Tokyo, July 14 -- Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and the mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto advanced to the second round of the Japan Open after registering straight-game victories in their respective opening-round matches at the BWF Super 750 tournament here on Tuesday.

The 2019 BWF Champion defeated Malaysia's Wong Ling Ching 21-14, 21-11 in just 36 minutes to make a confident start to her campaign, according to a press release.

Dhruv and Tanisha also progressed with a 21-16, 21-14 win over Scotland's Alexander Dunn and Julie Macpherson.

However, Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde bowed out in the mixed doubles after losing 11-21, 10-21 to top seeds Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping of China.

In men's d...