Novak Djokovic is about to play the Australian Open semifinal, bidding to win his 9th title. The world no.1 is breaking every sort of record and he has been chasing Federer and Nadal’s tally of 20 slam. Nole now has 17 majors under his belt.
Bio, Family, Wife, Coach
Novak was born on the 22nd of May 1987 in Belgrade to Srđan and Dijana Đoković. He has 2 brothers that are also playing professional tennis: Marko and Djordje. Novak met his wife Jelena in high school back in 2005. and they have 2 children together: Tara and Stefan. Jelena is actively involved in the Novak Djokovic foundation that has as the main target to help and support children.
Novak started to play tennis when he was just 4. At 6, Djokovic was spotted by Jelena Genčić that was amazed by his talent. Later, when he was 12 he moved to the Pilić tennis academy in Germany where he trained for 4 years.
Novak is currently coached by both Marijan Vajda and Goran Ivanisevic. Marco Panichi is taking care of his fitness.
Net worth
Djokovic’s net worth is estimated to be at $220 million. Djokovic has plenty of endorsements from the likes of Lacoste, Head, NetJets, Seiko Watch Corporation, and Peugeot.
Djokovic is also endorsed by Serbian telecommunications company Telekom Srbija and German nutritional supplement brand FitLine
Djokovic at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.1, Novak has a compiled 7-0 match record in 2021. Novak is playing at the moment at the Australian Open where he overcame Jeremy Chardy 6-3 6-1 6-2, Frances Tiafoe 6-3 6-73 7-62 6-3, Taylor Harry Fritz 7-61 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2, Milos Raonic 7-64 4-6 6-1 6-4 and Alexander Zverev 6-76 6-2 6-4 7-66.
Novak Djokovic will fight against Karatsev in the semifinal. They have never competed against each other so far on the main tour.
Novak won 82 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 15 on clay courts, 13 on indoor courts and 6 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
