Saina will now play in the third round as her second-round opponent Nozomi Okuhara of Japan has withdrawn from the tournament. The 32-year-old shuttler will take on the winner of the second-round match between 12th seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand and Yvonne Li of Germany.
Odense [Denmark], Oct 16 (ANI): Former world number one Saina Nehwal made a winning start to her Denmark Open campaign by defeating Cheung Ngan Yi of Hong Kong in the opening round of the women's singles event here on Tuesday.