India's top-ranked player Rohan Bopanna drew India level with a 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 victory over Yen Hsun Lu.
Yeu Tzuoo Wang outclassed Karan Rastogi 6-1, 6-3 in the opening singles.
India suffered a shock defeat in the first round of the men's team event in tennis when the champion pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes went down meekly to Chinese Taipei's Wang and Lu in the doubles at the Asian Games in Doha on Monday.
Paes-Bhupathi lost 6-2, 6-3 in 76 minutes as India went down 1-2 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex.
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