Marin Cilic feels in great form ahead of Wimbledon
"I don't know. I'm not looking at it like that. I'm not obsessed by it. I feel that I'm playing great"
Sunday 24 June 2018 19:53, UK
Marin Cilic claims he is "not obsessed" by winning Wimbledon despite outlining his credentials as a potential champion by sealing his second Queen's Club title on Sunday.
Top-seed Cilic saved a match point before edging past Novak Djokovic to win his second Queen's Club Championships crown on Sunday
It was a particularly satisfying win for last year's Wimbledon finalist who had also held match point in the 2017 Queen's final before being edged out by Feliciano Lopez.
"Things turned around from last year to this year. It was a similar scenario, and this year I was the one that was the happier guy at the end," the Croatian top seed told a press conference.
"I feel that when I raise my level of the serving, I'm the one who can even take control of the match. Lucky that I played a great tie-break again, and third set was another great set."
Cilic insisted he is not the favourite for Wimbledon following Roger Federer's shock Halle defeat to fellow countryman Borna Coric.
"I don't know. I'm not looking at it like that. I'm not obsessed by it. I feel that I'm playing great. That's what I need to do, you know, have a few days of rest and practice and just do things well on my own part of the court," added the former US Open champion.
"I played great tennis, managed to win, managed to find a way to win, and feeling definitely very strong for coming weeks."
Djokovic will also be well fancied for a fourth title at Wimbledon but his trophy drought now goes beyond a year - the longest time between titles in his career and the Serb insists he is not one of the favourites to win at the All England Club this summer.
"I wouldn't say I'm a contender for a trophy or anything like that," said the 31-year-old. "I have to keep my expectations very low, considering my results in the last 12 months.
"But I'm really happy that I'm able to play this way coming up to Wimbledon. This is as big a tournament as it gets prior to Wimbledon, and I played in the final and almost won it so it's a great result."
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