Elise Mertens defeated Martina Trevisan 6–0, 6–2 in the first round of the WTA 250 event in Abu Dhabi on hard court, confirming her status as the pre-match favourite with odds of 1.28 to Trevisan's 4.06. The Belgian's dominance was emphatic in the opening set, dropping no games before Trevisan mounted a modest resistance in the second, though Mertens still closed out the match with relative ease. The one-sided nature of the result underscored the disparity in form and seeding between the two players at this stage of the season. Mertens' commanding performance positions her well for the tournament's later rounds.