Serbia are without Novak Djokovic's presence for their opening Davis Cup tie of 2012 against Sweden.
Normally the Serbian team can rest easy knowing that their talisman Djokovic will deliver two singles wins but this weekend they'll have to cope without him as the world number one is taking a well-earned break following his heroics at last month's Australian Open.
However the back-up isn't too shabby. Serbia still have world number nine Janko Tipsarevic and world number 22 Viktor Troicki in their ranks plus former Wimbledon doubles champion Nenad Zimonjic.
With home advantage too (the tie is being held on a fast indoor court in the town of Hala Cair), they will be huge favourites against a very weak Swedish side.
The saying goes that you can never predict anything in Davis Cup but there will have been few Swedish teams as weak as this one. Robin Soderling's exploits over the past few years have masked the paucity of talent in Swedish men's tennis and with the former French Open finalist sidelined by glandular fever, the top two singles players are Michael Ryderstedt (ranked 346 in the world) and Carl Bergman (ranked 500).
Sweden will do well to avoid a 5-0 whitewash.
