Paris: Former World number one Saina Nehwal on Thursday entered the quarter-finals of ongoing French Open after defeating Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt 21-10, 21-11 in the second round, here.
The 29-year-old did not allow her opponent to create any sort of momentum, and the Indian easily wrapped up the first game.
Nehwal capitalised in the second game and easily wrapped up the match in about minutes.
She had defeated Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi in straight games 23-21, 21-17 in the first round match to enter the second round on Wednesday.
Ngan Yi had an upper hand in the first game, but Nehwal was able to bounce back to take the win 23-21.
The 29-year-old Nehwal carried on with her winning momentum to finish in straight games.
Meanwhile, world champion PV Sindhu defeated Jia Min Yeo of Singapore to reach the quarterfinals of the same event.
Sindhu progressed for the next round after defeating 26th-ranked Yeo in straight games 21-10 21-12. The Indian will next face either Tai Tzu Ying or Kim Ga Eun of Korea in the next round.
Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the French Open after facing a first-round defeat against Taiwan's Chou Tien Chen 21-15, 7-21, 14-21 on Wednesday.
In the 55-minute long encounter, Srikanth defeated his opponent in the first game. However, Chou made a comeback and thrashed Srikanth in the second and third games to proceed to the second round.
Parupalli Kashyap was also knocked out after facing a defeat against Hong Kong's NG Ka Long Angus 11-21, 9-21 in his first-round match.
