Johan cruises to next round: Men's singles shuttler Johan

Johan cruises to next round: Men's singles shuttler Johan Hadikusuma cleared his first hurdle at the US$250,000 Real Kredit Danish Open on Tuesday afternoon by defeating Chetan Anand of India 7-4, 4-7, 7-4, 8-6 at Copenhagen's Farum Arena, www.worldbadminton.net reported. Johan is set to meet Singapore's Indra Wijaya, who beat Jim Ronny Andersen of Norway 3-7, 7-5, 7- 1, 7-5. Marlev Mainaky played his match later in the evening. The evening session also saw two Indonesian pairs at the men's doubles. Halim Heryanto teamed up with Lulu Hadiyanto while Flandy Limpele paired up with Eng Hian. Mixed doubles, women's singles and women's doubles matches start on Wednesday. -- JP