FRENCH OPEN DAY 5: CAN WALTON, DE MINAUR, KASATKINA SURVIVE UNSCATHED?

Adam Walton celebrates with his team after a tough first-round victory. (Getty/Andy Cheung)

A potential third-round appearance is within reach for three Aussies, as Alex de Minaur and Adam Walton, along with Daria Kasatkina, headline Day 5 action at Roland-Garros.

Two days after conquering qualifier Maximilian Marterer in five sets to earn his maiden French Open main draw victory, 26-year-old Walton is oozing confidence at just the right time.

The Queenslander is up against 17th seed Andrey Rublev, but the Russian star has been a shadow of his former self over the past year, tangled in arguments and ugly tantrums, which Walton can potentially exploit.

Rublev, a 10-time Grand Slam quarter-finalist, lost in the Hamburg 500 final last week.

Meanwhile, Walton's counterpart, de Minaur, managed to pull off a third-set comeback from 2-5 down in his first-round clash against Laslo Djere to avoid an extra set of tennis.

The ninth-seed will have to focus on his side of the net against the unpredictable and highly entertaining Alexander Bublik, with a round of 32 spot at stake.

'Demon' is yet to drop a set in three meetings over his upcoming Kazakh challenger, and with Bublik's best result at Roland-Garros coming in round two, an upset seems unlikely.

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Meanwhile, on the women's side, Kasatkina is one win away from booking a third-round date with former world No.2 Paula Badosa.

But first, the 28-year-old Aussie must overcome the home crowd support for Leolia Jeanjean on Court Suzanne Lenglen.

Aussie matches - Day 5

Alex de Minaur [9] v Alexander Bublik (7pm AEST)

Adam Walton v Andrey Rublev [17] (Not before 8:40pm AEST)

Daria Kasatkina [17] v Leolia Jeanjean (Not before 11:30pm AEST)

Other notable matches - Day 5

Jannik Sinner [1] v Richard Gasquet

Novak Djokovic [6] v Corentin Moutet

Jack Draper [5] v Gaël Monfils

Mirra Andreeva [6] v Ashlyn Krueger

Madison Keys [7] v Katie Boulter

Sofia Kenin [31] v Victoria Azarenka

Catch all the action live on Stan Sport and the Nine Network.

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