Srikanth enters second round, Saina exits from Thailand Open
Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the men's singles second round, even as Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal failed to clear the first hurdle at the Thailand Open on Wednesday. Srikanth, seeded eighth in the BWF Super 500 tournament, won his first round match against Brice Leverdez of France 18-21, 21-10, 21-16 in 49 minutes. He next faces qualifier Nhat Nguyen of Ireland, who defeated Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus of Denmark 21-12, 23-21 in the first round.


