Tim Henman says he is all set for his final farewell in this weekend's Davis Cup clash with Croatia at Wimbledon.
The 33-year-old hopes to bow out on a high by leading Great Britain back into the competition's elite World Group.
"I'm excited about one big last push and, hopefully, we can get the result," said Henman, who announced his retirement before last month's US Open.
"I'm certainly aware there are only a few days left, but, because of the nature of the tie and how important it is, all my energy is focused on it."
Henman is relishing his final appearance at Wimbledon, where he reached the semi-finals four times, and believes the grass of Number One court will give the home team a significant advantage.
Transition
He explained: "We've had some very good practice so far and all of us feel comfortable on the grass.
"It doesn't take us long to make the transition from other surfaces.
"It's quite late in the year to be playing outdoors, let alone on grass, but it's the best choice of surface for us to be playing Croatia."
Andy Murray, who overtook Henman to become Britain's number one last year, is also more than happy to be playing on grass.
The Scot missed this year's Wimbledon as a result of a wrist injury which kept him on the sidelines for four months.
But Murray said: "I'm really looking forward to it. I've been hitting the ball really well and Number One court is in fantastic condition.
"The balls have been bouncing up like a hardcourt," said the 20-year-old Scot, who adapted quickly to the change of surface.
"Hitting the ball doesn't take long at all, it's just the movement that takes a bit of getting used to, a couple of hours."
Emotion
Great Britain know they have to put the emotion surrounding Henman's departure to one side and he is determined not to let it affect the team performance.
He continued: "It's no different to any match in my career. I've always given it my best shot and this weekend will be no different.
"People might say you can see the finishing line in terms of my career but it's a positive for me."
Henman is ready to once again carry the burden of playing three five-set matches over three days if required.
He explained: "Most definitely. One of the significant aspects of my age is that you don't recover as quickly, but playing on grass is a big help, it's definitely easier on my back.
"If I'm required to play five-set matches three days in a row, I feel ready to go."
Like Henman, Croatia's top player Ivan Ljubicic wants to bow out of the Davis Cup with a win.
The 28-year-old, who has confirmed this weekend's tie will also be his last for his country, said: "I've been in the Davis Cup team for 10 years and I don't think I'm able to carry on giving my best. I'm not getting any younger.
"I was thinking about it in 2006 after we won it, but next year is the Olympic Games and to commit myself to the Davis Cup and the Olympics is just too much."
He added: "Tim Henman is retiring and wants to leave in the best possible way and the young British team want to be in the World Group.
"But we would like to remain in the World Group because we feel it is where we belong. It will be a shame if we go down."
Great Britain captain John Lloyd called on the fans to forget their natural British reserve to back his side.
He said: "It will be a different atmosphere to Wimbledon.
"The crowd are very knowledgeable here and I think they will realise this is the time the polite stuff goes out of the window to a certain extent.
"We want them to be as absolutely nutty as they possibly can for us and I believe it will happen."