 quarter-finalist Richard Gasquet meets Italy’s Andreas Seppi; 13^th seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain faces Uzbekistani Denis Istomin; and Diego Schwartzman of Argentina, the 11^th seed, meets French wild card Calvin Hemery.

Monday will also feature a number of compatriots battling on la terre battue. Ninth seed John Isner of the U.S. meets 22-year-old Noah Rubin, who won the USTA’s wild-card challenge to make his Roland Garros debut. #NextGenATP American Frances Tiafoe will play 12^th seed Sam Querrey; and Spain’s David Ferrer, 2013 finalist, meets #NextGenATP Jaume Munar.

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As an ATP World Tour player, Carlos Moya lifted the Roland Garros trophy in 1998. His first Grand Slam achievement as a coach came a year ago, when he helped guide Rafael Nadal to his 10th Roland Garros title. ATPWorldTour.com spoke with coach Moya ahead of Rafa’s first-round match at Roland Garros against Simone Bolelli.

How is Nadal feeling going into Roland Garros this year?
Like last year, he’s going into Roland Garros with three titles on the season (Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, Internazionali BNL d’Italia). Having said that, the circumstances are a little different this year. Losing in Rome to [Dominic] Thiem in ’17 (QFs, 4-6, 3-6) was a matter of fatigue. It was significant, of course, and we looked into it but we blamed an accumulation of exhaustion and the conditions in Rome over anything else.

In general, we didn’t jump to conclusions or get overly dramatic after that loss; it was just something to keep an eye on at the time. We went into Rome this year with a different approach. After losing to Thiem in Madrid this year (QFs, 5-7, 3-6), the approach to Rome was about validation. How Rafa bounces back from defeat is what matters most.

Nadal’s draw this year seems advantageous…
I don’t know about that. We’ve checked out our half of the draw, but we don’t like to look too far ahead. We take matters one match at a time. Every opponent and each match needs to be assessed before we start thinking about who might be next.

Was withdrawing from Indian Wells ( BNP Paribas Open) and Miami (Miami Open presented by Itau) a team decision to give Nadal time to recover from a hip-related injury and increase his chances of being ready to defend his title in Paris?
Roland Garros is the ultimate goal, but success throughout the clay season is very important to us. Rafa was a little preoccupied about not facing stiff competition in time for Roland Garros but looking back, he obviously has been able to play and he has been challenged. He likes to go into Roland Garros with momentum and we’ve achieved that goal. Rafa’s healthy and he managed to play very competitive tournaments and was tested repeatedly, so we’re where we want to be. Roland Garros is where Rafa defends 60 per cent of his points, so doing well here is key.

You won your first Grand Slam as a coach here a year ago. What has changed since then?
As a coach, you’re always adapting and getting to know your player’s game more thoroughly. I’m always analysing the circumstances and where we stand at that moment. Compared to this time last year, I understand Rafa more, both as a player and as a person.

Does it surprise you that once again, Nadal is the leading contender to win at Roland Garros?
No, it doesn’t surprise me. I trust him and believe in both his quality of play and his talent. When it comes to Rafa, I know what I’m dealing with. I’ve known him as my rival, and then as his mentor. Now that I spend more time with him, my belief in Rafa is at an all-time high. He’s in a good place, both mentally and physically.

In regard to your time as Nadal’s rival as opposed to his coach: Can you describe the time you faced Nadal at Roland Garros in 2007? (Nadal d. Moya 6-4, 6-3, 6-0 in QF)
He was a whirlwind and he blew me off the court. I was playing well, but he was on another level and there was little I could do to compete that day.

Is there one match that stands out against Nadal that you use as a way to improve his game?
I lost to Rafa in 2008 at Chennai 7-6(3), 6-7(8), 7-6(1). That match was an epic one. I’m not really big on looking at the past; my philosophy as coach is more about what we can do now and what’s ahead of us.

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You’ve said before that the most important thing is that Nadal keeps the desire and the will to win. What is the key to not losing either of the two?
It’s about staying positive, even when things get ugly. We experienced two difficult moments after the injuries Rafa sustained at the Australian Open and in Acapulco. Having to withdraw from Indian Wells and Miami, that was hard. The upbeat feeling came back when Rafa was healthy again, and he was training at full strength. But getting back there is never easy and it takes mental strength as well.

You’ve also said there’s always room for improvement. Considering where Nadal is right now in terms of form, what’s there to improve?
A player can always get better and in a lot of ways. Your positioning on the court, your aggressiveness, your approaches… that’s why training is so important for us. Once the match starts, it isn’t about improving but remembering what you learned on the practice court.

If you aren’t practising hard enough, then you’re not going to have those tools to rely on once the match begins because there’s so much going through your mind. Those reactions need to be built into your mind so you don’t have to think as much once you’re out there. So maybe it’s more about “remembering” rather than just “improving.” Of course, when we train, we are trying to fix things as well. But this isn’t something we do especially for Roland Garros, this is every week. We see something, we address it immediately.

Have you been able to do any sort of specialised training this season?
No, not as much compared to last year due to the injuries. We use our training time to focus on any outstanding issues we notice the match before.

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Does Nadal get nervous this time of year?
I wouldn’t call it nervous, but he does feel pressure going into Roland Garros.

So the pressure is there.
Correct. We as a team feel pressure. Team Nadal is under constant pressure to win. We’re talking about one of the all-time greats here. We know with whom we are dealing with and there’s no use trying to dance around that. Rafa will be the first to admit we’re under pressure all the time.

Do you enjoy that feeling?
I’d rather play under pressure than compete with nothing to lose. Pressure isn’t always a bad thing. I had to live with that pressure when I was on Tour, at a different level than Nadal has to deal with, of course, and I’m living with it again as his coach. So I get it, and it’s just something I have to accept.

Is Novak Djokovic back in form? All signs point that he’s there.
We’ve picked up on those signals for a while now. They became loud and clear in Rome, where he lost a very tough match against Rafa. When Rafa was on point, he was a little superior, but if he dipped even a little bit, they played on level terms. Anything could have happened. This is Novak we’re talking about, another all-time great. He can pounce at any time.

Some consider Dominic Thiem as Nadal’s top rival on clay, but Alexander Zverev has already won two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events on the surface (Rome 2017, Madrid 2018).
A lot of attention has been focused on Thiem because he’s defeated Rafa three times on clay and because he’s established himself as a solid player on the surface. Sascha is more well-rounded though, and he can play well on any surface, but he hasn’t beaten Rafa on clay. This doesn’t mean Thiem is better than Sascha or Djokovic, but he’s been the most successful against Rafa as of late. So I get that people consider Thiem as Rafa’s biggest threat.

Besides Thiem, who else do you consider the biggest threats to Nadal’s Roland Garros title defence this year?
Djokovic, as usual, and Sascha. [Marin] Cilic and [Kei] Nishikori as well, but taking into consideration every match is a five-set match, I’d say Thiem, Djokovic and Zverev are the biggest threats.