French Open Super Series: Saina, Prannoy, Praneeth storm into second round
Saina Newal, H S Prannoy And B Sai Praneeth Secured Impressive Victories To Progress Into The Second Round Of The USD 325,000 French Open Super Series On Wednesday.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Gautam Lalotra | Updated on: 26 Oct 2017, 11:26:24 AM
New Delhi:
Saina Newal, H S Prannoy and B Sai Praneeth secured impressive victories to progress into the second round of the USD 325,000 French Open Super Series on Wednesday.
Glasgow World Championship bronze medallist Saina fended off a tough challenge from Denmark s rising shuttler Line Hjmark Kjaersfeldt 21-14 11-21 21-10 in the opening round to set up a potential clash with Japan s Akane Yamaguchi in a revenge match.
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Spain’s Carolina Marin and Viktor Axelsen from Denmark on Sunday claimed their second Thailand Open badminton singles titles in a fortnight.
Axelsen was a commanding force against his compatriot Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus in the men’s final in Bangkok.
Marin, the reigning Olympic champion, smashed top seed Tai Tzu-ying for the second time in a fortnight.
Thailand is hosting three consecutive badminton tournaments in a bio-secure coronavirus bubble, without spectators to guard against the coronavirus outbreak.
Marin, 27, went into Sunday’s final without losing a single game across the two tournaments.
In a much tighter contest than the first final last week, the Spaniard claimed the first game 21-19.