Novak Djokovic Biography

Novak Djokovic Biography

Born: May 22, 1987, Belgrade, Serbia

Grand slams won (singles): 7

Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)

Spouse: Jelena Ristic (m. 2014)

Parents: Srđan Djokovic, Dijana Djokovic

Siblings: Marko Djokovic, Djordje Djokovic

Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

Djokovic has won seven Grand Slam singles titles and has held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a total of 113 weeks. By winning three Grand Slam titles in 2011, Djokovic became the sixth male player to win three Grand Slams in a calendar year. By reaching the 2012 French Open final, he became the ninth player in the Open Era to reach the final of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments and became only the fifth to do so consecutively. Amongst other titles, he won the Tennis Masters Cup in 2008, 2012, and 2013 and was on the Serbian team which won the 2010 Davis Cup. He also won the Bronze medal in men's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He has won 19 Masters 1000 series titles, breaking a single-season record with five titles in 2011. This places him third on the list of Masters 1000 winners since its inception in 1990.

He holds several men's world records of the Open Era: becoming the youngest player in the Open Era to have reached the semifinals of all four Grand Slam events both separately and consecutively; the first and only man to win three consecutive Australian Open titles in the Open Era; and playing the longest Grand Slam men's singles final in history (5 hours 53 minutes). Djokovic's ATP tournament records include winning 31 consecutive ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series matches, playing in the finals at all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (a record shared by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal), and being the only player to win eight.

Djokovic is the first Serbian player to win multiple Grand Slams and the first Serbian player to rank No. 1 for more than 100 weeks. He is the first male player representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title. Djokovic has won numerous awards, including the 2011 Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year and the 2012 Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award. He has won the ATP World Tour Player of the Year twice consecutively, in 2011 and 2012. He is a recipient of the Order of St. Sava and the Order of the Star of Karađorđe.

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Ross Hutchins retires from tennis

British tennis player Ross Hutchins has today announced his retirement from professional tennis. Speaking about his retirement, Ross said:  "It is with a heavy heart that today I announce my retirement from Professional Tennis. After much deliberation I feel it is the right time for me to stop playing professional sport and pursue new goals as I enter the next phase of my career. I feel strong and healthy and I look forward to moving onto the next chapter of my life. I have been incredibly fortunate in my tennis career and I am proud of what I have been able to achieve, a lot of which would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of those close to me.

"Tennis has enabled me to do something which I love every day, to travel the world and along the way form some incredible friendships. I’d like to thank everyone who has played a role in my career to date and for all the support and encouragement that they have given me, especially my family, my fiancé Lindsay, my friends and my doubles partner Colin Fleming, who I have thoroughly enjoyed playing beside and who has stuck by me through good and tough times. "I would also like to thank the LTA, ITF and ATP who have looked after me all the years that I have been on Tour. Lastly my special thanks to the tennis fans and community who have given me strength on so many occasions and will always have a special place in my heart. It is without doubt that I will miss the competitiveness of the sport but I am excited about the challenges that lie ahead and I shall now take my time to decide on exactly what they will be."
Aegon GB Davis Cup Team Captain Leon Smith commented:  “On behalf of everybody within British tennis, we send our huge congratulations to Ross as he brings the curtain down on his tennis career. Ross has been a stalwart of our sport for over a decade, having won five ATP doubles tournaments and competed in seven Davis Cup ties. He has been an incredible role model in every way possible, from the way he trained to the way he looked after himself in order to reach his potential. "We were very lucky to have him play a huge part in our Davis Cup team over the last six years, and his contribution to help us fight our way back to the World Group was invaluable. Even in the face of adversity following his diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Ross’s amazing dedication and spirit helped to not only raise a staggering amount of money for charity, but also propel him back to professional tennis which itself was an unbelievable achievement. It goes without saying that we wish him all the very best for life beyond the court. No doubt there are very exciting times ahead.” - See more at: http://www.lta.org.uk/News/2014/September/08-09-2014/Ross-Hutchins-retires-from-tennis/