Day 3: Saina sails ahead

India's Saina Nehwal (seen here) and Chetan Anand entered the singles pre-quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championships even as Parupalli Kashyap put up a brave fight against second seed Jin Chen of China before bowing out in the second round on Wednesday.

Saina, who has stepped on the court after recovering from chicken pox, showed no signs of tiredness as she dispatched Anastasia Prokopenko of Russia 21-10, 21-17 in just 27 minutes.

Text: IANS

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