Thailand Open: Saina Nehwal loses her second round bout to Sayaka Takahashi

Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal suffered a second-round defeat at the hands of Sayaka Takahashi.

Bangkok: Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal lost to Japan's Sayaka Takahashi 21-16, 11-21, 14-21 in the second round.

Although Saina won the first game, Takahashi came from behind to win the second and third games to ultimately win the match.

Earlier in the day, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty progressed to the third round of the Thailand Open as they defeated Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto 21-17, 21-19.

Later in the day, Kidambi Srikanth and Parupali Kashyap will be in action as they will face Thailand's Khosit Phetpradab and Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen in their respective men's singles matches.

Nehwal had made a strong return to the badminton court on Wednesday as she registered a straight-game win over Thailand's Phittayaporn Chaiwan.

The 29-year-old defeated Chaiwan 21-17, 21-19 in her opening round match.