Novak Djokovic

At the 2008 Australian Open, Novak Djokovic became the 1st Serbian tennis player to win a grand slam in his defeat of defending champion Roger Federer in the semi-final and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final. The victory also made him the youngest player in the open era to have reached the semifinals of all four Grand Slam events.

Currently ranked #2 in the world, He started playing tennis at the age of four, and was spotted by Yugoslav tennis legend Jelena Gencic at the age of eight, who stated: "This is the greatest talent I have seen since Monica Seles." At age 14, his international career began, winning European championships in singles, doubles, and team competition.

Djokovic is also known for his often humorous off-court impersonations of his fellow players, many of whom are his friends. This became evident to the tennis world after his 2007 US Open quarterfinal win over Carlos Moya, where he entertained the audience with impersonations of Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova.[5] He also did an impression of American tennis great John McEnroe after his final preliminary game at the 2009 US Open, before playing a brief game with McEnroe - much to the delight of the audience.

Nole is having a historic 2011 season on the ATP World Tour. He's become the new king of tennis.

On July 4, one day after he had realised his dream by winning the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world - Wimbledon, he was officially crowned the 25th player to rank no.1 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings, which has been his ambition and goal since he started playing tennis.

By the end of August, he has won nine ATP titles (Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Belgrade, Madrid, Rome, Wimbledon and Montreal).

He has become the first man ever to win five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophies in the same year.

The Serbian star is also the first men's player to win a tournament in his no.1 debut since Pete Sampras did it in 1993.

Highlights:

• Currently ranked #1 in men's singles
• Recently won the Australian, Wimbledon, and US Open
• Has reached the finals of five Masters Series events winning four times
• The youngest player in the open era to have reached the semifinals of all four grand slams
• Two-time French Open semifinalist
• Reached the finals of the 2007 U.S. Open
• Reached the semifinals of 2008 U.S. Open
• Won his first grand slam title at the 2008 Australian Open
• Won the Bronze Medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
• Holds 28 Singles Titles
• Holds 10 Masters Titles
• Holds 4 Slam Titles
• Holds 1 Doubles Title
• Has earned $16,675,033 in prize money
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