Novak Djokovic 10 Personal Facts, Biography, Wiki
Serbian tennis playerCoaches: Marián Vajda, Goran Ivanišević TrendingBorn: May 22, 1987 (age 33 years), Belgrade, SerbiaTour Finals: W (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)Olympic Games: (2008)Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)Davis Cup: W (2010)Nickname(s) Nole, DjokerProfession Tennis PlayerHeight (approx.) in centimeters- 188 cmin meters- 1.88 min feet- 6′ 2″Eye Colour HazelHair Colour Dark BrownDate of Birth 22 May 1987Age (as in 2020) 34 YearsBirthplace Belgrade, SerbiaZodiac sign GeminiNationality SerbianHometown Belgrade, SerbiaFamily Father- Srdan Djokovic (Montenegro)Mother- Dijana Djokovic (Croatia)Religion Serbian OrthodoxEthnicity SerbianHobbies Skiing, Horse riding, MusicMarital Status MarriedAffairs/Girlfriends Jelena DjokovicWife Jelena DjokovicChildren Son- 1Daughter- None
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Novak Djokovic is the only player who can claim to have beaten both Federer and Nadal in the same tournament on 3 different occasions (Montreal 2007, Indian Wells 2011, and US Open 2011).Djokovic was a part of the longest men’s singles Grand Slam finals where he defeated Rafael Nadal in five sets at the 2012 Australian Open. The match lasted 5 hours 53 minutes.Novak Djokovic is the first player ever to win three consecutive Australian Open titles.Djokovic is the first male player representing Serbia to have won a Grand Slam title.Djokovic holds the best match winning rate at (83.33%) on hard courts and is the only player in the Open Era to win the first three masters in a year.Novak Djokovic loves Pizza but cannot have it as he is allergic to Gluten.Djokovic can speak 4 different languages viz. Serbian, English, Italian & German.Djokovic drinks only warm water; he says that cold water inhibits blood flow.A Serbian rock band known as ‘Zona B’ titled one of their songs ‘The Joker’ dedicated to Djokovic.Djokovic is the youngest player ever to have reached the semifinals of all 4 Grand Slams consecutively.Novak is the only player to win eight of the nine ATP Masters 1000 tournament events at least once.Djokovic is inseparable from his pet ‘Poodle Pierre’. He takes his pet with him wherever possible, even for his tennis matches.Djokovic has a weird habit of eating grass after winning every match at Wimbledon.On 6 September 2020, during a match against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta in the U.S. Open, he accidentally hit a ball at a line judge in a moment of frustration.The line judge, identified as Laura Clark from Owensboro, Kentucky, collapsed to the floor after the ball hit her in the throat.Although a horrified Djokovic ran over to her and apologized, he was overheard to say –she doesn’t have to go to hospital for this.”He started dating Jelena Ristić in 2005, and got engaged to her in September 2013.On July 10, 2014, they got married in ‘Sveti Stefan,’ a small islet and hotel resort in Montenegro.On July 12, their church wedding took place in the ‘Church of Saint Stephen.’ Their son Stefan was born on October 21 that year.Apart from Serbian, Djokovic can speak English, Italian, and German languages.In November 2007, he founded the ‘Novak Djokovic Foundation’ to aid the underprivileged children of Serbia in getting proper education and other essential resources so as to lead a healthy and productive life.In 2016, he donated $20,000 for the early childhood education program undertaken by ‘Melbourne City Mission’ to aid underprivileged children.Began playing tennis at 4 years old and made professional debut at 16Nickname is NoleWas the first Serbian player to win a Grand Slam event (the 2008 Australian Open)Won a bronze medal in men’s singles at the 2008 Olympics in BeijingHelped lead Serbia to its first Davis Cup title in 2010, and celebrated with the rest of the team by getting his head shavedStarted the 2011 season with a 41-match winning streak, the best to begin a season since John McEnroe’s 42-match streak in 1984 Earned the ATP World Tour No1 ranking in July 2011 after winning his first Wimbledon titleChosen as the flag bearer for Serbia at the 2012 Olympics in London; finished fourth after losing to Juan Martin del Potro in the bronze medal matchWon 11 titles in 2015, including the Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open, and six masters tournamentsWith his 2016 French Open win, won four Grand Slam titles in a row, making him the first man to hold all four since 1969Despite being the top-ranked player in the men’s singles tournament at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, was ousted in the first round by del Potro (who went on to win silver)Novak Djokovic (Nole) was born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, to parents Srđan and Dijana Đoković.He is of paternal Serbian and maternal Croatian descent.His two younger brothers, Marko and Djordje, have also played professional tennis.A resident of Monte Carlo, Djokovic was coached by former Slovak tennis player Marián Vajda beginning in 2006 until Boris Becker took over the role of his head coach in December 2013.Djokovic is a self-described fan of languages, speaking Serbian, English, French, German, and Italian.
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