Bangkok: Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal advanced to the second round of the Thailand Open after defeating Slovakia’s Martina Repiska at the Nimibutr Stadium on Wednesday.
It was a cakewalk for Saina, who outplayed her opponent 21-5, 21-10 in a match which lasted around 25 minutes.
In the other match, Rituparna Das was beaten by top seed Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 21-19 21-18 in straight sets and failed to enter the second round of the prestigious tournament. (IANS)
