Regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time Novak Djokovic rose to limelight as a Serbian professional tennis player currently ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals withnine Grand Slam singles titles and 3 Wimbledon titles. More interestingly, he became the youngest tennis player in the Open Era to have reached the semifinals of all four Grand Slam events both separately and consecutively and considered as  the only man in the Open Era to win 5 Australian Open titles overall. For his such great performance he has achieved numerous awards including Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year 2012 & 2015, the 2012 and 2013 Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award or the ITF World Champion award four times consecutively, etc.

BEFORE FAME

Bestowed with such remarkable conditions to develop tennis career Novak Djokovic landed on Earth to Father Srdjan and mother Dijana having the company Family Sports with three restaurants and a tennis academy. His amazing talent was discovered by Yugoslavian tennis legend Jelena Gencic at his parents' sports complex. Djokovic joined the Pilic Academy in Munich, Germany to pursue higher levels of competition at the age of 13. He became a triple European champion in singles, doubles and team competition 1 year later and earned the silver medal at the World Junior Championship in a team competition for Yugoslavia.

PERSONAL LIFE

Novak Djokovic and Jelena Ristic wed on July 10, 2014 after 9 years dating. Jelena Ristic gave birth their first son named Stefan on October 21, 2014.

FUN FACTS

Tennis player Novak Djokovic were born on Friday, birthstone is Emerald, the seaon was Spring in the Chinese year of Rabbite, it is 140 days until Novak Djokovic next birthday.