World number two Saina Nehwal had to play out of her skin against the 14th ranked Fanetri, who posed a huge threat to the Indian before surrendering 17-21 29-27 13-21 in an hour and 14 minutes in a women's singles first round match at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno Stadium here.

The 23-year-old from Hyderabad will take on the winner of the match between Sayaka Takahashi of Japan and Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk in the prequarterfinals tomorrow. Saina, seeded second, relied on her smashes, while Fanetri dominated the net play.