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Who is Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked as world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
 
Novak Djokovic's life
 
Novak Djokovic, who was born on May 22, 1987, in Serbia, is a professional tennis player. He is married to Jelena Ristić and has two siblings -- Djordje and Marko. The player can speak Serbian, English, French, German, and Italian languages.
 
Career
 
Novak Djokovic is currently ranked as world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) -- the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits.
 
Djokovic is a nine-time champion at the Australian Open, including each of the past three years. He owns 20 Grand Slam singles titles in all, tying him with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the most won by a man in tennis history.
 
Novak Djokovic started playing tennis at the age of four when his parents sent him to a tennis camp in Novi Sad. In 1993, a Serbian tennis player and coach Jelena Genčić noticed and acknowledged his budding skills. She became his coach until 1999 and for his further development, he was trained by Nikola Pilić, Marián Vajda and Boris Becker in the later years.
 
He gradually reached the ranks and began his international career in 2001 at the age of 14 and won European championships in singles, doubles, and team categories. In 2007, he reached the finals of the US Open but lost in straight sets to Swiss tennis player Roger Federer.
 
Djokovic won his first Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open, in 2008 and emerged the first Serbian to win one of tennis’ four most prestigious singles championships. Later that year, he bagged a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
 
In 2020, he continued to clinch titles at the Australian Open, winning his 17th Grand Slam title. At the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, Djokovic recorded the 100th grass-court win of his career by defeating Márton Fucsovics in the quarterfinal.
 
2022 Australian Open controversy
 
In January 2022, Djokovic was one of the few players and staff to be granted a medical exemption from mandatory Covid-19 vaccination by Tennis Australia and the Department of Health of the state government of Victoria for the Australian Open tournament.
 
He travelled to Melbourne on January 5 but was detained by the Australian Border Force after they determined he did not meet the entry requirements for an unvaccinated traveller. His visa was cancelled and he was held in an immigration detention hotel for several days awaiting a court hearing. It was later revealed that Djokovic tested positive for Covid-19 on December 16, 2021, which was used as the basis for his exemption. Djokovic stated that he was notified of the positive test on December 17 and admitted that he did not isolate afterwards, attending an interview and photoshoot.
 
On January 10, the Federal Circuit and Family Court ruled in favour of Djokovic, ordering his release and awarding costs.
 

Latest Updates on Novak Djokovic

Murray and Djokovic announced last week they plan to work together for the Australian Open in January.

Updated On: 02 Dec 2024 | 11:18 AM IST

The top-ranked Sinner and No. 3 Alcaraz evenly split the year's Grand Slam titles between them with two apiece and it would be fitting if the pair meet again in Turin.

Updated On: 07 Nov 2024 | 3:10 PM IST

Djokovic won the match between rivals who have combined for 46 Grand Slam singles titles. Nadal, who won 22 Slam titles, is planning to retire after playing for Spain next month in the Davis Cup

Updated On: 20 Oct 2024 | 2:51 PM IST

By also reaching the final on Saturday night, top-ranked Jannik Sinner ensured he will be the ATP year-end No. 1 and the first Italian to achieve that feat

Updated On: 13 Oct 2024 | 2:20 PM IST

The quartet of Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, and Murray are popularly known as the Big Four of tennis.

Updated On: 08 Sep 2024 | 6:44 PM IST

Popyrin defeated Djokovic in a four-set marathon on Saturday

Updated On: 31 Aug 2024 | 1:24 PM IST

Djokovic's impressive career already featured a men's-record 24 Grand Slam titles

Updated On: 06 Aug 2024 | 12:19 PM IST

Novak Djokovic became only the fifth player in the history of Tennis to complete a Golden career slam after he defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles final at Paris Olympics 2024 on August 4.

Updated On: 06 Aug 2024 | 12:09 PM IST

Novak Djokovic won his round 3 match against Dominik Koepfer of Germany in straight sets of 7-5 and 6-3 to enter the quarterfinals.

Updated On: 31 Jul 2024 | 7:47 PM IST

There is a statue of Nadal outside the arena, and fans gathered around the steel structure Sunday morning, when it was still unclear whether he would be competing later.

Updated On: 30 Jul 2024 | 11:42 AM IST

Top-seeded Serbia's Novak Djokovic could face his longtime rival Spain's Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Paris Olympic tennis tournament

Updated On: 25 Jul 2024 | 4:46 PM IST

The rematch between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic was one of the most expensive get-in-final tickets in the history of the sport

Updated On: 14 Jul 2024 | 10:22 PM IST

Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz cemented his status as a dominant force in the sport by outclassing 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic in straight sets at the Centre Court in London on Sunday

Updated On: 14 Jul 2024 | 11:36 PM IST

Wimbledon 2024 prize money: The winner of the men's singles final, Carlos Alcaraz pocketed 2,700,000 Sterling pounds ($3,427,396), which is 283,500,000 in Indian rupees.

Updated On: 14 Jul 2024 | 9:20 PM IST

Wimbledon, Euro Cup, and Copa America drive late-night deliveries

Updated On: 14 Jul 2024 | 11:54 PM IST

As Djokovic eyes record titles and young sensation Alcaraz looking to stamp his authority with back-to-back Wimbledon titles, Check records and key stats of both tennis stars in their Tennis career

Updated On: 14 Jul 2024 | 2:47 PM IST

The Djokovic vs Alcaraz final match in Wimbledon 2024 will begin at 6:30 PM IST. Star Sports Select 1 HD/SD will live telecast Djokovic vs Alcaraz final match today.

Updated On: 14 Jul 2024 | 1:23 PM IST

Djokovic, who plays Carlos Alcaraz for the Wimbledon title on Sunday, said he hopes Kyrgios can compete again

Updated On: 13 Jul 2024 | 12:58 PM IST

The Djokovic vs Musetti semifinal match in Wimbledon 2024 will begin after the conclusion of the first semifinal. Star Sports Select 1 HD/SD will live telecast the Djokovic vs Musetti match today.

Updated On: 12 Jul 2024 | 12:40 PM IST

Novak Djokovic swept aside Denmark's Holger Rune to reach his 15th Wimbledon quarterfinal in London, later accused fans of showing him disrespect

Updated On: 09 Jul 2024 | 11:46 AM IST