Novak Djokovic: Exceptional talent has led to his role at the top of the tennis world in Serbia from a poor background.
Belgrade – Novak Djokovic was born on 22 May 1987 in the Serbian capital. The oldest of three brothers, he started playing tennis at the age of four and showed his extraordinary talent at an early age. Although his parents had very little money to spend, he invested in his education. For the family this meant much sacrifice, but hardships paid off: Novak Djokovic became one of the best tennis players in the world.
Novak Djokovic: career of an extraordinary player
Novak left Djokovic at the age of twelve BelgradeVisiting tennis academy of tennis trainer Nikola Pilić in Munich. In 2003, he played his first game as a professional and began climbing the world rankings. Already in 2006 – not yet 20 years old – he was ranked 16th. Djokovic made it to the Round of 16 of the Australian Open in 2007, but lost to then-world number one Roger Federer, one of his greatest ever. Rival.
He considered the defeat on August 12 of the same year his biggest win when he defeated Andy Roddick, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the top three players in the world rankings within a tournament at the Canada Masters in Montreal. Then he himself rose to the ATP list, finishing second in 2010 and first in 2011. In later years, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic repeatedly chased each other. Djokovic is in first place since February 3, 2020.
Novak Djokovic: his biggest successes
In Novak Djokovic’s list of successes, one exaggeration follows another. He is the tennis player to have won the Australian Open the most times with nine wins worldwide: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Second place is six titles with permanent rivals Roger Federer and Roy Emerson. Each.
Novak Djokovic has won a total of 82 titles so far. The most important are:
- Grand Slam: 18
- Wimbledon: 5
- Australian Open: 9
- US Open: 3
- French Open: 1
2016 was one of the greatest years of success for Novak Djokovic, as here he won all four Grand Slam tournaments one after the other. In 2021, he set another record: the Serbian tennis player topped the world rankings since February 3, 2020, and topped the world rankings for more than 310 consecutive weeks. With this, he defeated Roger Federer’s best time.
Novak Djokovic: His coach
In 2007 Novak Djokovic coached Slovak Marin Vajda at the start of his professional career, who was supported by Australian ex-tennis professional Mark Woodford before the crucial tournament. From 2013 to December 2016, German Wimbledon star Boris Becker was his coach, with whom he was able to achieve many of the tournament’s successes. Also in 2017, Novak Djokovic relied on a successful ex-professional as a coach and contracted Andre Agassi together with Czech Radek Radetěpánek. However, when the breakthrough did not materialize and he was eliminated in the 16th round at the 2018 Australian Open, he split from the two and re-worked with his long-time coach Marianne Wajda, with whom he was ranked world ranking. I returned to the top. .
Novak Djokovic: previous record of a successful life
While he is at the helm professionally, Novak Djokovic’s personal life also runs smoothly. On 10 July 2014, the tennis star married Jelena Ristive, whom she has been with since 2005, that is, from her teens. They have a son (born in 2014) and a daughter since 2017. The couple, whose estimated total assets are 150 million Euros, live with their family in Marbella, Spain.
