By Canadian Press
Jul 28, 2025 | 11:01 AM
MONTREAL — Canada’s Kayla Cross let a one-set lead slip away in a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 loss to Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia in the National Bank Open’s first round Monday afternoon.
Cross, a 20-year-old from London, Ont., who’s ranked 151st in the world, fell to the 62nd-ranked Rakhimova in one hour 55 minutes on the hard court at IGA Stadium.
It was their first career meeting on the WTA Tour.
Rakhimova will face Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, the 10th seed, in the second round. The top 32 seeds received a first-round bye at the WTA 1000 tournament.