French Open LIVE: Latest scores, results and order of play as Sinner battles heat, teenager Kouame bids for more history – UK Times

Jannik Sinner has been scheduled to play his second-round match at the French Open during the day, with the world No 1 set to face the hottest part of the afternoon as he bids to reach the third round and continue his winning streak.

Sinner will play Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the opening match on Court Philippe-Chatrier and at noon local time in Paris, with temperatures set to be at least 30 degrees as he bids to extend his winning streak to 31 matches and close in on the career grand slam with his first French Open title.

The Italian has previously struggled in hot conditions.

Sinner’s last defeat at Masters level came when he was forced to retire from last season’s Shanghai Masters due to severe leg cramps amid extreme heat and humidity. He then had a fortunate escape against Eliot Spizzirri in this season’s Australian Open, suffering cramps as temperatures reached 36 degrees before the tournament’s extreme heat rule was enforced and Sinner was able to recover before progressing in four sets.

Moise Kouame became the youngest man to win a match at Roland Garros since 1991 as the teenage wildcard defeated former US Open champion Marin Cilic in straight sets on his first appearance at a grand slam tournament.

Novak Djokovic will face Joao Fonseca in the third round after the 39-year-old was pushed to almost four hours by Valentin Royer on Wednesday

“Very happy and relieved to have got through, to have finished. Clearly the emotions are different when you win the match. Really, really important win for me. Difficult conditions for both of us, for both players. Really, really hot on the court. Valentin deserves a big round of applause for what he put out on the court.

“It’s a really, really hard, a big challenge for me. Credit to him.

“He found his best game in that third set when I was serving for the match, a couple of times. I thought I might win it, but in the end these are the kinds of games that provide the challenges.

“I hope I don’t play against any other French player until the end of the tournament. That’s enough for me! Goodness me, I played two matches and I feel like I’ve played for two weeks!”

Court Philippe-CHATRIER – 11:00am

• Jannik Sinner (ITA) (1) vs Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG)
• Ann Li (USA) (30) vs Diane Parry (FRA)
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) vs Elsa Jacquemot (FRA)

Night Session – Not before 7:15pm

• Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) (22) vs Matteo Berrettini (ITA)

Court Suzanne-LENGLEN – 10:00am

• Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (PAR) vs Moise Kouame (FRA)
• Julia Grabher (AUT) vs Amanda Anisimova (USA) (6)
• Coco Gauff (USA) (4) vs Mayar Sherif (EGY)
• Raphael Collignon (BEL) vs Ben Shelton (USA) (5)

Court Simonne-MATHIEU – 10:00am

• Donna Vekic (CRO) vs Naomi Osaka (JPN) (16)
• Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) (25) vs Hugo Gaston (FRA)
• Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) (4) vs Roman Andres Burruchaga (ARG)
• Victoria Mboko (CAN) (9) vs Katerina Siniakova (CZE)

• Iva Jovic (USA) (17) vs Emma Navarro (USA)
• Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs Frances Tiafoe (USA) (19)
• Antonia Ruzic (CRO) vs Madison Keys (USA) (19)
• Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)

• Flavio Cobolli (ITA) (10) vs Yibing Wu (CHN)
• Diana Shnaider (25) vs Mccartney Kessler (USA)
• Maria Sakkari (GRE) vs Claire Liu (USA)
• Luca Van Assche (FRA) vs Brandon Nakashima (USA) (31)

• Facundo Diaz Acosta (ARG) vs Learner Tien (USA) (18)
• Anna Kalinskaya (22) vs Alina Korneeva
• Francisco Comesana (ARG) vs Luciano Darderi (ITA) (14)
• Katie Boulter (GBR) vs Anastasia Potapova (AUT) (28)

Day five of the French Open will be underway shortly and there is a lot to look out this morning in Paris.

First up, French teenager Moise Kouame will bid to back up his opening win over Marin Cilic after becoming the youngest player to win a match at Roland Garros since 1991. Kouame plays Adolfo Daniel Vallejo in the opening match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

Elsewhere, Naomi Osaka faces Donna Vekic on Court Simmone-Mathieu, following her show-stopping entrance for his first round win. Then, at around 11am BST, Jannik Sinner will be in action on the hottest part of the day against Juan Manuel Cerundolo.