Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu made a positive start to the new season, reaching the second round of the USD 350,000 Indonesia Masters with contrasting wins in women's singles here today. London Olympics bronze medallist Saina, who is coming back from an ankle injury, had to dig deep into her reservoir to eke out a 22-24 21-15 21-14 win over China's world no.7 Chen Yufei in a match that lasted an hour and nine minutes.