Prajnesh must not fall in trap of playing safe: Zeeshan

With age not on his side, Prajnesh Gunneswaran must avoid the trap of playing safe on the Challenger circuit to defend points and should go full throttle in search of wins at the biggest tournaments, India's Davis Cup coach Zeeshan Ali suggested Wednesday.

Playing the best tennis of his life, Prajnesh recently broke into the top-100 and also competed in his maiden ATP Masters series event at the Indian Wells, second only to Grand Slams.

The 29-year-old recorded the biggest victory of his career by toppling world No.18 Nikoloz Basilashvili in the second round after coming through Qualifiers.

This week, he is trying to make the Miami Masters main draw and is one win away from sealing his spot.

"Prajnesh, at this stage of his career, does not have the luxury of time and has to keep making bold and tough choices to get himself in a position where getting main draw entries in the big events are guaranteed," Zeeshan told PTI in an interaction.

"The only way to make large jumps in the ...