Paris: Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Wednesday progressed to the second round of the ongoing French Open here in Paris. Nehwal defeated Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi in straight games 23-21, 21-17 in the first round match. Ngan Yi had an upper hand in the first game, but Nehwal was able to bounce back to take the win 23-21. The 29-year-old Nehwal carried on with her winning momentum and she capitalised to win the match in straight games.

Men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty came out triumphant in their match as they defeated Jelle Maas and Robin Tabelling of Netherlands 21-16, 21-14 on Wednesday. Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the French Open after facing a first-round defeat against Taiwan's Chou Tien Chen 21-15, 7-21, 14-21.