`They already expect too much': Sania

London: After the sensational Australian Open breakthrough, followed by a celebrated triumph in Hyderabad and a frustrating battle with injuries, Sania Mirza journeyed back down to earth at the French Open.

And, after less than six months in the spotlight, the young woman might be excused if she were to believe that she's seen it all. More than the ones on the court, the battle that Sania is struggling to come to terms with is the one she's waging to meet soaring expectations.

"They already expect too much," said Sania here on Saturday afternoon on the way to practice. "I am not even looking beyond the first round. It is one match at a time," she said.

Sania, world ranked 72, plays Akiko Morigami of Japan, ranked 64, in the first round and a victory would possibly earn her a shot at the fifth seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova.