Jasmine Paolini defeated Himeno Sakatsume 7–6, 6–4 in the first round of the WTA 250 event at Granby on hard court. Paolini, the heavy pre-match favourite at odds of 1.16, converted her advantage to progress as expected, though Sakatsume mounted a competitive challenge, particularly in the opening set which went to a tie-break. The Italian secured the decisive break in the second set to close out the match and advance to the next round.