Saina Nehwal reach pre-quarterfinals of Malaysia Masters

Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Ajay Jayaram reached the pre quarterfinals of the season-opening Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold in Sarawak, yesterday.

Top seed Saina faced no difficulty in thrashing her Thai opponent Chasinee Korepap. World no. ten Saina will next face Indonesia’s Hanna Ramadini.In the men's singles, sixth seed Jayaram, won two matches on a single day moving to round three. World no 19, Jayaram fought hard first match defeating Malaysia's Juan Hao Leong 21-10, 17-21, 12-14 and then thrashed Saputra Vicky Angga of



Indonesia, 21-9 21-12 in the second match. He will next meet Chinese Taipei’s Hsueh Hsuan-yi.

In mixed doubles, newly-formed pair of Manu Attri and Jwala Gutta defeated Indonesian combo of Lukhi Apri Nugroho and Ririn. Women's doubles pair of Aparna Balan and Prajakta Sawant saw off Indonesian combo of Aghisna Fathkul Laili and Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella. 

Prajakta along with her Malaysian partner Yogendran Khrishnan also reached the next round of mixed doubles after defeating Hong Kong's Hee Chun Mak and Yeung Nga Ting.