Overview

• Gauff edged past Danielle Collins 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(2) to record her first match win since capturing the French Open title despite committing 23 double faults.
• The French Open champion elected to skip the Washington DC Open to secure a dedicated training block and reset her game on hard courts.
• Aryna Sabalenka’s withdrawal left Gauff as Montreal’s top seed, and she is set to face Veronika Kudermetova in the third round.
• Leylah Fernandez was defeated in her opening match just two days after winning in Washington and publicly criticized organizers for failing to grant her a promised night session.
• Tournament director Valérie Tétreault said she advocated for Fernandez’s evening slot but that WTA rules mandate completion of all first-round matches before advancing rounds.