Sinner and Sabalenka looking to withstand heat in second-round matches

[p]Arriving in Paris on the back of winning all three of the clay-court Masters titles to become just the second player after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/djokovic-novak/AZg49Et9/"]Novak Djokovic[/a] to complete the set of nine 1000-level tournaments, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Sinner[/a] currently stands head and shoulders above his closest competitors.[/p][p]Few would bet against him now wrapping up his career Grand Slam at the French Open this year as he attempts to go one better than his epic five-set final loss in 2025 to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a] - especially with the injured Spaniard out of action.[/p][p][b]After a typically efficient first-round win in the night session on Court Philippe Chatrier on Tuesday, Sinner will aim to seal his last-32 berth when he opens Thursday's play on centre court against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cerundolo-juan-manuel/A93TM7BR/"]Juan Manuel Cerundolo[/a].[/b][/p][p]Sinner's only previous meeting with the 56th-ranked Argentinian was a straight-sets win in the round of 128 at Wimbledon three years ago.[/p][p][b]"I'm happy to play night. I'm happy to play day, whenever they put me,"[/b] Sinner said as talk of the scorching conditions in Paris continues to dominate the opening week.[/p][embed guid="a6f82e3f-c7ca-4fa6-8452-2ab7ef768db2" url="https://x.com/rolandgarros/status/2059619240949207121" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I think I handled the heat very well in Indian Wells, was very hot this year, so I didn't have issues there. We prepared in a good way. Of course here, different heat, but the humidity is not as tough as maybe in Australia or US."[/b][/p][p]If Sinner looms large over the men's draw, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sabalenka-aryna/vyhksgUB/"]Sabalenka[/a] has seen her dominance of the women's tour falter somewhat this clay-court season.[/p][p]After storming to the 'Sunshine double' at Indian Wells and Miami in March, the Belarusian has so far endured a disappointing swing on the red dirt in Europe.[/p][p]A quarter-final loss to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baptiste-hailey/Cjagsdf4/"]Hailey Baptiste[/a] in Madrid was swiftly followed by a third-round exit to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cirstea-sorana/fBPsm3Iq/"]Sorana Cirstea[/a] at the Italian Open as Sabalenka suddenly looked fallible heading into her latest tilt at winning a maiden Roland Garros title.[/p][p]If the wet and cold conditions in Italy were not favourable to her style of play, Sabalenka has had no such complaints in Paris.[/p][p][b]"I'd say that it was a bit warm,"[/b] the 28-year-old joked after her commanding straight-sets opening win against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bouzas-maneiro-jessica/Gj20DdaG/"]Jessica Bouzas[/a] Maneiro on Tuesday.[/p][embed guid="58d76325-6386-4de8-83cc-f24cfad37f93" url="https://x.com/SchedulesTennis/status/2059613223742054875" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"Especially compared to the first days when I first got here, it was... freezing.[/b][/p][p][b]"Now it's boiling hot and balls are flying, everything is much faster. But physically I feel strong, so I feel like it can benefit me."[/b][/p][p]Scheduled third on centre court and with temperatures again set to surpass 30C, Sabalenka will be confident that her power-hitting baseline game will be too hot to handle for French world number 67 [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jacquemot-elsa/8Gag74BD/"]Elsa Jacquemot[/a] as she seeks to book her spot in the third round.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Gauff[/a], Osaka eye last 32[/h2][p]Defending champion Coco Gauff will take on Egyptian qualifier [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sherif-mayar/0QlxEb7i/"]Mayar Sherif[/a] on Court Suzanne Lenglen as the American fourth seed also bids to progress beyond the second round.[/p][p][b]The only time she has fallen at Roland Garros before the last-eight stage was on her debut in 2020, when, aged 16, Gauff lost in the second round to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trevisan-martina/KQGnhml2/"]Martina Trevisan[/a].[/b][/p][p]Four-time major winner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osaka-naomi/MDM4BKiA/"]Naomi Osaka[/a] of Japan will meet Croatian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vekic-donna/AsWv5414/"]Donna Vekic[/a] on Court Simonne Mathieu, before Canadian starlet [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mboko-victoria/AqVez8TJ/"]Victoria Mboko[/a] plays Czech [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/siniakova-katerina/OKXs3Wah/"]Katerina Siniakova[/a].[/p][p]US teen sensation [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jovic-iva/bmWvBlnL/"]Iva Jovic[/a] will test her mettle against compatriot and former world number eight [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/navarro-emma/WxLdKcAs/"]Emma Navarro[/a].[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/auger-aliassime-felix/CzXh4LAb/"]Felix Auger-Aliassime[/a] will hope to avoid another "roller-coaster" match like the one he endured in the first round when the fourth seed from Canada meets Argentina's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/burruchaga-roman-andres/CE7B5N90/"]Roman Andres Burruchaga[/a].[/b][/p][p]American fifth seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shelton-ben/QNuG0Gzb/"]Ben Shelton[/a] and French 17-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kouame-moise/zylrzjzh/"]Moise Kouame[/a] will also be in action as they bookend the day's play on Roland Garros' second showpiece court.[/p]