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Novak Djokovic, from Serbia, ranked number No. 1 in the world by ATP, poses with the ATP trophy during a ceremony at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 8, 2011.

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Novak Djokovic
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Novak Djokovic
Новак Ђоковић
Novak Djokovic holding his first Wimbledon trophy, July 03, 2011.
Country Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
Serbia (2006–present)
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born 22 May 1987 (age 24)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro 2003
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money

$27,871,630

5th All-time leader in earnings

Singles
Career record 372–106 (77.82%)
Career titles 26
Highest ranking No. 1 (4 July 2011)
Current ranking No. 1 (8 August 2011)[1]
Grand Slam results
Australian Open W (2008, 2011)
French Open SF (2007, 2008, 2011)
Wimbledon W (2011)
US Open F (2007, 2010)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals W (2008)
Olympic Games Bronze medal.svg Bronze Medal (2008)
Doubles
Career record 30–42 (41.67%)
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 114 (30 November 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2006, 2007)
French Open 1R (2006)
Wimbledon 2R (2006)
US Open 1R (2006)
Last updated on: 10:03, 11 July 2011 (UTC).
Medal record
Men's Tennis
Competitor for Serbia
Olympic Games
Bronze 2008 Beijing Singles

Novak Djokovic (Serbian: Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković pronounced [nɔ̂ʋaːk dʑɔ̂ːkɔʋitɕ] ( listen)) (born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player who is as of July 4, 2011, ranked the World No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won three Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open championships and the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first player representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest player in the open era to have reached the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam events, separately and consecutively.[2]

He is one of only four players (David Nalbandian, Andy Murray, and Rafael Nadal being the other three) to beat Roger Federer three times in one calendar year. He is also one of four players (Nalbandian, Murray and Nikolay Davydenko being the other) to beat Federer and Nadal in the same tournament twice, accomplishing that feat when he won the 2011 Indian Wells Masters 1000 event. He is also the youngest player in the Open Era to defeat the top three players in succession and he achieved this when he defeated world number three Andy Roddick, world number two Nadal, and World number one Federer in the 2007 Rogers Cup. He is one of only two players to have defeated Federer at the semifinal stage or later on more than one occasion in Grand Slam tournaments, and also at consecutive tournaments (the other being Nadal).

Djokovic was the runner-up at the 2007 and 2010 US Open tournaments (to Federer and Nadal, respectively), and a bronze medalist representing Serbia at the 2008 Olympic Games. In addition, Djokovic won the Tennis Masters Cup in 2008, and has won nine Masters Series tournaments. In 2010, he led Serbia to win the Davis Cup. Djokovic finished the ATP Tour as World No. three for four consecutive years between 2007 and 2010.

From the 2010 Davis Cup finals to the 2011 French Open, Djokovic had a 43-match win streak, third only to Guillermo Vilas (46 matches in 1977) and Ivan Lendl (44 matches in 1981/1982).[3][4] This includes titles at the Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Serbia Open, Madrid Masters, and the Rome Masters. He won 41 straight matches from the start of 2011 until the French Open semi-finals (where he was beaten by Roger Federer),[4] second only to John McEnroe's record (he started 42–0 in 1984[5]).

He is considered the best male tennis player to come out of Serbia, former Yugoslavia and the Balkans. Djokovic is also a double winner of the award The Best Sportperson of Serbia and award for The Best Sportsman by Olympic Committee of Serbia. He has been awarded with the Order of St. Sava, the highest decoration of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

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