Saina, who has got a bye in the first round, will meet Anastasia Prokopenko of Russia in the second round. Prokopenko got a walkover in her first round match against Olga Konon of Poland.

The 19-year-old Indian was down with chickenpox a week back, but said she has fully recovered and is raring to go.

'I am fully fit now. I practiced in full steam for the last two to three days. I did not feel any weakness during the practise. It's only after the first match that I will be able to judge myself in a better way,' she told IANS.

'I am taking it one match at a time and not putting any pressure on myself.'

Sayali Gokhale and Aditi Mutatkar are the other two Indian players in the women's singles draw.

Also, the world No. 8 mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V.Diju is expected to put up a strong show after their recent international successes.

The two have got a walkover from their tricky first round match against England's top pair of Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork, after their pull out.

'It was a tough first round match, but now we are through to the second round. They are a pretty good side,' Jwala told IANS.

'We do not know who we will play next but we have prepared well for the tournament. We have gelled remarkably as a team. I am a leftie and he is a right-hander so we complement each other well on the court.'

In the men's singles, Chetan Anand (world No. 15) will play South Korean Ji Hoon Hong Monday while Arvind Bhat (world No.24) has a tough first round match against ninth seed Chinese Taipei's Yu Hsien Hsieh, who has beaten the Indian twice before.

The promising Parupalli Kashyap, who has got a wild card, might not face any difficulty in getting past Iran's Ali Shah Hosseini in the first round.