That said, the opponents were always supposed to be tough.
Peers is World No. 7 in men's doubles and a former winner of the Australian Open men's doubles title while Zhang is a pretty handy doubles player herself.
Bopanna is the defending champion at Roland Garros. He won the title last year with Gaby Dabrowski.
Also, Bopanna and Babos made a fine start to their partnership at the Australian Open this year, where they reached the final. They will surely not go out without a fight!
Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the French Open. In mixed doubles, Rohan Bopanna will lead India's challenge at Roland Garros alongside Hungary's Timea Babos.
The Indo-Hungarian pair began their partnership on a solid note at the Australian Open as they made it to the final where they lost to Gabriela Dabrowski and Mate Pavic. Last year, Bopanna ad claimed the French Open mixed doubles title alongside Dabrowski
Bopanna and Babos take on Peers, who is the World No. 7 in men’s doubles, and Zhang, who is a handy doubles player herself. The seventh seeds will be looking to make a positive start, stay tuned.