Singapore Open 2019: Sindhu, Saina through to quarters

Sindhu will now take on China's Cai Yanyan in the quarters while Saina will take on World no. 3 Nozomi Okuhara.

Singapore: India's Badminton queens Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu have qualified for the quarter-finals of Singapore Open. While Olympic silver medalist Sindhu advanced to the quarter-finals by beating Denmark shuttler Mia 21-13, 21-19 in straight sets, Saina Nehwal defeated Thailand's Pornpawee 21-16, 18-21, 21-19 to reach the quarters.

Sindhu will now take on China's Cai Yanyan in the quarters while Saina will take on World no. 3 Nozomi Okuhara.

While it was all smiles for the Indian women, Parupalli Kashyap lost 9-21, 21-15, 16-21 to China's Chen Long in the second round. Olympic champion Long beat Kashyap after a long battle where both players looked to put in their best.