Saina sails into Indonesia 2nd round

Saina will next face another unseeded Bulgarian in Petya Nedelcheva,who rallied to defeat Ukraine8217;s Larisa Griga 17-21 21-19 21-9.

Zechiri did put up some fight to start with but Saina soon began to control the proceedings,reeling off 10 straight points to clinch the opening game that was tied 12-12 at one stage.

Saina was in top form in the second game as she quelled Zechiri8217;s challenge with superior net play and fine smash winners.

In men8217;s singles,Ajay Jayaram,who made it to the main round through the qualifiers,lost to fifth seeded Peter Hoeg Gade of Denmark 22-24 12-21.

In women8217;s doubles,Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa stormed into the pre-quarterfinals after a straight set 21-17 21-17 victory over Dutch duo of Lotte Jonathans and Paulien van Dooremalen in a 31-minute first round contest.

In the pre-quarterfinals,Jwala and Ashwini will take on six seeded Indonesian pair of Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii who defeated the Chinese duo of Ma Jin and Pan Pan 21-15 23-21 in another first round match.