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Novak Djokovic is a world-leading Serbian tennis player. He is currently the only male tennis player to have won 24 Grand Slams and holds countless tennis records.

He currently holds 69 major titles, including 24 Grand Slams, has won the most Masters tournaments with 39 times and the record for most ATP World Tour Finals wins with six championships.

Djokovic set a record of 390 weeks held the ATP No. 1 ranking in 12 different years and finished the year at No. 1 on seven occasions.

Djokovic has won 3/4 Grand Slam tournaments in a year on 4 occasions (2011, 2015, 2021 and 2023) and is the only player to have won 4 Grand Slam tournaments at least three times. He is currently the only player to have completed the Golden Masters in his career.

Djokovic is not only good at tennis, but he is also fluent in many languages: he speaks Serbian, English, French, German and Italian. Djokovic is a comedian in the tennis industry who does humorous impersonations of other tennis players.

Biography and personal life of Novak Djokovic.

What is Novak Djokovic’s date of birth and how old is he?

Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987, he is currently 36 years old.

Where is Novak Djokovic from, what country is he from?

Novak Djokovic is a Serbian of Croatian origin, from Belgrade, the capital and largest city of the country. Serbia is a landlocked country in southeastern Europe and in the center of the Balkans.

Novak Djokovic’s parents are Srđan and Dijana. His two younger brothers, Marko and Djordje, are also professional tennis players.

Who is Novak Djokovic’s wife?

Novak Djokovic’s wife’s name is Jelena Ristić, she is a Serbian businessman and an active philanthropist. Jelena Jelena Ristić was born on June 17, 1986, 1 year older than her husband.

Djokovic met Jelena Ristić in high school and began dating her in 2005. After many years of dating, they held a commitment ceremony in September 2013.

On 10 July 2014 the couple tied the knot in Sveti Stefan, Montenegro. Two days later, on 12 July 2014, Djokovic and Jelena held their wedding ceremony at St. Stephen’s Church in Praskvica Monastery.

Djokovic and Jelena currently have 2 children, 1 boy and 1 girl. Djokovic’s son Stefan was born in 2015 and his daughter Tara was born in 2017.

What religion does Djokovic follow?

Djokovic is an Orthodox Christian, Novak Djokovic does not hesitate to pronounce the name of Christ in press conferences or to wear a necklace with a cross.

“It is the most important title in my life, because before being an athlete, I was an Orthodox Christian,” he shared in April 2011, upon receiving the Insignia of Saint Sava, First Class, from His Holiness Irenaeus, Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

The award is a recognition, especially for his financial contributions, to the restoration of religious buildings in Serbia, his hometown.

Novak Djokovic’s tennis career

When he was 4 years old, Djokovic started playing tennis. In the summer of 1993, Djokovic was only six years old. When she saw Djokovic play tennis, Yugoslavian tennis player Jelena Genčić discovered Djokovic’s natural talent and declared: “This is the greatest talent I have seen since Monica Seles”.

Genčić became Djokovic’s tennis teacher for six years and realized that Djokovic needed to go abroad to develop his career. Genčić then contacted Nikola Pilić to transfer the boy to Pilić’s tennis academy in Oberschleißheim, Germany, and he trained there for four years.

At the age of 14, Djokovic began his tennis career on the international field when he won the European Championships in singles, doubles and team competitions.

2006: First ATP title of his career in Miami

In early 2006, Djokovic, then 19, participated in the Hopman Cup doubles event held in Perth, Australia, with his partner Ana Ivanovic and lost in the final.

After that, he continued his progress as he steadily climbed. Djokovic started 2006 ranked 78th but then cracked the top 40 thanks to reaching the quarter-finals of Roland Garros and the fourth round of Wimbledon.

Just three weeks after Wimbledon, she won her first title in Amersfoot without dropping a set and reached the top 20 for the first time in her career.

At the Indian Wells tournament held in India, Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the semi-finals, but lost to Rafael Nadal in the final and finished runner-up.

Then at the Masters 1000 in Miami, Florida, Djokovic followed up by defeating Andy Murray in the semi-finals and successfully claimed Nadal’s debt in the final to win his first career ATP championship and break into the top 10 players.

He then took part in the Monte Carlo Open and lost to David Ferrer in the third round. At the Estoril tournament, Djokovic defeated Frenchman Richard Gasquet.

2007: Reached first Grand Slam final

Djokovic began 2007 by defeating Australian Chris Guccione in the Adelaide final, before losing to champion Roger Federer in the fourth round of the Australian Open.

Djokovic then reached the quarter-finals of the Italian Open in Rome and lost to Nadal. He then participated in the Hamburg Masters and was eliminated by Carlos Moya.

At Roland Garros in France, one of four Grand Slam tournaments of the year, Djokovic reached the semi-finals but lost to eventual champion Nadal.

At Wimbledon in England, Djokovic advanced to the semi-finals to face Nadal but had to retire midway through the third set due to an elbow problem, after winning the first and losing the second.

At the Canadian Open in Montreal, Djokovic won the championship by defeating world No. 3 Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals, No. 2 Nadal in the semifinals and No. 1 Federer in the final.

Then at the US Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year held in the US, he reached the final and got off to a pretty good start with 5 set points in the first set and 2 set points in the second set but ended up losing to the champion Federer.

2007 ended for Djokovic when he won his fifth title at the BA-CA TennisTrophy in Vienna, ending the year at number 3 in the ATP rankings.

2008: Won first Grand Slam at the Australian Open.

At the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, Djokovic reached the final without dropping a set, including a victory over defending champion Federer in the semi-finals. In the final, Djokovic defeated French player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win the first Grand Slam title of his career. Ending the dominance of Federer or Nadal from 2005 until now.

At the Indian Wells Masters, Djokovic claimed his third career Masters title by defeating Mardy Fish in the final.

At the Italian Open in Rome, Djokovic went on to claim his fourth career Masters title by defeating Wawrinka in the final.

At the French Open, Djokovic finished third, but lost to Nadal in the semifinals in 3 sets. Djokovic arrived at Wimbledon seeded third, but lost to Safin in the second round.

At the Cincinnati Masters, Djokovic defeated Nadal in the semi-finals to advance to the final, but then lost to Murray.

In 2008, at the Beijing Olympics, Djokovic defeated James Blake to win the men’s singles bronze medal after losing to Nadal in the semi-finals.

After the Olympics, Djokovic entered the US Open as the third seed. Djokovic defeated Roddick in the quarterfinals but lost to Federer in the semifinals in 4 sets.

In 2009, Djokovic appeared in 10 finals, winning five titles, but did not win any more Grand Slams and finished the year ranked world number 3.

In 2010, together with Federer and Nadal, Djokovic was dubbed the “Big Three” by fans and commentators. Also in 2010, he reached the final of the US Open and lost to Nadal in the final.

2011: Won 3 Grand Slams and rose to world number 1

The 2011 tennis season witnessed Djokovic’s breakthrough as he overtook Federer and Nadal to become world number one, breaking the pair’s 10-year dominance.

In addition to the 3 Grand Slam championships (Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open), Djokovic also won 7 other singles titles. This achievement helped Djokovic overtake football superstar Lionel Messi (Argentina) to win the BBC Olympics Best Foreign Athlete Award in 2011.

Djokovic started the 2011 season in impressive form, defeating Roger Federer and Andy Murray to win the Australian Open.

At Wimbledon, Djokovic defeated Nadal in the Wimbledon final to rise to world number one for the first time.

At the US Open, Djokovic went on to beat Nadal in the final. At the end of 2011, the Serbian tennis player won all the ATP and ITF Player of the Year awards.

2012: Won the Australian Open for the third time and won the ATP World Tour Finals.

In the first Grand Slam of the year at the Australian Open, Djokovic superbly outplayed Murray in the semi-finals to advance to the final against Rafael Nadal. In the final, Djokovic again defeated Nadal to win his third Australian Open championship and fifth career Grand Slam. This is the longest final in Grand Slam history.

At the French Open, Djokovic reached the final and lost to Rafael Nadal with sets of 4-6,3-6,6-2,5-7.

Entering Wimbledon, he was ranked No. 1, but lost to Roger Federer in the semifinals.

At the last Grand Slam tournament of the year in the United States, Djokovic reached the final before losing to Andy Murray after 5 sets.

He then won the ATP World Tour Final after defeating Roger Federer in the final and finished the year ranked No. 1.

2013: Won the 𝓈ℯ𝓍th Grand Slam, a record 3 consecutive Australian Open championships.

At the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the final to lift the championship trophy for the third consecutive time at the Australian Open. This is his 𝓈ℯ𝓍th career Grand Slam title.

Entering Roland Garros, he overcame many strong opponents one after another to advance to the semifinals against Rafael Nadal, but was defeated after an extremely dramatic 5 sets.

Djokovic was bidding for his third Grand Slam of the year at Wimbledon, reaching the final before losing to home player Andy Murray.

In the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, the US Open, Djokovic continued to advance to the final to face his opponent, Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, and once again suffered defeat and lost the No. 1 position to Rafael Nadal.

He then won the ATP World Tour Finals championship after defeating Rafael Nadal in the final and finished 2013 at world number 2.

2014: Won Wimbledon for the second time and returned to world number 1.

At the Australian Open, as defending champion, Djokovic was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Stan Wawrinka, who went on to become the champion.

At Roland Garros, Djokovic faced Nadal again in the final. Although he led his opponent in the first set, he lost the remaining three sets and lost the only Grand Slam championship he had missed in his career.

At Wimbledon, he won the championship after defeating Federer in the final and regained Nadal’s number one position in the ATP rankings.

At the last Grand Slam tournament, the US Open, he was unexpectedly eliminated in the semi-finals by Japanese Asian player Kei Nishikori.

ATP World Tour Finals is a prestigious tournament for the top 8 players of the year. In the final match, Djokovic won without having to compete because Federer retired due to injury.

2015: Won 3 more Grand Slams, dominating world tennis

At the 2015 Australian Open, Djokovic reached the final and defeated Andy Murray to lift the trophy in Australia for the fifth time.

Djokovic entered Roland Garros as the No. 1 seed. In the quarterfinals, Djokovic turned Nadal into a former king after losing the previous 6 times. In the semifinals, he followed up by eliminating Andy Murray to advance to the final against Wanwrinka, but then lost 1-3.

Coming to Wimbledon, Djokovic played very successfully, reaching the final and winning against Roger Federer to win his ninth career Grand Slam and third at Wimbledon.

At the last Grand Slam tournament in the United States, he won the US Open championship for the second time after defeating Federer in the final 3-1, winning the tenth Grand Slam of his career.

At the end of 2015, Djokovic was ranked No. 1 and went on to win the ATP World Tour Finals for the Top 8 players of the year by defeating Roger Federer in the final.

2016: Won first Grand Slam on clay

In the first Grand Slam of the year, Djokovic reached the final and beat British player Andy Murray to win this tournament for the 𝓈ℯ𝓍th time and the 11th Grand Slam of his career.

At the French Open tennis tournament, Djokovic lifted the championship for the first time after defeating Murray in the final following three previous losses.

Djokovic then played unsuccessfully at Wimbledon when he was eliminated in the third round by Sam Querrey. Going into the US Open with a wrist injury, Djokovic reached the final and lost to Stan Wawrinka.

2018: Made a spectacular comeback from injury and won 2 more Grand Slams

At the 2018 Australian Open, he was eliminated in the fourth round and then underwent elbow surgery. Two months later, he returned to competition and reached the quarterfinals of the French Open before losing to Marco Cecchinato.

Entering Wimbledon as the twelfth seed, Djokovic defeated Nadal in the semi-finals before defeating Kevin Anderson in the final to win his fourth Wimbledon and thirteenth Grand Slam title.

Entering the US Open, he was ranked No. 1, but advanced to the final by defeating Juan Martín del Potro to win his third US Open title and fourteenth Grand Slam title.

2019: Won seventh Australian Open and fifth Wimbledon

Djokovic enters the Australian Open as the top seed. He reached the final and then defeated Rafael Nadal to win his 15th Grand Slam title and a record-equalling seventh Australian Open title.

At the following French Open, he reached the semi-finals without dropping a set before losing to Dominic Thiem in a four-hour match, interrupted several times by rain.

At Wimbledon 2019, he reached the final and had a classic match against Roger Federer and won after 4 hours and 57 minutes to win his 16th Grand Slam title.

At the 2019 US Open, Djokovic failed to successfully defend his title when he lost to Stan Wawrinka in the fourth round after being two sets down and had to withdraw due to injury.

2020: Won eighth Australian Open, won seventeenth Grand Slam

In early 2020, Djokovic and the Serbian national team took part in the ATP Cup in Australia. In the final against Spain, Djokovic defeated his great rival Nadal and together with Viktor Troicki won the decisive doubles match to help Serbia win the first ATP Cup in history.

He then went on to the Australian Open and successfully defended the championship after defeating Austrian player Dominic Thiem in the final. This is his eighth Australian Open win, his 17th Grand Slam title and his return to World No. 1.

In the fourth round of the US Open, Djokovic was eliminated after accidentally hitting an umpire in the throat during his match with Pablo Carreno Busta.

2021: Wins 3 more Grand Slams and reaches 20 Grand Slams

At the Australian Open, Djokovic went on to win his 18th Grand Slam title and 9th Australian Open championship after beating Daniil Medvedev in the final.

At the French Open, Djokovic advanced to the final after eliminating Nadal in the semi-finals. Djokovic defeated Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final after 5 sets to win his 19th Grand Slam title.

Coming to Wimbledon 2021, the Serbian tennis player easily overcame all his opponents to move straight into the final against Italian opponent Matteo Berrettini. Despite losing 6-7 to his opponent in the first set, Nole won the next 3 sets to win the championship. With 20 Grand Slams, Novak Djokovic has equalled Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the number of Grand Slam titles.

2022: Banned from competing in Australia, wins Wimbledon title, wins 38th Masters and 1st ATP final

Arriving in Australia as the defending Australian Open champion, Djokovic was not allowed to compete because he had not been vaccinated as per regulations.

Djokovic entered the French Open as the defending champion, but lost to Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and was unable to successfully defend his French Open title.

At Wimbledon 2022, Djokovic reached his 32nd Grand Slam final and then defeated Nick Kyrgios in the final to win his fourth consecutive Wimbledon trophy. This championship brought him a total of 21 Grand Slam titles, one more than Federer and one less than Nadal.

At the US Open, Djokovic withdrew from the tournament on August 25 because the US government did not allow unvaccinated non-US citizens to enter the country.

At the ATP Finals, although only ranked seventh, Djokovic won against strong opponents to enter the ATP Finals final for the eighth time. He then defeated Casper Ruud to win his 𝓈ℯ𝓍th ATP Finals title.

2023: Wins 3 more Grand Slams, reaching a record of 24 Grand Slams

2023 is a big year for Djokovic as he wins 3/4 Grand Slams of the year. He became the male tennis player with the most Grand Slam titles in history.

At the Australian Open, Djokovic dropped just one set en route to the final, where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas to win his tenth Australian Open title, equalling Nadal’s record of 22 GS titles.

At the French Open, Djokovic defeated world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals, then defeated Casper Ruud in the final to win his 23rd Grand Slam and become the first player to win at least 3 Grand Slam titles at each tournament.