Novak Djokovic Fans

Novak Djokovic was born on May 22^nd 1987 in Serbia to father, Srdjan, and mother Dijana . Novak (whose name means ‘newcomer’) is the oldest of three sons in the family. His younger brothers are named Marko and Djordje.

Novak has revealed that he is a huge fan of Opera and of classical music.  It would also seem that he is not only talented and handsome, but is also quite the intellectual who always brings two or three books on tour with him. In a fairly recent interview Novak said that his favorite book was “The Power of the Present” aka “The Power of Now”.

Here is a list of songs that Novak gave as some of his current favorites

1.Inna – Hot
2.Pitbull – Collo Ocho
3.Nek – Laura non ce
4.Eros Ramazzotti feat Tina turner – Cose della vita
5. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication
6.Eros Ramazzotti – Musica
7.Bob Marley – Could you be loved
8.Bob Marley – I shot the sheriff
9.Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under the Bridge
10.Bob Marley – Don’t worry about a thing

Novak currently resides in Monte Carlo, Monaco where it is easier for him to train and have a bit more private time. His parents are still living in Serbia where they run a pizza and pancake restaurant. Novak has stated many times that Serbia is his beloved homeland and he would like to return there to live someday.

We do not have to tell you that Novak is dark-haired with gorgeous eyes and a lovely smile that, combined with his extreme talent on the court and wonderful sense of humor have made fans all over the world fall in love with him.

Novak is a Gemini and all we have to say about his zodiac sign being the Twins is…we wish!

The Djokovic family is a family of athletes as his father and aunt and uncle were professional skiers and his father was also a professional futbol player. Novak began playing tennis when he was only four years old and four years later he was ‘discovered’ by tennis coach Jelena Gencic who said that Novak was the greatest talent that she had seen since Monika Seles.

Novak has stated that his idol is Pete Sampras.

Although Novak’s family was not rich when he was a boy, they were very supportive of his dream to become the number one player in the world. Novak left his native Serbia when he was just twelve years of age to attend Niki Pilic  tennis academy in Munich Germany.

Novak’s Career So Far

Novak turned pro in 2003 and has quickly risen to the top ranks of Men’s tennis. He won is first career Futures title in his third career event in Serbia & Montenegro. In 2005 Novak finished as the youngest player in the ATP Top 100 at just 18 years old.  He made his Grand Slam debut as a qualifier at the Australian Open.

Qualified into Roland Garros and won first career Grand Slam match to reach 2nd RD, defeating Ginepri and taking the first set off Coria before retiring in the third set with breathing problems…Reached 3rd RD at Wimbledon as a qualifier, posting wins over Monaco in straight sets and Garcia-Lopez in five sets losing in four sets to Grosjean…Made ATP Masters Series debut as qualifier in Cincinnati (l. to Gonzalez)…Reached 3rd RD at US Open, winning in five sets over Monfils and four sets over Ancic before falling in five to Verdasco…Qualified into AMS Paris and reached 3rd RD with wins over Hanescu and Puerta (l. to Robredo)…

2006 – Captured two ATP titles in three finals and finished as youngest player in year-end Top 20…Also made breakthrough in Grand Slam play with a QF at Roland Garros…After 1st RD exit at Australian Open (l. to Goldstein), reached SF in Zagreb (l. to Ljubicic) and QF in Rotterdam (l. to Stepanek) in February, falling to eventual champions in both…Went 2-5 in ATP tournaments the next three months before turning around season at Roland Garros, compiling a 17-4 record in next five tournaments…Reached first career Grand Slam QF (ret. vs. Nadal) in Paris, then advanced to 4th RD on grass at Wimbledon (l. to Ancic)…In next tournament, won Amersfoort title in first ATP final (d. Massu)…Took a nine-match winning streak into his second consecutive ATP final appearance following week in Umag, retiring with respiratory problems, up 3-1 in first-set tie-break against Wawrinka…

Returned to hard courts and reached 3rd RD at US Open (l. to Hewitt)…Went 5-1 in Davis Cup play during year, losing only to Federer in World Group playoff tie in September…Followed with his second ATP title in Metz (d. Melzer) and advanced to his first ATP Masters Series QF in Madrid with wins over Gasquet and Murray (l. to Gonzalez)…Compiled marks of 17-9 on hard, 14-5 on clay, 5-2 on carpet and 4-2 on grass…Also led ATP circuit with a 19-5 tie-break record (best pct.)…Went 2-7 vs. Top 10 opponents, defeating No. 9 Gonzalez at Roland Garros and No. 8 Robredo at Wimbledon…

2007 – Finished as youngest player in Top 10 and compiled his best season by capturing a personal-high five ATP titles while reaching his first Grand Slam final…Also led his country into 2008 Davis Cup World Group by defeating Australia in a playoff tie…Compiled a 19-4 record in Grand Slam play (losing to Federer and Nadal twice each) and 24-7 mark in ATP Masters Series tournaments…Began season by earning his first title Down Under in Adelaide (d. Guccione) and followed with 4th RD at Australian Open (l. to Federer)…In March, reached his first AMS final in Indian Wells (l. to Nadal) and followed with title in Miami without dropping a set (d. Nadal in QF, Murray in SF, Canas in F)…Held serve 58 of 59 games throughout and afterwards went from 10 to No. 7 on Apr. 2…

On clay, picked up title in Estoril (d. Robredo in SF, Gasquet in F) and followed with QF in AMS Rome (l. to Nadal) and Hamburg (l. to Moya) and SF at Roland Garros (l. to Nadal)…On grass, continued success at Wimbledon where he advanced to SF (ret. vs. Nadal with toe blister)… Compiled an 8-2 tie-break mark in six matches…In August, collected his second ATP Masters Series shield in Montreal where he posted wins over No. 3 Roddick (QF), No. 2 Nadal (SF) and No. 1 Federer (F) to become first player to defeat World’s Top 3 since Boris Becker in October 1994 in Stockholm…He also became first player to beat Federer and Nadal in same tournament while they were ranked No. 1 and 2…

Made his third appearance at US Open and advanced to his first Slam final, getting past Stepanek in a four hour, 41 minute five-set marathon in 2nd RD before not dropping a set in wins over Moya (QF) and Ferrer (SF)…In title match against Federer, had five first set points and two more in second set before losing each in a tie-break….After a short break, led his country into ’08 Davis Cup World Group by posting straight-set wins over Australia’s Peter Luczak and Chris Guccione…In October, collected his fifth title in Vienna (d. Wawrinka) and followed with SF at AMS Madrid (l. to Nalbandian)… Lost in opening round only three times in 21 tournaments during year…

Qualified for his first Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai and went 0-3 in round robin play…Also posted a 30-13 tie-break record, one of Top 5 marks on ATP circuit…Went 6-10 vs. Top 10 opponents and compiled marks of 43-12 on hard (second most wins behind Federer’s 44), 18-5 on clay and 6-2 on grass…Fired a career-high 518 aces to rank No. 6 in Ricoh ATP MatchFacts.

2008 — The young Serb finished No. 3 for a second straight season…The last player to do that was Pete Sampras in 1999-2000…Captured four titles in six finals, winning Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai as well as his first Grand Slam crown at Australian Open (d. Federer in SF, Tsonga in F)…Only dropped one set during fortnight in Melbourne, that coming in final…In March, reached SF in Dubai (l. to Roddick) and followed with title at AMS Indian Wells (d. Nadal in SF, Fish in F)…

After a 17-4 start in first three months, played well on clay (16-3) with SF at AMS Monte Carlo (ret. to Federer), won title at AMS Rome (d. Wawrinka) and reached SF at AMS Hamburg and Roland Garros (l. to Nadal both times)…Had chance to move to No. 2 in last two tournaments with a win over Nadal…On grass, advanced to final at Queen’s, losing to Nadal again, before losing in 2nd RD at Wimbledon to Safin…During summer hard court circuit, reached QF at AMS Toronto, final at AMS Cincinnati (l. to Murray both times), won bronze medal at Beijing Olympics (d. Blake) and advanced to SF at US Open (l. to Federer)…

Then helped his country back into ’09 Davis Cup World Group with playoff win over Slovak Republic before reaching Bangkok final (l. to Tsonga)…In final two AMS tournaments, reached 3rd RD in Madrid (l. to Karlovic) and Paris (l. to Tsonga)…Qualified for second straight Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, defeating Davydenko for the title…Compiled records of 43-12 on hard, 16-3 on clay and 5-2 on grass…Earned a career-high $5.6 million.