Jayaram, Tanvi reach 2nd round of Russian Open

Indian shuttlers Ajay Jayaram and Tanvi Lad notched up contrasting wins to reach the second round of the men's and women's singles competition of the Russian Open Grand Prix badminton tournament here today.
Third seed Jayaram beat local player Kirill Timofeev 21-7 21-7 in a lop-sided match to set up a match against another Slovakia's Jarolim Vicen.
Tanvi too crossed the opening hurdle, beating Russia's Victoria Slobodjanuk 13-21 21-18 21-19 and will take on second seed Linda Zetchiri of Bulgaria in the next round.
Meanwhile, mixed doubles pair of Akshay Dewalkar and Prajakta Sawant defeated local combo of Rodion Kargaev and Ekaterina Bolotova 21-16 21-16. They will face Egypt's Abdelrahman Kashkal and Hadia Hosny.

Another mixed doubles pair of Dinesh Chaudhry and Lalita Dahiya defeated Russian combo of Mikhail Nesterenko and Daria Radchenko 21-11 21-16. They will take on second seeds Evgenij Dremin and Evgenia Dimova.