World number three Saina Nehwal produced a rich vein of form as she saw off Karin Schnaas of Germany to progress through to the pre-quarterfinals of the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament here on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old took just 33 minutes to sweep aside her German opponent 21-7, 21-15 in the one-sided second round of the tournament.
With the win, Nehwal, who had bagged the Swiss Open title in 2011 and 2012, has now set up a clash with Czech's Kristina Gavnholt, who has also made it to the next round after claiming 12-21 21-9 21-8 victory over her Bulgarian opponent Petya Nedelcheva.
Meanwhile, sixth-ranked P.V Sindhu also advanced to the next round after brushing aside Chloe Magee of Ireland 21-19, 21-10.
In the men's singles event, Sai Praneeth displayed a remarkable performance as he also managed to reach the pre-quarterfinals after claiming a comfortable 21-7, 21-10 win over Uzbekistan's Artyom Savatyugin in a 21-minute match.
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