<p>Eighth-seeded Saina was not in her elements as the 20-year-old went down 16-21, 12-21 in just 26 minutes against unseeded Yao to crash out of the tournament.<br /><br />However, the Indian men’s doubles pair of Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas registered a comfortable win over Malaysian Pak Chu Chow and Chieng Hun Hong 21-18, 21-9 in a 28-minute battle to reach the second round of the event.<br /><br />The world number six Indian faltered from the start and could pose no threat to her unheralded opponent. <br /><br />Yao opened up a 7-1 lead initially and even though Saina narrowed the gap to 16-18, the Dutch pocketed three straight points to grab the first game.<br /><br />The second game was no different as after 2-2, Yao moved ahead to 6-2 first and then widen the gap to 17-12 before finishing it off in style as Saina was left awe-struck.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Indian mixed doubles pair of V Diju and Jwala Gutta will take on English combo of Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg in the second round on Thursday.</p>
<p>Eighth-seeded Saina was not in her elements as the 20-year-old went down 16-21, 12-21 in just 26 minutes against unseeded Yao to crash out of the tournament.<br /><br />However, the Indian men’s doubles pair of Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas registered a comfortable win over Malaysian Pak Chu Chow and Chieng Hun Hong 21-18, 21-9 in a 28-minute battle to reach the second round of the event.<br /><br />The world number six Indian faltered from the start and could pose no threat to her unheralded opponent. <br /><br />Yao opened up a 7-1 lead initially and even though Saina narrowed the gap to 16-18, the Dutch pocketed three straight points to grab the first game.<br /><br />The second game was no different as after 2-2, Yao moved ahead to 6-2 first and then widen the gap to 17-12 before finishing it off in style as Saina was left awe-struck.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Indian mixed doubles pair of V Diju and Jwala Gutta will take on English combo of Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg in the second round on Thursday.</p>