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ROLE:
TENNIS PLAYER
NATIONALITY:
SERBIAN
Novak Djokovic was born on the 22nd
of May, 1987 in
war-torn Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now in Serbia).
He has two
younger siblings Marko and Đorđe, who are also following his footsteps as
professional tennis players.
His
nicknames are 'Nole' (pronounced as NO-LAY) and 'Joker', the latter defining
his brilliant sense of humour.
He does regular
impersonations of fellow tennis stars such as Serena Williams, John McEnroe,
Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and a host of
others.
Novak is a multilinguist
with fluency in several languages such as Serbian, English, German, Italian and
recently, French.
Having turned professional in 2003 at the age of 16, he didn't win a
major until the Australian Open in 2008 where defeated Frenchman Jo-Wilfried
Tsonga, to claim his maiden grand slam title.
He would later go on to win it five times making him the most decorated
player on Australian soil in the Open Era; Men's Singles category.
Djokovic is the first Serbian player to win multiple Grand Slam titles
and the first Serbian player to rank No.1for more than 100 weeks. He has won
Eight majors (Australian Open,Wimbledon Championship and the US Open) and 24
Masters 1000 titles to his credit.
His widespread appeal has seen him amass several high-profile
endorsements; key to which are sports brands, wrist-watch magnates, automobiles
and private jets facilities.
On the 21st of October 2014, he welcomed his first child Stefan, with
long-time love Jelena Ristic, three months after tying the knot in a lush yet
private ceremony in Montenegro.
He is a celebrity
fan of Italian giant, AC Milan.
