Novak Djokovic said rediscovering the winning feeling on Saturday when he scored his first tournament success since January had provided the perfect preparation for the Wimbledon Championships.
The Serbian broke his normal pre-Wimbledon practice regime to accept a wildcard at the Aegon International event in Eastbourne, where he claimed his 68th tour title by beating Gael Monfils 6-3 6-4.
It was his first tournament win since January and has left the world No.4 confident of mounting a challenge at Wimbledon, where he has been drawn against Slovakia's Martin Klizan in the first round.
"A lot of time spent on the practice courts, four quality matches. Just overall very happy with the way it went, and where my form is," Djokovic said.
"Obviously I was not playing too many of the events in the week prior to the beginning of the grand slam in my career, but I decided to do so this time because I felt like I needed more matches in general, but especially on the grass.
"That is a very unique surface that requires time for adaptation and adjustment, especially for the movement."
The three-times Wimbledon champion has faced an unexpectedly rocky few months, losing his No.1 ranking to Andy Murray and failing to make a mark at either the Australian or French Open.
That poor form led him to bring in eight-time grand slam champion Andre Agassi as coach ahead of the French Open, where he lost to Austria's Dominic Thiem in the quarter-finals, a defeat that meant he dropped out of the world's top two for the first time since 2011.
Djokovic, who last won Wimbledon in 2015, has made another personnel change for the grasscourt event which starts on Monday, adding his friend and former player Mario Ancic to his coaching team alongside Agassi.
"He (Ancic) said he was anyway coming to London. He would be happy to spend some time with Andre and myself during Wimbledon," Djokovic said.
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