World no.1 and second seeded Saina Nehwal of India had an easy passage to the second round of the Star Australian Open Superseries, when she brushed aside a challenge by world no.67 Cheah Lyddia Yi Yu of Malaysia. Saina’s compatriot and fourth men’s seed Kidambi Srikanth had a tough encounter with Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Vittinghus and it could only be decided in the thrilling third game. India’s women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa also reached the second round but it was curtains for three other Indians; Parupalli Kashyap, R M V Gurusaidutt