Novak Djokovic.pdf - Whitcliffe Mount School
Novak Djokovic.pdf - Whitcliffe Mount School
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Early life<br />
<strong>Novak</strong> <strong>Djokovic</strong> was born on 22 nd of May 1987<br />
in Belgrade, to father Srđan and mother<br />
Dijana. He has two younger brothers, Marko<br />
and Đorđe. Residing in Monte Carlo, Monaco,<br />
<strong>Djokovic</strong> has been coached since 2006 by a<br />
former Slovak tennis player, Marián Vajda.<br />
Similar to fellow pro Roger Federer, <strong>Djokovic</strong> is<br />
a self-described fan of languages, speaking<br />
four himself: his native Serbian, English,<br />
German, and Italian.<br />
He started playing tennis at the age of four. In the summer 1993, the six-year-old was<br />
spotted by tennis legend Jelena Genčić at <strong>Mount</strong> Kopaonik where <strong>Djokovic</strong>'s parents ran<br />
a fast-food restaurant. Seeing the talented young <strong>Novak</strong> in action, she stated: "This is<br />
the greatest talent I have seen since Monica Seles."
First interview
I shall never forget the day when a four year<br />
old boy came to my tennis camp with a bag<br />
neatly packed, as if for professional training.<br />
I asked him who had packed it for him, and<br />
he replied he did it himself. When asked<br />
what he wanted to be when he grew up,<br />
without hesitation he said: “Number one in<br />
the world”, the same answer I was given<br />
many years ago by Monika Seles when she<br />
was a little girl - said the legend of Yugoslav<br />
tennis, Jelena Gencic. This took place in the<br />
Kopaonik tennis camp, whose head coach at<br />
the time was Jelena Gencic, and the boy was<br />
none other than <strong>Novak</strong> <strong>Djokovic</strong>.
The beginning of his career<br />
<br />
Genčić worked with young <strong>Djokovic</strong> over the following six years before realizing<br />
that, due to his rapid development, going abroad in search of increased level of<br />
competition was the best option for his future. To that end, she contacted Nikola<br />
Pilić, and in September 1999, the 12-year-old moved to the Pilić tennis academy<br />
in Oberschleißheim, Germany, spending four years there. At age 14, he began his<br />
international career, winning European championships in singles, doubles, and<br />
team competition.
Grand slams titles (5)<br />
Four tennis tournaments that include the Grand Slam<br />
are:<br />
Australian Open<br />
French Open<br />
Wimbledon<br />
U.S. Open
How he became No. 1(Wimbledon)
Statistics<br />
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE<br />
PLAYS Right-handed (two-handed backhand)<br />
STARTED PLAYING 4<br />
TURNED PRO 2003.<br />
COACH Marian Vajda<br />
CURRENT ATP RANKING No. 1<br />
BEST ATP RANKING No.1<br />
SINGLE TITLES 29<br />
MASTER TITLES 10<br />
GRAND SLAM TITLES 5<br />
DOUBLES TITLES 1<br />
SPORTS EQUIPMENT Sergio Tacchini<br />
RACQUET Head<br />
IDOL Pete Sampras
The best athlete of the world<br />
The nominees were:<br />
sprinter Usein Bolt from Jamaica<br />
German basketball player Dirk Novicki<br />
Argentanian football player Lionel Mesi<br />
driver of formula 1 Sebastijan Fetel<br />
Australian cycler Kedel Evans.<br />
world’s No. 1 tennis player <strong>Novak</strong> <strong>Djokovic</strong><br />
And the winner was <strong>Novak</strong> <strong>Djokovic</strong>!
Davis cup<br />
They swore that if they won Davis<br />
cup, they would shave their heads<br />
bold… so since they won, they did<br />
it…
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