Last Updated: Sun, 04 May 2008 14:35
Ronnie O'Sullivan insists he is taking nothing for granted ahead of his World Championship final with Ali Carter.
The two-time world champion was imperious in the semi-finals knocking out Stephen Hendry 17-6 and is a massive favourite to take this title for the third time, having beaten Carter in each of their eight previous meetings.
The Rocket though insists that he will not be complacent heading into the showdown as this match-up is far from a foregone conclusion.
"I'm not taking anything for granted," he said.
"Coming here I felt confident I could do something and since I've been here, there have been occasions where I've found it hard.
"I could have dug my own grave at times but have instead battled through."
O'Sullivan is confident though that he will be able to cope with slow, tactical play - something that he has often struggled against in the past - if Carter was to adopt that approach in his first Crucible final.
"If I'm comfortable over the table then slower players won't thrash me or take five or six frames in succession off me," he said.
"I've beaten my share of plodders in my time."