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PARIS (AP) \u2014 Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s diamonds sparkled in the sun when she won her first-round match at the heat-soakedFrench Open on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Top-ranked Sabalenka looked light on her feet on Court Philippe-Chatrier, despite wearing two thick necklaces in a 6-4, 6-2 win against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiamonds, I don\u2019t really feel the heaviness, but I can imagine how it looks from the outside,\u201d said Sabalenka, the tournament runner-up last year. \u201cSo I feel pretty comfortable. For me, it\u2019s important to look good.\u201d<\/p>\n

The four-time major winner was initially going to wear three necklaces but said she thought that might be too much. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt probably sounds a bit crazy, but when I feel good about what I\u2019m wearing, how I look on court, I tend to perform much better,\u201d she said. \u201cI like to bring a little bit of a fashion on the tennis court. I know the dress that I will wear on the Grand Slam, and I just try to come up with something to match the outfit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabalenka said she wasn\u2019t worried over her jewelry away from Roland Garros.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have my fianc\u00e9. He\u2019s kind of like my security,\u201d she said, smiling. \u201cMy physio does jujitsu, so I feel pretty secure walking around. If I go somewhere, I don\u2019t go alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a third consecutive day, the temperature in Paris was forecast to rise to at least 32 degrees Celsius (90 Fahrenheit).<\/p>\n

The unusually hot conditions at Roland Garros make net-rushing \u2014 usually better reserved for hard and grass courts \u2014 a viable option because the court is drying out quicker and playing faster.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s hope that this is the perfect condition for me,\u201d Sabalenka said. \u201cIt suits my game really well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daniil Medvedev usually thrives in such conditions but he struggled in a five-set loss to 97th-ranked Australian opponent Adam Walton.<\/p>\n

Gauff was opening her title defense later against fellow American Taylor Townsend.<\/p>\n

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Also advancing was 17th-seeded Iva Jovic, who beat good friend Alexandra Eala 6-4, 6-2.<\/p>\n

Walton, who received a wild card invitation from tournament organizers, beat Medvedev 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4. <\/p>\n

Stefanos Tsitsipas, the 2021 runner-up to Novak Djokovic, was leading 6-2, 3-0 against Alexandre Muller when his French opponent retired. Muller wiped away tears as he left the court and later said he injured his right calf, three months after injuring his left calf.<\/p>\n

Later, top-ranked Jannik Sinner looks to extend his 29-match winning streak when he opens against French wild card Clement Tabur in the night session.<\/p>\n

Rising star<\/h3>\n

French teenager Mo\u00efse Kouam\u00e9 made the perfect start to his French Open career with a 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-1 win against veteran Marin Cilic.<\/p>\n

The 17-year-old Kouam\u00e9 won one day after the 39-year-old Frenchman Gael Monfils made his last appearance at Roland Garros. <\/p>\n

He raised his arms in triumph and tilted his head back after defeating the 37-year-old Cilic, who won the 2014 U.S. Open, finished runner-up at two other majors, and reached the French Open semifinals in 2022.<\/p>\n

The ATP Tour said No. 318-ranked Kouam\u00e9 became the first man born in 2008 or later to win a Grand Slam match, and the crowd on a sun-baked Court Simonne-Mathieu showed their appreciation by chanting \u201cMo-\u00efse! Mo-\u00efse! Mo-\u00efse!\u201d and clapping in-between.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not easy to stay in the present without thinking of the score,\u201d Kouam\u00e9 said. \u201cIt wouldn\u2019t have been possible without the huge help you (the crowd) gave me.\u201d<\/p>\n

In March, he became the youngest winner in Miami Masters history when he beat Zachary Svajda in the first round \u2014 earning a congratulatory message from Djokovic.<\/p>\n

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___<\/p>\n

AP tennis: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/tennis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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