Horsens (Denmark), April 25 -- Lakshya Sen endured a tough loss but Ayush Shetty and the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty registered wins as 2022 champions India notched up a commanding 4-1 win over Canada in their opening Group A tie of the Thomas Cup Finals, here Friday. After Lakshya's spirited effort ended in a 18-21, 21-19, 21-10 loss to world No. 13 Victor Lai, world No. 4 Satwik and Chirag levelled the tie with a dominant 21-10 21-11 win over Jonathan Bing Tsan Lai and Kevin Lee. The 20-year-old Ayush, runner-up at the recent Asia Championships, then outwitted world No. 33 Brian Yang 21-13, 21-17 in 39 minutes to hand India a 2-1 lead. The second doubles pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan and M R Arjun sealed the tie for India with a convincing 21-7, 21-15 victory over Ty Alexander Lindeman and Nyl Yakura. Kidambi Srikanth then outsmarted world No. 77 Joshua Nguyen 21-17, 21-12 in the fifth match as India wrapped up the match 4-1 to be placed second in the table behind China. China, 11-time winners and defending champions, beat Australia 5-0. The top two teams from the group will qualify for the quarter-finals. There was disappointment in the Uber Cup as India lost 2-3 to hosts Denmark in their opening Group A tie. Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu put India ahead with a tough 21-13, 18-21, 21-17 win over world No 21 Line Christophersen. Sindhu started slowly before cruising through the opening game but was pushed into a decider by Christophersen. The Dane raised her intensity in the second forcing the decider as errors crept into the Indian's game. The Dane moved ahead 15-12 but faltered with errors as Sindhu drew level at 15-15.In a nervy finish, Sindhu held her composure, winning six of the last seven points to move 18-16 ahead before finishing with a body smash and a down-the-line winner to seal the match. World No. 3 Unnati Hooda saved multiple match points before going down 12-21 23-25 against world No. 26 Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt. Tanvi Sharma lost to Amalie Schulz 21-19, 16-21, 16-21. In the must win rubber, the doubles pair of Shruti Mishra and Priya Konjengbam missed two match points before losing to Amalie Cecilie Kudsk and Mette Werge 17-21, 21-11, 21-23....