Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal thumped Hung Yung Chan of Hong Kong in straight games to sail into the quarter-finals of the Yonex Sunrise Indian Grand Prix on Thursday.
Women's second-seed Saina rode on the unforced errors of her opponent and thrashed her 21-8, 21-8 to set up a quarter-final clash with fifth-seed Xian Wong of Malaysia.
Second-seed Indian mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju also reached the quarter-finals after drubbing Xiaolong Liu and Jinhua Tang of China 21-10, 21-15 in the match lasting 21 minutes.
However, it was end of the road for other women's singles shuttlers as they failed to reach the next round.
PC Thulasi played her heart out but could not get past sixth-seed Yu Hirayama of Japan, while compatriot Sampada Sahastrabuddhe also met her end at the hands of Beiwen Zhang of Singapore. Qualifier Ashwini Ponnappa also hit dead end after losing 16-21, 16-21 against Julia Pei Xian Wong.
Thulasi lost 11-21, 18-21 to Hirayama in a 31-minute battle and Sampada was sent packing 18-21, 17-21 by Zhang in 26 minutes.
Saina used the court well and played better from the nets as her opponent just couldn't gauge the length of the court and kept sending the shuttle out for a walk. Saina grabbed the opportunity to make points from the unforced errors of her opponent and pocketed the first set 21-8.
Chan played better in the next game but could not meet the class of the Indian and kept losing points before Saina sealed the game and match 21-8.
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