Jayaram stuns World No. 7

Ajay,who is fast catching up with P Kashyap World No. 23 in the rankings,had been away from the badminton courts owing to a torn ankle ligament. 8220;I wasn8217;t sure at the start of the tournament since I8217;d been away for a couple of weeks. But as the game started,I felt the flow and was confident,especially after the first set,8221; Ajay said. It was in the second set though,that the unseeded Indian displayed the temperament built over a heap of losses in the last two years to top 10 players. 8220;Till now,I was always coming close to beating the big guys,but never closing out the match. You learn from those losses,and eventually this win had to come,8221; he said.

Saina wins

Saina Nehwal,World No. 5,cruised to a 21-17,21-10 win over Thai Inthanon Ratchanok,avenging her Sudirman Cup loss.

Other Indian Results: Diju V/ Jwala Gutta Ind bt Shintaro Ikeda/ Reiko Shiota Jap 22-20,21-15; Markis Kido/ Hendra Setiawan Indonesia bt Rupesh Kumar/ Sanave Thomas Ind 21-13,21-12; MS: Kashyap Parupalli Ind bt Viktor Axelsen Den 19-21,21-14,21-14; WD: Jwala Gutta/ Ashwini Ponappa Ind bt Hsin Yun Chang/ Chia Wen Lai Tpe 21-8,21-17.