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. The second doubles pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan and M R Arjun sealed the tie for India with a convincing 21-7, 21-15 victory. Kidambi Srikanth then outsmarted world No. 77 Joshua Nguyen 21-17, 21-12. India lost 2-3 to hosts Denmark in their opening Group A tie of the Uber Cup. Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu put India ahead with a 21-13, 18-21, 21-17 win over Line Christophersen. World No. 23 Unnati Hooda then lost 12-21, 23-25 against world No. 26 Line 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....