The umbrellas are out again in Paris as day five kicks off - but this time, it's to keep off the sun, rather than the rain And that means Maria Sharapova has no need for her leggings as she races into the third round Lleyton Hewitt puts in his usual gut-busting perfomance as he comes back from the dead to beat Gaston Gaudio Hewitt's actress wife Bec Cartwright, with unfamiliar brunette hair, is delighted as her hubbie recovers from two sets down In-form Serb Novak Djokovic drops a set against 306-ranked Laurent Recouderc but prevails in four Marcos Baghdatis gets through to the third round for the first time in his career with victory over Kristian Pless Pless drops serve five times and throws in 44 unforced errors for good measure on his way to a heavy defeat Serena Williams is unexpectedly held up after winning the first set 6-0 against Milagros Sequera Venezuelan Sequera goes 3-0 up in the second set but eventually loses it on the tiebreak Rafael Nadal's French Open hat-trick bid remains on course after a 6-2 6-1 6-4 win over Italian qualifier Flavio Cipolla Amelie Mauresmo overcomes a second-set blip and a rain delay to see off compatriot Nathalie Dechy 6-3 6-7 6-1
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