Davis Cup coach Zeeshan Ali Thursday said Indian players are fast acclimatising to the grass courts as they plot an upset win against higher-ranked Italy in next week's Qualifiers.
The Indian squad has checked in here more than a week early to get acclimatised to the surface as most of them last played on grass-courts at the Wimbledon last year.
"It's one of the earliest, we've come in for a Davis Cup tie to acclimatise and get used to playing on grass. They all believe that they have a very good chance of winning this time," the India coach told reporters after a practice session.
"I'm hoping that it's only going to get better from now on but as compared to yesterday, I can already see there's a huge difference in how they are hitting the ball. It's a good sign."
"Davis Cup means a lot to our players. Playing for the country means a lot to them and that's the kind of passion and fire that we want to see from our players when they step onto the courts Friday and Saturday."
"Apart from the players, I'm also very very excited to be here and to do my bit. So for me it's a very emotional thing to be back, not as a player but as a coach."
"We won't really know how it's playing till we go there on Monday, that's when we start practicing over there."
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