Saina, Kashyap win in China Open
15 Nov 2013 4:31 AM IST
Ranked 47th in the world, Arundhati outclassed World No.14 Eriko 21-14, 21-18 in a first round clash that lasted less than half an hour. The Japanese was a runners-up at the 2011 All England and 2012 Japan Open.
For top shuttler Saina, it was a relatively easy round as the sixth seed Indian, Saina overcame Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-14 21-19 in a 39-minute opening match, while world number 12 Kashyap recorded his fourth victory over the eighth seeded Thai Boonsak Ponsana when he beat him 22-20 21-15 in men’s singles opening round match that lasted 46 minutes.
However, Anand Pawar could not get rid off Takuma Ueda of Japan and lost 21-18 10-21 11-21 in the first round of the men’s singles competition. Ajay Jayaram too failed to cross the first hurdle, suffering a 18-21 19-21 loss to Wan Ho Son of Korea in a 45-minute match.
Men’s doubles pair of Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy B too lost in the opening round, losing 14-21 6-21 to Russian combo of Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov. Arundhati was too superior to her rival in the opening game, winning five consecutive points to take a 7-3 lead.
Hirose never could recover from that setback as the Indian comfortably took the first game. The second game was a much more exciting affair. Although Arundhati took a 4-0 lead, the Japanese fought back to take a two-point lead at 9-7. The game continued to be close before Arundhati won six consecutive points.
For top shuttler Saina, it was a relatively easy round as the sixth seed Indian, Saina overcame Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-14 21-19 in a 39-minute opening match, while world number 12 Kashyap recorded his fourth victory over the eighth seeded Thai Boonsak Ponsana when he beat him 22-20 21-15 in men’s singles opening round match that lasted 46 minutes.
However, Anand Pawar could not get rid off Takuma Ueda of Japan and lost 21-18 10-21 11-21 in the first round of the men’s singles competition. Ajay Jayaram too failed to cross the first hurdle, suffering a 18-21 19-21 loss to Wan Ho Son of Korea in a 45-minute match.
Men’s doubles pair of Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy B too lost in the opening round, losing 14-21 6-21 to Russian combo of Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov. Arundhati was too superior to her rival in the opening game, winning five consecutive points to take a 7-3 lead.
Hirose never could recover from that setback as the Indian comfortably took the first game. The second game was a much more exciting affair. Although Arundhati took a 4-0 lead, the Japanese fought back to take a two-point lead at 9-7. The game continued to be close before Arundhati won six consecutive points.
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