Biography
Novak Djokovic on nicknamed Joker - one of the best tennis players in the world, who conquered fans with brilliant professional performances. The athlete is universal and combines the site as calm and prudence and aggressive player of the game.Childhood and youth
The biography of the future tennis player began on May 22, 1987 on the territory of the former Yugoslavia, in the city of Belgrade. By the sign of the zodiac Novak - Gemini. The athlete himself admits that the parents must be successful - Mama Diyan and Father Sardzhan, who constantly supported the eldest son in his endeavors. In the family of Djokoviche Novak - the first who dedicated himself to tennis. Father succeeded in another sport - football, and was also a professional pilot.
Joker has two younger brothers - Marco and Jodge, who also loved tennis from early childhood. However, they did not achieve such success in this sport as their older brother.
The first racket boy took his hands when he was 4 years old. When the athlete was 6, he noticed by the famous Serbian tennis player Elena Genchic. She told parents that this is one of the most talented children whom she had to meet. Therefore, Srjan and Diyan began to take care of the career of the Son. Hechic until 1999 trained the future star of sport, and, as Novak himself admits, Elena paid a lot of time, teaching the basics of tennis. Often, in an interview with Novak compares the first coach with the second mom.
When the teenager was 11 years old, NATO planes began to bomb Belgrade. He celebrated his 12th anniversary in bomb shelter. In an interview with CBS, Joker told that, despite the chaos, who was doing around, he tries to remember this time light and positively. He says that children did not chase to school, so he had more time to deal with tennis. But the war cost him 76 nights, which during the bombing the child spent in the basement, deprived him of sleep and forced to experience fear.
Elena Ghechich tried and at this time continue learning the ward. She was a prominent figure in the Serbian tennis world and easily received permission to play on any court, so constantly looking for safe sites. Every night for airplanes chose a new object, so after what place was bombed, there it was possible to exercise without fears.
After Genecich Novak coached the former Croatian tennis player Nikola Pylic. A 12-year-old boy studied at the Tennis Piliche Academy in Germany, where he was transferred in September 1999. There, the teenager spent 4 years.
Tennis
Djokovich's debut on professional court happened in 2003, when he was 16 years old. In adolescence, Novak made an impressive start in his career: he won a number of European tournaments in all categories, and also entered the Junior Davis Cup team, which earlier with his participation became the finalist of the Cup.Already after 3 years, the athlete won the first title of Association of Professional Tennis players (APR), won on the soil tournament in Amersfore. According to the results of 2006, rising to the 16th place in the world ranking, he received the "Best Progress of the Year" award.
It is difficult to count all the titles and titles that belong to this athlete. The first win in the tournament of the Grand Slam took place in 2008, then the Serb beat the three-time champion of Roger Federer in the semifinals. Already after 3 years, the athlete graduated from the season in the rank of the first racket of the world and had since did not leave the top 10 world ranking.
2015 became truly successful for Serb. He became the winner of the Australian Open Championship, and Roder Federer beat Wimbledon. In his archive, Djokovic also brought victory on US Open and went to all finals of the Tournaments of the Grand Slam.
After 3 years, Djokovic is unexpectedly for fans at the open championship of Australia lost in the 4th round of Korean Chong Hyun. He failed to win in any of the three sets. It made itself felt the old hand injury - in July 2017 she prevented the athlete to complete the season. Then everyone was worried, and whether the tennis player would decide to complete his career now.
Anyway, in May, Joker showed good results at the ATP tournament in Rome, Beating Albert Ramos and Kai Nisikori and coming out to the semifinals. But he failed to overcome Nadal. As a result, Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev met in the final.
In July 2018, Novak won the fourth time on Wimbledon. He rearranged Nadal in the semifinals, and in the final met with Kevin Anderson and could also beat him. Thus, the athlete, despite the injury, after this victory returned to the top ten rated APR.
The main achievements of the tennis player in 2019 are the titles of the 7th Open Championship of Australia and the 5th Wimbledon. The tennis season officially began on January 1, 2019 at Qatar Open, in which he defeated Damira Jumhura, Marton Fuffwich and Nikolos Basilashvili, but lost Roberto Bautista Agut.
An open championship of Australia 2019, Novak won, defeating all rivals. But at the US Open Championship, he could not protect his title, losing Stan Vavrins in the 4th round. In November 2019, Djokovic reached the final of Paris Masters, defeating Grigor Dimitrov in two sets, and Denis Shapovalov defeated Denis Shapovalov in the main battle.
In Wimbledon, defeating Roger Federer, the Serbian athlete defended the title and became the best in the 5th time, having won his 16th Grand Slam tournament thus. In general, in the 2019 season, Joker in the ATP matches put a record in the ratio of triumphs and lesions, having won over 90% of victories.
The result of the performance of Djokovich at ATP Cup 2020 was the title of champion. At the open championship of Australia, the athlete successfully defended him, in the 8th time winning the tournament. Among others, he won the court of Dominica Tim, Roger Federer and Milos Raonic.
From March 8, due to Coronavirus, the sports season was suspended, the summer Olympic Games of 2020 were officially postponed by 2021, and Wimbledon was canceled.
In June 2020, Djokovic organized the Adria Tour exhibition tournament - he became the first after a pandemic. Andrei Rublev was supposed to play against Novak in the final, but the competition was interrupted, because several participants revealed coronavirus. Among the athletes who had a positive test result were Grigor Dimitrov, Born Chorich, Viktor Troitsky and Joker himself.
With Djokovich, not only athletes were contacted during the exhibition tournament, but also guests, for example, popular Serbian actor Milos Bikovich. All of them also passed tests and excited results with excitement. As it turned out on July 2, with a re-conduction of the test, the disease in tennis player was not confirmed.
On September 6, 2020, Djokovich was removed from the match with Pablo Carreno-Boist on the 4th circle of US Open. The athlete accidentally hit the ball in the judge, for which he was disqualified. Tennisysta counted a technical defeat, moreover, he was suspended from participating in US Open 2020. Serb lost all prize money earned at the tournament. In addition, Joker refused to participate in a press conference and received an additional penalty for this.
Game style
Tennis lovers mark good physical data (height 187 cm and weight 80 kg) Djokovich and a special game style inherent in him. He is a universal athlete who can play equally well on any tennis court, be it lawn, concrete, carpet or solid coating (hard). Luck movements on the site allow Joker to make accurate and strong blows. Beckhead Djokovich (tennis strike, when the brush is turned to the ball with the back side), which is performed at high speed and utmost accuracy, is recognized as one of the best in the world.
Thanks to the agility on the tennis court, Novak is difficult to beat. However, there is a player and weaknesses, for example, they belong to physical endurance: sometimes he lacked his strength to make the last step towards victory. If the match is delayed, the athlete feels fatigue and is not able to focus on the ball.
Social activities and business
Novak is a believer, an Orthodox Christian, he financially helps in the restoration of the oldest temples, for which he received the Order of Saint Savva of the first degree. The athlete - Philanthropist and is eagerly engaged in charity, he has its own fund that has been operating since 2007. The organization supports Serbian children and refugees from other countries.In the homeland Novak Djokovich, in Serbia, in 2014, flood occurred. Then Joker won a sports competition that took place in Italy. Prize money that make up $ 750 thousand, the tennis player transferred to the aid of victims from a disaster.
The rating tennis player in 2017 signed a long-term contract with Lacoste on the release of a collection of sports clothing in the colors of French and Serbian flags. On all models polo depicted innovak initials. Clothes from new collections Joker tests on the court.
It is known that Novak participates in business projects. In 2005, his family has created a Family Sport company, as well as this company founded the NOVAK CAFE Cafe network in Serbia. The philosophy of proper nutrition Vegan confesses a long time and introduces the audience with his experience. In 2016, the spouses opened the restaurant of a healthy eating Eqvita Restarant in Monaco.
Personal life
In addition to sports qualities, a young man has an incredible sense of humor. Djokovic does not mind showing parodies on colleagues than forces the audience at the stadium to break away from laughter. For example, in his youth, he learned to depict Maria Sharapov and Raphael Nadal. Athlete's fans suggest that just for a cheerful temper, the tennis player received a nickname Joker, which contains alluzia on his last name and the English word Joke - "Joke."
Novak in 2006 began to meet with Elena Ristich, according to an athlete, the love of his life. In 2014, they got married, Son Stefan was later born. As the young man spoke, his wife is a source of inspiration. Despite the rumors about parting, in the official account in the "Instagram" regularly appear jointly happy family photos that demonstrate the well-being in the personal life of the tennis player.
In early September 2017, Djokovic became a father for the second time. His spouse gave birth to a daughter called Tara. Now Elena is the post of Director Novak Djokovic Foundation. The purpose of this charitable foundation is the support of young and talented tennis players from ordinary families.
Novak Jokovich now
In early 2021, Novak again demonstrated the highest professionalism, reaching the Australian Open finals. In the decisive game of the tournament, his rival became Russian Daniel Medvedev.Win the Australian Open in 2021, Djokovich helped the power of the will - in the third round the first number of the rating was injured. The physiotherapist athlete explained that the neoak had a break of the abdominal muscle.
Stabilize the state of health Tennisist managed after a short period of time. Already in April, he spoke at the home tournament in Belgrade, where Sensationally lost Russian Aslan Kaites in three sets.
Nevertheless, the server managed to win a large helmet tournament at the 20th time, repeating the record Nadal and Federer. During matches, he demonstrated phenomenal physical abilities. In the book "Twitter" Novak laid out his own photo at the time of the game: he almost sat down on the shot to repel the ball.
"Spiderman returns, ha ha, let the flow of memes begin," so the athlete itself commented on this frame. Humorous Gif's post noted the official ATP account.For July 2021, the sum of all the prizes earned by the first racket of the world reached more than $ 151 million.
Achievements and awards
- Thirteenth Color Winner of the Greater Helmet Tournaments in Single Difference
- Five-point winner of the World Tour of the World Tour ATP
- Davis Cup winner as part of the National Serbian national team
- Bronze Prize winner of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing