<p>Jakarta, Jan 23 : Eighth seeded Saina Nehwal thrashed Dinar Dyah Ayustine to advance in the second round of the opening hurdle at the USD 350,000 Indonesia Masters on Wednesday.</p><p>It was Saina’s third win over Ayustine.</p><p>Saina recovered from a first-game loss to secure a 7-21 21-16 21-11 win over local hope Ayustine, ranked 50th. </p><p>She will next face another Indonesian Fitriani Fitriani, against whom she has a 4-0 head-to-head record.</p><p>Meanwhile, In the men’s singles, Olympic champion Chen Long of China defeated Praneeth in just 40 minutes by 12-21 16-21, While Subhankar fought hard before going down 14-21 21-19 15-21 against former World champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark.</p><p>In the men's doubles, National champions Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy also dished out a fighting game to notch up a 14-21 21-19 21-15 win over Denmark’s Mads Pieler Kolding and Niclas Nohr, while Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy bowed out after losing 14-21 14-21 to Thailand’s Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai in the women’s doubles opener. (UNI)</p>
