NovakNovak DjokovicDjokovic

IsIs a Serbian a Serbian professionalprofessional tennistennis playerplayer whowho hashas beenbeen ranked Worldranked World No.No. 1 by1 by the (ATP)the (ATP) sincesince 44 JulyJuly 20112011

. successsuccess • HeHe hashas wonwon four Grandfour Grand SlamSlam titles:titles: the 2008 and 2011the 2008 and 2011 AustralianAustralian Open championships,Open championships, thethe WimbledonWimbledon Championships,Championships, andand the 2011the 2011 USUS Open.Open. • DjokovicDjokovic alsoalso wonwon aa TennisTennis MastersMasters CupCup 20082008 andand waswas alsoalso onon thethe teamteam

witchwitch wonwon DavisDavis CupCup 20102010 AboutAbout

• HeHe waswas bornborn 2222 MayMay 19871987 inin BelgradeBelgrade ,,Yugoslavia • HisHis heightheight isis 1.88cm1.88cm • HeHe isis right-handedright-handed • HeHe wonwon $$ 30,872,27530,872,275 atat TournamentsTournaments • HeHe wonwon 2828 titlestitles • HeHe liveslives inin MonteMonte CarloCarlo inin MonacoMonaco • HeHe startedstarted playingplaying tennistennis atat thethe ageage ofof four.four. InIn thethe summersummer Start 1993,1993, thethe six-year-six-year- oldold waswas spottedspotted byby YugoslavYugoslav tennistennis legend Jelenalegend Jelena Genčić at MountGenčić at Mount KopaonikKopaonik •InIn SeptemberSeptember 1999,1999, thethe 12-years-old12-years-old movedmoved toto thethe NikolaNikola Pilic’sPilic’s AcademyAcademy inin Germany,Germany, spendingspending 44 yearsyears there.there. •AtAt ageage ofof 1414 hehe wonwon EuropeanEuropean ChampionshipsChampionships atat singles,singles, doublesdoubles andand teamteam competitioncompetition T he s y up h p Family im or Family … t • HeHe hashas fatherfather SrdjanSrdjan ,, mothermother DijanaDijana andand twotwo youngeryounger brothersbrothers MarkoMarko andand DjordjeDjordje witchwitch areare alsoalso tennistennis playersplayers withwith professionalprofessional aspirationsaspirations • SinceSince endend ofof 20052005 HeHe

has dated Jelena Ristic . EarlyEarly CareerCareer

• HeHe turnedturned ProPro 20032003 • HeHe hashas beenbeen coachedcoached byby aa formerformer SlovakSlovak tennistennis player,player, MarianMarian VajdaVajda sincesince 20062006 • InIn thethe beginningbeginning ofof hishis professionalprofessional careercareer ,, DjokovicDjokovic mainlymainly playedplayed inin FuturesFutures andand ChallengersChallengers ,, winingwining threethree ofof eacheach typetype fromfrom 20032003 toto 20052005 • HisHis firstfirst tour-leveltour-level tournamenttournament waswas UmagUmag inin 20042004 • YearYear 20072007 hehe finishedfinished onon 3th3th positionposition RivalriesRivalries • Djokovic’sDjokovic’s biggestbiggest rivalsrivals areare RafaelRafael Nadal,Nadal, RodgerRodger FedererFederer andand AndyAndy Murray.Murray. • Djokovic and Nadal met in 29 matches, with Nadal having advantage 16- 13,Nadal leads on grass 2-1 and clay 9-2 but Djokovic leads on hard courts 10-5. D nd jok ovic a s D ov • Djok 4 time jo ic a met 2 kov nd derer on ic M Fe and cla lea urr ourts, co y a din ay on c ading urt nd g 6 me er is le s the -4. t 1 Feder derer pl It’s 0 ti 10, Fe aye 2-0 me ith 14- nd rs fo s w w Clay a are r D ith ads on they tie jok Le s but d 4 ovi Court s -4 c hard n gras on met o har n ever d PlayingPlaying stylestyle

• DjokovicDjokovic isis an allan all courtcourt player withplayer with emphasisemphasis onon aggressiveaggressive baselinebaseline play.play. HisHis groundstrokegroundstroke fromfrom bothboth wingswings isis consistent,consistent, deep,deep, andand penetrating.penetrating. HisHis backhandbackhand isis widelywidely regardedregarded asas oneone ofof thethe bestbest inin today'stoday's game.game. HisHis bestbest weaponweapon isis hishis backhandbackhand downdown thethe line,line, withwith greatgreat pacepace andand precision.precision. HeHe isis alsoalso knownknown asas oneone ofof thethe greatestgreatest moversmovers onon thethe courtcourt withwith superiorsuperior agility,agility, courtcourt coveragecoverage andand defensivedefensive ability.ability. AwardsAwards andand honorshonors • 2005 Best Male Player in and Montenegro • 2006 ATP Most Improved Player of the Year Best Male Tennis Player in Serbia • 2007 ATP Most Improved Player of the Year Best Male Tennis Player in Serbia Best Sportsman by Olympic Committee of Serbia Golden Badge of DSL • 2008 Best Male Tennis Player in Serbia • 2009 Best Male Tennis Player In Serbia Oscar Of Popularity Best Male • 2010 Best Male Tennis Player In Serbia Best Sportsman by Olympic Committee of Serbia Golden Badge of DSL Sport Oscar Of Popularity Best Male Athlete • 2011 Order of St. Sava – First Class Sponsorships and business

In August 2011, Djokovic • Djokovic endorses Serbian became the brand telecommunications ambassador of Swiss company Telekom Srbija and German nutritional supplement watch brand Fit Line. manufacturer Audemars • At the end of 2009, Djokovic Piguet. And a month later, signed a 10-year deal with the Djokovic signed a Italian clothing company Sergio sponsorship deal with Tacchini after Adidas refused to German car extend his clothing contract . company Mercedes-Benz.

Personal life unny , is also f He ther • His nicknames are itates o he im Nole, Nokia and Nox , players nd • He is a keen fan of songs a Making Serbian football rodies song pa club Red Star and Italian A.C. Milan. • His idol was Pitt Pe op le Sampras lo ve h im • Once he competed in ski tournament on Kopaonik