Novak Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia. He is a young and talented tennis player.

Biography and Career :

He is currently (2007) living in Monte Carlo and his coach is Marian Vajda. Since he became a professional in 2003 he has won five tournaments: Amersfoort, Metz, Adelaide, Miami Masters and Estoril.

Regarding his Grand Slam participations he played at the US Open in 2005 and 2006 into the third round and stopped there each time. At Wimbledon he played in 2006 until the fourth round.

In 2007, until now, he played a semi-final at the French Open, but stopped there because he was beaten by Rafael Nadal, eventually the winner of the title. Also in 2007 he played into the fourth roun d at the Australian Open.

In 2006 he participated at the Hopman Cup along Ana Inanovic and they almost played the final, but unfortunately missed it. They are also good friends. Another tennis player who is a close friend is Andy Murray.

The first two were conquered in 2006 and the last three in 2007. His opponents in the finals were Nicolas Massu, Jurgen Melzer, Chris Guccione, Guillermo Canas and Richard Gasquet.

On March 18, he played the final at Indian Wells against Rafael Nadal, who is World's Number Two and lost it with the score 6-2, 7-5.

He is still young and has in front of him his whole life. Let's hope that injuries will stay away and he can show his talent and work.

Trivia :

- Height: 187 cm
- Weight: 80 kg
- She plays: right-handed.
- She turned pro in 2003.

Career Review :

- Singles Record: 94 - 42
- Singles Titles: 5
- Doubles Record: 9 - 20
- Doubles Titles: 0
- Prize Money: $2,465,905
- Career High ATP Ranking - Singles: 4 (11-Jun-2007).
_{Novak Djokovic Image : eurosport.fr}

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Tags: 1987, belgrade, serbia, ana inanovic, tennis player, wimbledon, grand slam, us open	[edit tags]

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Category: Sport Stars  - ( Sport Stars Archive)

Date Added: 09 December '07

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