Novak Djokovic (in Serbian, Новак Ђоковић, transliterated Novak Đoković in Latin alphabet, or Novak Djoković pronounced / nɔvaːk 'ʥɔːkɔviʨ /, Nóvak Yókovich; Belgrade, Federal Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia), May 22, 1987) is a tennis player Serbian professional and current No. 13 of the ATP classification.
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Novak Djokovic is considered one of the best tennis players in history and with twelve victories, Djokovic is ranked fourth in the list of players who have won more individual Grand Slam tournaments, along with Roy Emerson and behind Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Pete Sampras: the Australian Open six times, (2008, 2011,2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016), 12 the Wimbledon Championship three times (2011, 2014 and 2015, ) the US Open twice (2011 and 2015), and the Roland Garros Tournament in 2016. He reached six Grand Slam finals consecutively, winning in five of them (since the Australian Open 2015) until Roland Garros 2016). Djokovic has participated in 21 finals and 30 semifinals of Grand Slam. After his victory at Roland Garros 2016, Đoković won all four Grand Slam tournaments in a row, something that had only been achieved before by Don Budge and Rod Laver.16 In this way, he joins the select group of 8 players who have completed the Grand Slam, with Fred Perry, Don Budge, Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
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The Serbian has won 30 titles and 43 finals in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, which places him, along with Rafael Nadal, first in the history. He has also won the ATP World Tour Finals five times (2008, 2012,17 2013, 2014 and 2015), being the first player to win this event four times in a row 2012-2015 and the fourth to reach five titles, only exceeded by Roger Federer with six.
In 2011 he accumulated a streak of 41 consecutive victories before losing with Roger Federer in the semifinals of Roland Garros.18
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Representing Serbia, he was also part of the national team that won the Davis Cup in 2010,19, giving his country his first cup, and was runner-up in 2013 against the Czech Republic. He won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008 after beating James Blake 6-3 and 7-620
He has finished four seasons as number one in the ATP ranking (2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015), and is the fourth tennis player in history to finish 10 seasons among the top three of the ATP ranking, in his case also in consecutive seasons. He is also the fifth tennis player with more weeks as number one in the world (220+), and the fourth in consecutive weeks (120+).
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His record of wins and losses in 2015 was 82-6 (93%). He beat the top 10 (against five falls) 31 times and reached 15 finals (11-4) over 16 contests. By winning the Beijing tournament final, he reached a record of 29 consecutive wins, just two record victories held by Rafael Nadal. In this season he also became the first player to beat each player in the top 10 ranking.
Characterized by the consistency in the background game, it dominates all facets of the game and performs with solvency on all surfaces. He is considered by many specialists, ex-players, journalists and fans as one of the best tennis players of all time. Andre Agassi, Roland Garros champion in 1999, is his coach.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY :
- https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-australian-open-2018-jonathan-liew-atp-grand-slam-prizemoney-a8168146.html
- https://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/novak-djokovic-defence-wins-championships/
- http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/22117485/australian-open-rock-solid-start-novak-djokovic-return-tennis
http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2018/02/50-greatest-players-open-era-m-no-5-novak-djokovic/72329/