Djokovic stays ‘humble’

NOVAK Djokovic has played down suggestions he can win Wimbledon despite looking ominously good at Queen’s.

The former world No 1 eased into the quarter-finals by dispatching Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-1 in the FeverTree Championships second round.

It has been a difficult two years for Djokovic after winning the last of his 12 grand slams at the French Open as he has suffered from injury and motivation issues.

However, he is l ooking good on the grass, though is not getting carried away ahead of SW19 next month.

“Let’s not get too ahead of ourselves too early,” he commented.

“I had two great matches so far and I’ll just keep my focus here. I’m definitely not one of the favourites in Wimbledon, so I’ll j ust try to keep it humble.

“It’s quite open, I mean, Roger Federer is a clear favourite, without a doubt.

“Rafael Nadal maybe hasn’t played that well up to his standard in Wimbledon the last couple of years but he’s won it several times, played finals several times. He’s definitely one of the candidates to win the title.”

Djokovic also highlighted Andy Murray as a potential threat, even though he is only one game into his comeback after an 11-month absence and has not even committed to playing at Wimbledon.

He said: “Andy and myself, you know, if we play well. Obviously we dropped in the rankings but Andy played really well against Nick Kyrgios here first round. He’s always tough to play against on grass courts, especially in Wimbledon.”

Djokovic will face Adrian Mannarino in the last eight at Queen’s after he won the all-French battle against Julien Benneteau 7-6 (7/4) 6-3.

Stuart McInally will skipper Scotland.