Jakarta, June 13:
Defending champion Saina Nehwal today entered the quarterfinals of the Indonesian Super Series Premier after registering a comfortable straight-game victory over Sayaka Takahashi of Japan here.
R M V Gurusaidutt advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s singles with a hard-fought win over Kazumasa Sakai of Japan, while it was curtains for Sourabh Varma.
World number two Saina took 39 minutes to outplay her 24th ranked opponent 21-13 21-19 in a women’s singles second round match at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.
The 23-year-old from Hyderabad will take on Carolina Marin of Spain in the quarters. Saina, seeded second, relied on her smashes and superior net play to steer clear of her Japanese rival. (PTI)
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