Dubai: On a superb day for Indian shuttlers, Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and World No.8 Kidambi Srikanth won their respective singles matches to open the World Super Series badminton final campaign on a positive note, here today.


Saina Nehwal 

Fifth-seeded Saina stunned reigning Asian Games champion Shixian Wang of China 21-17, 21-18 in her women's singles group encounter to lead the way for Srikanth at the Hamdan Sports Complex. The highest-ranked Indian male shuttler, Srikanth, then had a tough outing against Kento Momota of Japan but the sixth-seeded player overturned a one-game deficit to win 15-21 21-16 21-10.