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Novak Djokovic – Novak Đoković
Novak Đoković was born in Belgrade,Serbia , on 22 May 1987 to parents Srđan and Dijana Đoković. His two younger brothers, Đorđe and Marko, are also tennis players with professional aspirations. He has been in a relationship with fellow Serb and Belgrade native, Jelena Ristic for the past five years.[1][6] He started playing tennis at the age of four, and was spotted by Yugoslav tennis legend Jelena Genčić at the age of eight, who stated: “This is the greatest talent I have seen since Monica Seles.”[1] At 12 years old, he spent three months at Nikola Pilić’s tennis academy in Munich, Germany, and at age 14, his international career began, winning European championships in singles, doubles, and team competition.[1] He currently resides in Monte Carlo, Monaco and has been coached by a former Slovak tennis player, Marián Vajda; in August 2009 he also began working with former US top-five player Todd Martin.[7] Đoković is also known for his often humorous off-court impersonations of his fellow players, many of whom are his friends
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Novak Djokovic – Novak Đoković
