Novak Djokovic is a tennis player from Serbia. He became a real star thanks to a skillful game, excellent sense of humor and knowledge of four languages. In 2012, Time magazine included him in the top 100 most influential people on the planet. At the moment, Novak is the best tennis player in the world. This article will describe his brief biography.
The first steps
Novak Djokovic (photo below) was born in the former Yugoslavia in 1987. The boy was sent to tennis when he was barely four years old. In addition to him, the family had two more younger children. Parents also sent them to the tennis section. Subsequently, all children went to a professional level. The hero of this article reached this level at 16 years old.
Acquaintance with Gencic
In 1993, Novak Djokovic, whose personal life will be described below, met with the legendary tennis player - Elena Genchich. She praised the boy’s play and took him under her care. Over the next six years, Elena intensively trained Novak, and then helped him move abroad and pursue a career. Thanks to Gencic's connections, the 12-year-old Djokovic ended up at the Pilic Tennis Academy (Germany). There the boy spent four years. The young tennis player won his first European Championship at the age of 14 - immediately in three categories.
Success and victory
By the age of 28, Djokovic Novak became the best player on the planet. He is a nine-time Grand Slam winner. He won five times at ATP tournaments. Novak also has a bronze Olympic medal (2008) and Davis Cup (2010). Today, the athlete is the only athlete to have won the Australian Open for three consecutive years.
Play style
Novak is a versatile tennis player who performs equally well on all surfaces (soil, carpet, grass and hard). It has a good feed with an average speed of 190 km / h (maximum - 210 km / h). The first goal hit rate is one of the highest in the world. Djokovic plays in the attacking style. The forehand of the athlete is reliable, and the backhand is powerful. It doesn’t happen to the grid often, but if it does, then it’s for sure. Novak always has a game plan and can adapt to any opponent.
Weakness
The hero of this article steadily gets into the finals and semi-finals of major tournaments. But sometimes he does not have enough strength for the last step. Most often this happens when playing with Federer and Nadal, who arranges for Novak an indicative “flogging”. Perhaps the only weak point of the Serb is endurance. He physically does not withstand prolonged fights. As the match drags on, Novak begins to tremble in his legs, and his breath goes astray. This problem prevented him from leading the tennis ranking for several seasons in a row.
Personal life
You can talk a lot about the sports glory of Novak, but there is another feature of the tennis player, which is worth mentioning separately. This is his sense of humor. Djokovic Novak perfectly copies the behavior of his friends and colleagues. For his humor and passion for practical jokes, the tennis player even received the nickname. It became a symbiosis of the English word Joke and his last name. In general, in the press and his circle of friends he is called the Joker.
Now the athlete lives in Monte Carlo and is married to his longtime acquaintance Elena Ristic. She recently gave birth to Novak's son Stephen. By the way, Djokovic is an Orthodox Christian and helps money to many monasteries in his homeland. For this, the Serbian church awarded him the Order of St. Sava.
Novak is also a member of the organization “Champions for Peace” and is actively fighting for it along with other athletes. Djokovic is a polyglot and speaks four languages ​​fluently - English, Italian, German and Serbian. At leisure, a tennis player likes to cheer for the Serbian football club Crvena Zvezda.
Tennis racquet
For many seasons in a row, Djokovic Novak together with Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova represent one Australian brand that produces tennis equipment of very high quality. The athlete himself advertises Speed ​​rackets in black and white. The lineup contains five models with parameters from amateur to professional level. Personally, Novak plays the Head Utek Decanter Speed ​​Pro racket. She appeared on the market in 2013.
Parodies
Djokovic Novak gained additional popularity due to the performance of hilarious parodies of other tennis stars. During his mini-performances, the audience simply “died” of laughter. For example, Maria Sharapova makes a lot of funny movements during the game and screams. In Novak’s interpretation, it looks extremely accurate and very funny. And the audience is always happy. Although recently he rarely does parody and focuses more on the match itself.