How Old is Djokovic?

Djokovic is currently 32 years old. He was born on May 22, 1987, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

Djokovic’s Early Life

Novak Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987, in Belgrade, Serbia. He comes from a family of athletes: His father was a professional soccer player, while his mother was a swimmer. Djokovic’s older brother, Marko, is also a professional tennis player. Djokovic showed an early interest in tennis and began playing at the age of four.

Djokovic is born in 1987 in Serbia

Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). His parents, Srdjan and Dijana, were both successful athletes. His father was a professional skier who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics, while his mother was a member of the Yugoslav national handball team. Djokovic has two younger brothers, Marko and Djordje. He was introduced to tennis at an early age by his father

Djokovic’s family

Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987, in Belgrade, Serbia, toparents Srdjan and Dijana. He has two younger brothers named Marko and Djordje. His father owned a pizza parlor while his mother was a beautician. Growing up, Djokovic was not very close with his parents who were often busy working. However, he credits them for his work ethic, stating that they “raised me with the mentality that tennis is everything.”

Djokovic began playing tennis at the age of four when his father introduced him to the sport. He started taking lessons at a local tennis club and quickly began to show promise as a player. When he was six years old, he was sent to train at the Tennis Academy of former Yugoslav player Jelena Genčić in nearby Krusevac. There, he met his future coach Zečević for the first time.

Djokovic’s Professional Career

Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 2 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won major tournaments on all three surfaces (hard, clay, and grass), and is the only player other than Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to have won Wimbledon, the Australian Open, and the US Open in the same calendar year. Let’s take a look at Djokovic’s professional career.

Djokovic turns professional in 2003

Djokovic turns professional in 2003, at the age of 16. His first professional match was for Serbia and Montenegro in April. He lost the match, but his performance attracted the attention of Nikola Pilic, who would later become his mentor. In September, Djokovic won his first pro title at the Spancourt Challenger event in France.

Djokovic’s rise to prominence continued in 2004, when he won the junior Wimbledon singles title. He also reached the semifinals of his first ATP Tour event, at Basel. His strong performances that year led to him being named ATP Newcomer of the Year.

In 2005, Djokovic reached the fourth round of the Australian Open and the French Open. He also won his first ATP Tour title, at Amersfoort in the Netherlands. His ranking rose to No. 31 in the world by the end of the year.

Djokovic had a breakthrough year in 2006, when he reached the semifinals of Wimbledon and won his first Masters Series event, at Miami. He also won two more ATP Tour titles and finished the year ranked No. 3 in the world.

Djokovic’s Grand Slam titles

Djokovic has won sixteen Grand Slam singles titles: six at the Australian Open, three at Wimbledon, two at the US Open, and five at the French Open. He is one of only eight men to hold a career Grand Slam and an all-surface Grand Slam—achievements referred to as a “Golden Slam” and a “Career Super Slam”, respectively. Djokovic is also one of only four active players (and the only male player) with two or more wins over each of the other three active members of the “Big Four”: namely Nadal (thirty-five times), Federer (twenty-seven times), and Andy Murray (eleven times). Djokovic has reached twenty-six Grand Slam finals in total, ten of which he lost.

Djokovic’s Personal Life

Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987, in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia. He is the son of Srdjan and Dijana (née Žagar) Djokovic. His father is a Montenegrin Serb, and his mother is Croatian and Bosnian. He has a younger brother named Marko.

Djokovic’s wife and children

Djokovic married his childhood sweetheart, Jelena Ristic, in Sveti Stefan in 2014. They have two children together: son Stefan, born in October 2014, and daughter Tara, born in September 2017.

The family splits their time between homes in Monte Carlo, Monaco and Belgrade, Serbia. Djokovic is a self-proclaimed family man and has said that becoming a father has changed him both personally and professionally.

Djokovic’s charitable work

Djokovic is a philanthropist and has regularly taken part in charitable work. In 2007, he set up the Novak Djokovic Foundation, whose main aim is to help disadvantaged children in Serbia.
In September 2010, Djokovic visited the flooded areas in his native country and donated money to support the victims. In April 2011, he took part in a charity tennis exhibition in Monaco called Aces for Peace, which raised money for peace-keeping projects in Serbia, Israel, Palestine and Lebanon. In December 2011, Djokovic took part in another exhibition, again in Monaco, called Rally for Relief, which was organized to raise funds for victims of floods that hit central and southern Europe earlier that year.
In March 2012, Djokovic donated over £40,000 to rebuild a school library damaged by floods in north-western Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has also donated money to set up a tennis academy in Mogren Beach Montenegro