All three opposing teams that Sweden has in their group are better ranked on paper.
And it is something that the Swedes are aware of.
- It will be tough, but I think we can still have a good chance, says the Swedish doubles player (ranked 83rd in the world) André Göransson.
Meet the 2018 champion
Sweden starts against Argentina this afternoon, which is ranked one place above Sweden in the world rankings.
Later in the week, Croatia (champion as recently as 2018 and number one in the Davis Cup world ranking) and Italy (with, among other things, US Open quarter-finalist Jannik Sinner in the team) await.
For the returning national team captain Johan Hedsberg, the key to a Swedish bang is clear.
- There are three very strong teams, so we have to believe in ourselves.
We have to work with the Swedish team spirit, which we are usually very good at.
We have proven that before in the Davis Cup historically, but also with this group.
Before we got into this top group, we beat several countries that were much, much higher ranked than us, he tells SVT Sport, and continues:
- Then, of course, each individual must play at a high level.