Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu entered the women's second round at the Malaysia Open Super Series Premier in Shah Alam. After a semifinal finish at the India Open last week, Saina made a positive start to her campaign yesterday at the event as she notched up her sixth win over Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol 21-16, 21-7. Twenty six-year-old Saina, will next meet Korea's Bae Yeon Ju, who had ended Sindhu's campaign last week in New Delhi.Sixth seed Sindhu beat He Bingjiao of China 21-16, 21-17 in women's singles first round match to avenge her defeat to the same opponent in the 2015 Indonesian Masters and 2016 Swiss Open. The two-time bronze medallist at World Championship, Sindhu will next take on Korean Sung Ji Hyun, seeded seventh, who had lost to Saina in India Open last week.
News On AIR | April 7, 2016 7:09 AM
Saina, Sindhu enter second round of Malaysia Open