Denmark Badminton Open: Saina crashes out of tournament, Sameer advances to second round

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crashed out of the Denmark badminton Open at Odense today after losing to Japan's Sayaka Takahashi in women's singles. Sameer Verma, however, crossed the first hurdle in the men's singles when he beat Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan 21-11, 21-11 to advance to the second round.  The Indian mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy also made it to the second round with a 21-16, 21-11 win over the German duo of Marvin Seidel an...