Pakistan, May 27 -- Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka took advantage of the heat wave at the French Open to impose her attacking game in the first round Tuesday.

Daniil Medvedev struggled, though, in a five-set loss to 97th-ranked Australian opponent Adam Walton.

Sabalenka beat 50th-ranked Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-2 on Court Philippe-Chatrier with an array of approaches to the net and volley put-aways. "That's the most enjoyable part of the game right now - that I'm able to come to the net to play points there," Sabalenka said. "I'm super proud that I was able to improve that part of the game."

The unusually hot conditions at Roland Garros make net-rushing - usually better reserved for hard and grass courts - a viable option because the ...