India's number one singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran on Tuesday said beating formidable sides is a possibility in the new Davis Cup format as he looks forward to cash in on his stupendous form in the Qualifier match against Italy.
Best of three set matches would be played inside two days as 24 teams will lock horns around the world on Friday and Saturday in their bid for the World Group Finals in Madrid in November.
"Honestly, the change in format would not really matter to me. It's a bit more physical if we play five sets and in best of three anything can happen. It's in two days and not three days so I don't really see too much of a difference," Prajnesh told reporters at the Calcutta South Club.
Prajnesh on Monday jumped seven places in the world ranking to be on a career- high rank of 102 as he attempts to build on a successful 2018 where he won two Challenger titles in four finals and also upset now world number 27 Denis Shapovalov on grass at the Stuttgart Open.
"I've had enough tournaments and over the last couple of years and I've had a very good run in the last six months and I'm looking forward to using the momentum and trying to do as well as possible here," he said.
"I'm just going to approach it like every other match. I focus, prepare for my match and then I try to execute my game plan and don't worry too much about the situation or what's on the line and all of that."
Aiming to break into top-100, Prajnesh said: "I am playing a few few Challengers, first one in China and then there are two in Bangkok so I will be playing those."
The hosts checked in about a week prior to get acclimatised to the conditions and Ali said, "In terms of having settled in and gotten more practice on grass, we would be a lot more comfortable."
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