Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal struggled her way to the second round of the French Super
Series badminton tournament after defeating German Juliane
Schenk in a thrilling first-round match in Paris.
|Last Updated: Oct 29, 2009, 02:10 PM IST|Source: Bureau
New Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal struggled her way to the second round of the French Super
Series badminton tournament after defeating German Juliane
Schenk in a thrilling first-round match in Paris.
Eighth seed Saina beat Juliane 21-18, 19-21, 21-13 in a
53-minute hard-fought battle yesterday.
Jwala Gutta, meanwhile, struck a double bonanza as she
notched up wins both in the mixed doubles and women`s doubles
category with her partners V Diju and Ashwini Ponnappa
respectively.
The 26-year-old Hyderabadi first teamed up with Ashwini
to beat the Dane pair of Line Damkjaer Kruse and Mie
Schjott-Kristensen 21-17, 21-18 and later combined with Diju to
notch up a 21-19, 21-15 victory over the French pair of
Baptiste Careme and Laura Choinet in 28 minutes.
Indian men`s doubles combo of Rupesh Kumar and Sanave
Thomas also kept the tricolour fluttering, beating the French
pair of Maxime Renault and Sylvain Ternon 21-14, 21-15 in just
21 minutes.
However, it was curtains for Anup Sridhar, Chetan Anand
and Arvind Bhat, who became a first-round casualties in men`s
singles.
Sridhar was no match for top seed Chinese Lin Dan and
lost 13-21, 9-21 in just 26 minutes, while Chetan squandered a
first game lead to go down 15-21, 22-20, 21-16 to sixth seed
Dane Joachim Persson in a 45-minute battle.
Arvind`s fate was no different as the strapping Indian
lost 14-21, 19-21 to Dicky Palyama of The Netherlands.
Among other Indians in fray, Aditi Mutatkar went down to
Anu Nieminen 19-21, 21-23 in the women`s singles.
The Indian men`s doubles pair of Akshay Dewalkar and
Jishnu Sanyal also put up a fight before losing to the English
combo of Chris Langridge and Robin Middleton 21-18, 8-21, 14-21
in 44 minutes.
Bureau Report
By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts.
Cookies Setting
By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device and the processing of information obtained via those cookies (including about your preferences, device and online activity) by us and our commercial partners to enhance site navigation, personalise ads, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. More information can be found in our Cookies and Privacy Policy. You can amend your cookie settings to reject non-essential cookies by clicking Cookie Settings below.
Manage Consent Preferences
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work or you may not be able to login.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advert as well as help measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we may not know when you have visited our site, and may not be able to monitor its performance.