Roland Garros, Sinner in campo all 12. "I’m not afraid of the heat"

Number one in the world Jannik Sinner continues today his race towards the first title atOpen di Francia. Arrived at Roland Garros after winning all three titles Masters 1000 on clay, thus becoming the second player after Novak Djokovic to complete the series of nine 1000 level tournaments, Sinner is a huge favorite to win the final in Paris and seems to have no rivals capable of stopping him. Few would bet against him now that he aims to complete the Career Grand Slam conquering the only one he is missing, this year’s French Open.

In 2025 he was defeated in the fifth set super tie-break after an epic battle against Carlos Alcaraz. And it is the Spaniard himself, who has a wrist injury and is out of action, who is currently the only one capable of challenging and sometimes beating Sinner.

The challenge with Cerundolo jr

After a trouble-free debut in the first round in the evening session on Court Philippe Chatrier on Tuesday against the French wild card Clement Tabur, Sinner will open today on the central court at 12 against Juan Manuel Cerundolo. The only precedent between the world no. 1 and the Argentine, number 56 in the ranking, was a victory in two sets in the 128 draw at Wimbledon three years ago.

The weather conditions

“I’m happy to play at night. I’m happy to play during the day, wherever they put me,” Sinner said amid talk of playing conditions scorching heat in Paris they continue to dominate the opening week. “I think I handled the heat very well Indian Wellswhere it was very hot this year, so I had no problems there. We prepared well. Obviously the heat is different here, but the humidity isn’t as oppressive as maybe in Australia or the United States.”