145;First class tourney, a learning experience146;

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova and German Anna-Lena Graenefeld had little trouble in thrashing the Japanese pair of Shiho Hisamatsu and Remi Tezuku to move into the second round. The 48-year-old Navratilova, playing for the first time on Indian soil, and her much younger partner never gave their opponents any ray of hope in their 6-2, 6-1 win. 8220;Very excited. Pretty good. 6-2, 6-18230;. Hope more matches will be like that,8221; Martina laughed. 8220;We did not give much opportunities. It was fun; it was a learning experience8221;.

Navratilova expressed happiness about the facilities here. 8220;It8217;a an intimate stadium. It8217;s fantastic. Court plays well. No complaints. It8217;s a first class tournament8221;.

On Sania8217;s singles victory today, Navratilova said it was a great effort to win the match despite sprained ankle. 8220;Sania hits the ball hard8221;.

Referring to the doubles first round victory, Groenefeld said: 8220;We had lot of fun today. First time we are playing together. We played well. It was a great opportunity playing with her8221;. PTI