Samantha Stosur not looking ahead at French Open Samantha Stosur returns the ball in her straight-sets win over Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm in the first round of the French Open. Picture: AP/Petr David Josek Source: AP Her vanquished first-round opponent, Kimiko Date-Krumm, and tonight's second-round foe, Kristina Mladenovic, have described the Australian as a clay court specialist this week, despite her only Grand Slam title coming on the US Open hardcourt. It is testament to her performances at Roland Garros, where Stosur has twice reached the semi-finals and finished runner-up in 2010. She meets 46th ranked Mladenovic of France first up on centre court from 7pm (AEST). Mladenovic was wary of Stosur's record in Paris. ``It's obviously a difficult match coming. She's been playing really well here all the time at the French Open, so I think she really likes the venue," Mladenovic said. ``I think she's a specialist on clay with a heavy right hand, with a heavy serve. She's very athletic. Date-Krumm was stunned by Stosur 6-0, 6-2 in the opening round. ``Stosur is so strong and she's a specialist on the clay," the 42-year-old veteran said. But world No.th9 Stosur is not getting ahead of herself. ``I have played enough tournaments to know you can't look at the draw and pencil yourself into a final and think it's going to go the way you think it's going to go or want it to go," Stosur said. ``I don't shy away from the draw. I don't say, `don't tell me'. You always find out eventually. But I'm certainly not looking ahead of the next match. She will be joined by fellow Queenslander Ashleigh Barty in action tonight. The 17-year-old wildcard had not looked at the draw and was told by journalists she would face No.th12 seed Maria Kirilenko in the second round. ``Let's be honest, I've never made it to a second round before, so I didn't think it was worth it," Barty laughed. ``I hadn't even looked a the draw. She likes playing on the clay but I haven't even thought about it really. It was a whirlwind day for Barty. Playing her fifth main draw match at a Grand Slam, she secured her first victory at a major, upsetting 87th-ranked Czech Lucie Hradecka 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 after their match was postponed the previous day by rain. Kirilenko will prove another step up again. ``I'm into the second round and it's really exciting," Barty said. Another teenage Australian, Nick Kyrgios, lost a difficult second-round match won by 10th-seeded Croatian Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. But the 18-year-old wildcard will take a lot out of his French Open experience, including his shock victory over Radek Stepanek in the first round. ``I wouldn't really change it for anything, I wouldn't really change how this week's gone at all," Kyrgios said. ``To be a part of this whole tournament is an unbelievable experience and to have come across Radek Stepanek in the first round and got the win there was a mind-blowing experience. ``To have the opportunity to go up against Marin Cilic, I guess sometime in the future I'll tell my kids that, if I have kids. ``I can talk to that back in Australia with my family and my friends and all the little juniors I train with as well. It's a thing that I'll treasure for the rest of my life.