Elena Gabriela Ruse vs Peyton Stearns — R128 — Canadian Open

Stearns' serve never settled. Elena Gabriela Ruse converted 6 of 12 break points to the American's 2 of 10 and won 6 of 9 return games against Peyton Stearns' 2 of 8, then erased a 4-0 second-set hole with breaks in games 5, 7 and 11, the last for 6-5. The Romanian needed 1 hour, 39 minutes to take a matchup with no prior meetings on record, moving past the higher-ranked American at the Canadian Open.