October 24, 2019 10:08 pm | Updated 10:09 pm IST - PARIS
Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu. File
P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal posted straight-game wins to enter the quarterfinals of the French Open badminton tournament here on Thursday.
Sindhu beat Jia Min Yeo of Singapore 21-10, 21-13 while Saina defeated Denmark’s Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt 21-10, 21-11.
In men’s doubles, unseeded Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty took 53 minutes to upset second seeds Mohammad Asan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia 21-18, 18-21, 21-13 in the second round.
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