Lakshya Sen endured a tough loss, but Ayush Shetty and the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty registered wins India notched up a commanding 4-1 win over Canada in their opening Group A tie of the Thomas Cup Finals here on Friday.

After Lakshya’s spirited effort ended in a 18-21, 21-19, 21-10 loss to Victor Lai, Satwik and Chirag levelled the tie with a dominant 21-10 21-11 win over Jonathan Bing Tsan Lai and Kevin Lee. Ayush then outwitted Brian Yang 21-13, 21-17 to hand India a 2-1 lead.