India 2-1 Japan! Yushi Tanaka opens Japan's account

Yushi Tanaka defeated India's HS Prannoy in the second singles match to give Japan a chance of a comeback in this tie by reducing the match score deficit to 1.

This was the second meeting between the two players, where Tanaka remained unbeaten against the veteran Prannoy with second straight win.

Final Score: HS Prannoy (IND) 16-21, 11-21 Yushi Tanaka (JPN)