Andy Murray has the opportunity to become the first British player to break into the world's top three with a strong performance at the ATP Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.
The Scot begins his campaign on Saturday against Argentina's Juan Monaco in the knowledge that a run to the final could see him usurp Novak Djokovic, the current third-ranked player.
Murray, however, will be wary of Monaco - the world number 59 - who as recently as 13 months ago reached 14th in the rankings.
The 21-year-old is at least able to recuperate each evening in his own Miami apartment, which he bought last year before decorating it himself after Wimbledon.
"It's nice," he admitted. "It's the first year that I will be able to stay in my apartment.
"I've spent a lot of time here in the last year and a half or so - training, taking a couple of holidays here as well. I know Miami relatively well.
"Obviously it's nice to get to stay in your own bed at the tournament. That doesn't happen too much throughout the year."
Should Murray become the first Briton to make it into the world's top three since the inception of the rankings system in 1973, he is likely to have done it the hard way.
Tough route
A run of Mardy Fish, David Nalbandian and Australian Open conqueror Fernando Verdasco could await him should he defeat Monaco, before a likely semi-final meeting with world number one Rafael Nadal.
"I feel much better, much better prepared this week than at Indian Wells," said Murray, who was battling the after-effects of a virus in California.
"I obviously played a lot of matches there. Probably four days of practising on these courts before my first match. I've had a couple of hours each day.
"Physically, I feel fine. A little bit jet-lagged, but in terms of my legs and energy levels, I feel fine."
Despite winning three of his last four matches against Nadal, to whom he lost in the Indian Wells final last weekend, Murray believes the Spaniard continues to set the standard in world tennis.
But he insists any of the game's 'big four' could come a cropper this week in an ultra-strong field.
"Nadal holds three of the four slams. He's strong on clay. Right now he's starting to gain a bit of ground on everyone. I think he's quite a bit in front," added Murray.
"But I still feel, on any given day, it's not just the top four or five guys.
"I think it's going up to 10, 15, where they can beat the top players. It's definitely more interesting for tennis now."