Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the second round of the French Open with straight-game wins but it was curtains for Sameer Verma at the USD 750,000 BWF event here on Wednesday.

Saina, who finished runner-up in the Denmark Open last week, outclassed Japan's Saena Kawakami 21-11 21-11 in the women's singles, while defending champion Srikanth beat Hong Kong's Wong Wing Ki Vincent 21-19 21-13 in the men's singles match in the opening round of the World Tour Super 750 event.