CWG: Saina, Sindhu, Rankireddy, Ponnappa enters pre-quarterfinals

Gold Coast, April 11: India s star singles shuttlers and the mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday.Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu thrashed Fiji s Andra Whiteside 21-6, 21-3, while 2012 bronze medallist Saina Nehwal routed South African Elsie De Villiers 21-3, 21-1.Three-time World championship medallist Sindhu will meet Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu in the next round, while Saina s challenger will be Jessica Li of the Isle of Man.Third women s singles shuttler, Ruthvika Gadde beat Ghana s Grace Atipaka 21-15, 21-7. Ruthvika will meet Singapore s Jia Min Yeo in the next round.