Sindhu, the world raked 23rd, hardly met any resistance from the unseeded Victoria Na as she trounced the Australian 21-9 21-9 in a contest which barely lasted 18 minutes.
"I had never played against her (Victoria) before, but it was easy today," said Sindhu after the match.
Sindhu's flying start in the very first match of the day failed to guarantee a smooth tiding for the other strong Indian challenger in the women's competition, Gokhale from Pune.
Gokhale lost 21-15 21-11 to the fifth seed Aprilla Yuswandari of Indonesia at the BBD UP Academy. $120,000
On the other hand, India's RMV Gurusaidutt caused quite a flutter in the men's singles when he scored a delectable win over Malaysia's Mohammad Arif Abdul Latif, the seventh seed here.
The 22-year-old Indian, who had won the gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, wrapped up the contest with a 21-10 21-16 win over the Malaysian in 41 minutes.
"He (Latif) is a tricky player but I was prepared today. I trusted my fitness and I'm glad that it worked today," said Gurusaidutt after the match. (More)
