India, Sept. 13 -- Pulled out of reserves, Dhakshineshwar Suresh stunned higher-ranked Jerome Kym in straight sets to hand India a 1-0 lead against hosts Switzerland in the Davis Cup World Group I tie on Friday. Captain Rohit Rajpal showed immense faith in Dhakshineshwar, playing him ahead of Aryan Shah, and the tall Chennai player did not disappoint his side, coming out a 7-6 (4) 6-3 winner in the opening singles against 155th ranked Kym. Dhakshineshwar is placed 626 on the ATP charts but his game belied the low rank.

He charged the net a lot more after measuring the game of his opponent who seemed to be lacking a plan B. "I just stayed calm, played my game, no matter the situation is. There was a lot of pressure, going for country for ...