India's B Sai Praneeth returns to Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting during the BWF World Championships at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow yesterday. The Indian won 14-21, 21-18, 21-19. Pic/AFP

India's singles players continued to make progress in the initial rounds, even as five-time champion Lin Dan, seeded seventh, was stretched for 81 minutes by Emil Holst in one of the longest matches at the Total Badminton World Championships yesterday.