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Novak Djokovic (Serbian: Новак Ђоковић / Novak Đoković, pronounced [nôvaːk dʑôːkovitɕ] ⓘ; [7] born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total of 428 weeks in a record 13 different years by the Association of Tennis Professionals , and finished as the year-end No ...
Đoković (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђоковић, pronounced [dʑôːkoʋitɕ]; also transliterated Djokovic or Djokovich) is a Serbian surname, derived from the male given name Đoka (Ђока)/Đoko (Ђоко)", itself a diminutive of the name Đorđe (Ђорђе; George in English). Notable people with the surname include:
Prominent athletes: [a] Filip Filipović, Novak Djokovic, Nikola Jokić, Tijana Bošković Serbs are known for their sporting achievements, and have produced a number of talented athletes. The Hungarian citizen Momčilo Tapavica was the first Slav and Serb to win an Olympic medal , in the 1896 Summer Olympics .
The host broadcaster has apologized after Novak Djokovic declined to do a customary post-match on court interview at the Australian Open Sunday to protest comments made on air by someone who works ...
Novak Djokovic of Serbia gestures during his win Sunday over Jiri Lehecka of Czech Republic in the fourth round of the Australian Open. Tennis Australia said Djokovic, who takes on world No. 3 ...
As Novak sets out to capture his record 25th Grand Slam title at the 2024 U.S. Open, get to know his wife Jelena Djokovic (née Ristic): Jelena was born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia. Jelena at a ...
On 22 May, Djokovic and his family were celebrating Novak's 12th birthday at the Partizan club when an air strike began while he and his wife were singing Happy Birthday to You. [8] Talking about his parents, Novak stated: "My mother is a rock who kept the family together in the toughest moments.
In 2001, Djokovic dominated the U14 circuit in the ETA Junior Tour, currently known as the Tennis Europe Junior Tour. [2] At first, however, he had a poor start to the season, being eliminated from the prestigious Les Petits As tournament in the quarterfinals by the eventual runner-up and future rival Andy Murray (6–0, 6–1), [2] [10] and then losing all of his singles matches in the ...