Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth in Round 2

Updated On: 14 January, 2021 08:28 AM IST | Bangkok | PTI

Nehwal registers 21-15, 21-15 victory over Malaysia’s Kisona, while Kidambi beats compatriot Sourabh Verma 21-12, 21-11; Kashyap retires due to calf strain

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India shuttlers Saina Nehwal. Pics/Getty Images

Star India shuttler Saina Nehwal and former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth entered the second rounds of their respective events, but Parupalli Kashyap made an early exit from the Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament, here on Wednesday. Nehwal got the better of Selvaduray Kisona of Malaysia 21-15, 21-15 in the women’s singles opening round to set up a clash with Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan.

Nehwal thanks doctors

Nehwal, who was first forced to withdraw from the event for positive COVID-19 results on Tuesday but later returned a negative test, thanked the Badminton World Federation officials and doctors for allowing her to participate. “Yesterday, I was given a positive COVID-19 result after my PCR test but I already told them that I had COVID-19 last November, so I have antibodies. I tried to explain this to the doctor and after my blood tests and chest X-rays the doctor said I was OK and I don’t have COVID-19,” Nehwal said after her win.

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