Paris, Oct 24
Fresh from her maiden Denmark Open title triumph, India ace Saina Nehwal started her French Open Super Series campaign in style, registering a hard-fought win over China’s Li Han in women’s singles event here today.
Top seeded Indian saw off her opponent 21-11 16-21 21-19 in a battle that lasted an hour.
The 22-year-old Saina will take on Thailand’s Sapsiree Taerattanachai in the second round.
There was little to differentiate between Saina and Li Han in today’s match but the Indian turned out to be better as far as the smash winners were concerned. She recorded 10 smash winners in comparison to just five, hit by her opponent.(PTI)
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