Squabbling former partners Leander Paes [ Images ] and Mahesh Bhupathi [ Images ] are pitted against each other in the opening round of the mixed doubles at the French Open [ Images ].

While Paes will team with Russia's [ Images ] Nadia Petrova [ Images ], Bhupathi will partner China's Jie Zhang.

Both teams are unseeded.

Meanwhile, in the men's doubles draw, released on Tuesday, Paes will play alongside Czech Lukas Dlouhy [ Images ], after parting ways with Australian Paul Hanley [ Images ].

The duo, seeded ninth, have been handed a first-round match against the unseeded Thai pair of Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana.

Fourth seeds Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles [ Images ] have also been drawn against an unseeded team, Australian Stephen Huss and Brit Ross Hutchins.

Paes and Bhupathi, who have been at loggerheads for years now, were embroiled in a fresh war of words after Bhupathi wrote to the All India [ Images ] Tennis Association, saying he wants to team with Rohan Bopanna [ Images ] in the Beijing [ Images ] Olympics [ Images ] instead of Paes.

Meanwhile, Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi have a tough opener as they take on top seeds Americans Bob and Mike Bryan [ Images ].

With Sania Mirza [ Images ] rendered out of action due to a wrist injury, the Indian challenge at the clay-court Grand Slam has been restricted to doubles only.