Novak Djokovic insists he is not "one of the favourites for Wimbledon" despite the three-time champion showing impressive form at the Fever-Tree Championships.
Djokovic recorded a convincing straight-sets victory against Grigor Dimitrov to reach the quarter-finals at the Queen's Club, after opening his grass-court campaign with a vintage display against John Millman.
The second-round victory against the former Queen's champion was the 12-time Grand Slam champion's 799th win of his glittering career, but the 31-year-old believes there are stronger candidates at the All England Club next month.
"Let's not get too ahead of ourselves too early. I'm definitely not one of the favourites for Wimbledon," Djokovic, world No 22, said.
"Roger is the clear favourite without a doubt. (Rafael) Nadal maybe hasn't played well at Wimbledon by his standards, but he's won it several times. He's definitely one of the candidates to win the title."
The former world No 1, who will face Feliciano Lopez in the quarter-finals at Queen's Club, is appearing at the event for the first time since 2010 and believes Andy Murray can also be considered in the reckoning after his impressive comeback performance on Tuesday.
"Andy (Murray) and myself if we play well (can be contenders). We dropped in the rankings, but Andy played really well against Nick Kyrgios here," Djokovic added.
"He has home support, things can go in a good direction if he plays well at Wimbledon."
Djokovic, like Murray, was forced to miss the second half of last season through an elbow injury but after a disappointing quarter-final exit at the French Open to Marco Cecchinato, claims his confidence is growing.
"It was an important match for me. Obviously, I didn't win too many big matches in the last 12 months," he said about his victory against Dimitrov.
"I'm still finding my form. This was a great test against one of the top players in the world who prefers this surface.
"I was looking forward to the challenge. I was very focused to give my best performance and I managed to deliver.
"I haven't had that consistency in my game. Mentally I've been trying to put things together in the last three or four months.
"These two matches have been exactly what I needed. I'm enjoying the grass."
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