Edmonton (Canada), Sep 16 : Ramkumar Ramanathan edged past Brayden Schnur in a four-setter to give India a 1-0 lead over Canada on Day one of the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie here.
The 22-year-old used his experience to get better of the Canadian debutant 5-7 7-6(4) 7-5 7-5 in the first singles, which lasted three hours and 16 minutes on Friday.
The 154-ranked remained unbeaten in the Davis Cup in 2017 season, having won all five matches he has played.