Novak Djokovic is the Serbian tennis professional whose brilliant undefeated streak beginning the 2011 season propelled him to a years-long career at the top of the men’s professional game. He has won 13 major singles titles.
Djokovic He was born in Belgrade on May 22, 1987, just a few years before the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the tumult of the Bosnian War. At the age of eight he began training with Jelena Gencic, the famous Yugoslav coach. From 2001 to 2003 he worked his way through the junior circuits, and played his first professional match, in Belgrade, in 2003. He won his first professional title at the 2006 Dutch Open. That year he reached the Open quarter-finals. from France and then finished the year in 16th place in the world.
He completed his Grand Slam career in 2016, winning the French Open by defeating Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. At the time he was also the reigning holder of all four major titles, having won Wimbledon and the US Open in 2015 and the Australian and French Open in 2016. Overall, the major championships in Novak Djokovic They are: the Australian Open (2008, 2011) 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016); Wimbledon (2011, 2014, 2015 and 2018); US Open (2011 and 2015); and the French Open (2016).
In his personal life, “Nole” Djokovic – as his nickname – began dating Jelena Ristic in 2005. The couple married in July 2014. Their first child, a boy named Stefan, was born in October of that year.
In 2010 Djokovic discovered he was allergic to gluten, and attributed its improved form in 2011 to eliminating it from his diet.