Elena Rybakina defeated Jaqueline Cristian 6–0, 7–6 in the first round of the WTA Montreal Masters 1000 on hard court, confirming her status as the pre-match favourite with odds of 1.16 to Cristian's 6.27. The Kazakhstani player dominated the opening set with a bagel before Cristian mounted a more competitive second-set challenge that extended to a tiebreak, though Rybakina ultimately prevailed. The decisive nature of the first set underscored the gulf in class between the two players, with the second-set tiebreak representing Cristian's only genuine resistance. Rybakina's commanding victory keeps her on course in Montreal and reinforces her standing among the tournament's top contenders.