Joint defeated Cîrstea 6-4, 6-4 in Toronto, winning both sets by a single break. Cîrstea had the more impressive serving numbers, yet Joint came up with the decisive breaks in each set.
Cîrstea broke to lead 3-1 in the first set, only for Joint to level immediately in game five and then move ahead with another break in game seven. In the second set Joint broke at the start, Cîrstea twice replied, and the match swung on Joint's break at 4-5 in game nine.
The box score showed Cîrstea with two aces, no double faults and a 63% first-serve rate, against Joint's three double faults and no aces. Joint still broke five times to Cîrstea's three — the difference between them.