Tall and strapping Dhakshineswar Suresh’s (DK) success story for India in the Davis Cup is one more example of how underdogs come from nowhere, bark and bite. As India defeated World No. 6 Netherlands 3-2 in the Davis Cup Qualifier 1 on Sunday in Bengaluru, the six-feet-five-inch tall DK, from Madurai, became the toast of the nation.

Over the weekend, DK first beat Jesper de Jong in the singles before pairing up with Yuki Bhambri to beat David Pel-Sander Arends in the doubles and finally clinching the deciding fifth reverse singles rubber against Guy Den Ouden. To beat a higher ranked European nation, DK has almost made a habit of it. “I discovered DK while hunting for players of Indian origin and competing in college tennis in the USA. I saw his videos and knew this boy is gold. Let me take you through how we, in the AITA, fast-tracked this giant-killer last year. To get his visa stamping done for the away tie in Switzerland last year was not easy as he is studying in the US.