Despite being committed to win her third consecutive gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, Nicol David is not feeling any pressure.
 
The Malaysian squash queen, currently ranked sixth in the world, is lining up for her sixth Commonwealth Games, but for the first time since Manchester 2002, she is not the tournament top seed.
 
"I am seeded number three, but I've got nothing to lose. I want to start strong and see how far I go," said the 34-year-old on Tuesday.
 
"It is a bonus for me to be part of the Games again and to play for Malaysia.
 
"I want to enjoy the Games and [I believe] the results will come."
 
David made her Commonwealth Games debut at Kuala Lumpur 1998 as a 14-year-old before winning gold medals at Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014.
 
She has a first-round bye before meeting either Colette Sultana of Malta or Cayman Island's Samantha Hennings in the second round.
 
She should progress to the last 16 to face Canada's Samantha Cornett, while England's fifth seed Alison Waters is a potential quarter-final opponent.
 
Besides David, the other Malaysian female singles players competing at this year’s Commonwealth Games are S.Sivasangari and Aifa Azman.
 
Sivasangari and Aifa will meet Scotland’s Alison Thomson and Lisa Atken respectively in the second round after also receiving a first-round bye.
 
The women's singles event begins on April 5.