Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal sailed into quarter-finals of the BWF French Open Badminton in Paris today. World No. 9, Saina defeated Denmark’s Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt 21-10, 21-11 in straight sets. Another match between PV Sindhu and Singapore’s Yeo JM is underway. Subhankar Dey will fight Indonesian S H Rhustavito later tonight. Subhankar Dey is the only Indian shuttler left in the men’s singles competition after he defied Indonesia’s Tommy Sugirato in the first round.
PV Sindhu will be in action next for India and will take on Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min in the second round. Saina had earlier defeated Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi in straight games 23-21, 21-17 in the first round match on Wednesday. Ngan Yi had an upper hand in the first game, but Nehwal was able to bounce back to take the win 23-21. The 29-year-old Nehwal carried on with her winning momentum to finish in straight games.