2015 French Open Superseries: Saina Nehwal through to the second round

Saina Nehwal in action

India’s Saina Nehwal progressed through to the second round of the French Open Superseries after beating Michelle Li of Canada 21-18 21-13 in the opening round of the competition on Wednesday.

The opening round saw the Canadian get off to a brisk start, as she raced away to a 7-2 lead. But Saina fought back very well to first bring the match back on level terms and then took the lead to go 11-10 up at the interval.

After the break, the top seed continued to chip away with the points even as her Canadian opponent kept a gap small, but it was the Indian who eventually sealed the game 21-18.

The second game started off on a tight note, but it was Saina all the way after the 4-4 mark as she started to pile on the pressure, by winning points on a consecutive basis to eventually take the game and the match and move into the second round of the competition.

Final Scoreline- Saina Nehwal beat Michelle Li 21-18 21-13