WIMBLEDON is just on the corner and who is going to win?, who are compete? Get your ticket and fly with VOYAGE to meet some of those greatest tennis player on their way to Wimbledon 2012 from 25 June to 8 July http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/index.html .
His name is NOVAK DJOKOVIC from Belgrade in Serbia. No 1 by ATP since 4 July 2011 and win 5 Grand slams. He started playing tennis at the age of four (4). In the summer 1993, the six-year-old was spotted by Yugoslav tennis legend Jelena Genčić (woman who plays tennis and handball) at Serbian Mount Kopaonik where Djokovic's parents ran a fast-food parlour. Genčić worked with young Djokovic over the following six years before realizing that, due to his rapid development, going abroad in search of increased level of competition was the best option for his future. To that end, she contacted Nikola Pilić, and in September 1999, the 12-year-old moved to the Pilić tennis academy in Oberschleißheim, Germany, spending four years there. At age 14, he began his international career, winning European championships in singles, doubles, and team competition.
http://novakdjokovic.com/en/
Country | Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) Serbia (2006–present) |
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Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
Born | 22 May 1987 Belgrade, Serbia (then Yugoslavia) |
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Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 80.0 kg (176 lb; 12.60 st) | ||
Turned pro | 2003 | ||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||
Career prize money |
$37,672,100 4th All-time leader in earnings |
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Singles | |||
Career record | 430–117 (78.61%) | ||
Career titles | 30 | ||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (4 July 2011) | ||
Current ranking | No. 1 (18 June 2012) | ||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||
Australian Open | W (2008, 2011, 2012), | ||
French Open | F (2012) | ||
Wimbledon | W (2011) | ||
US Open | W (2011) | ||
Other tournaments | |||
Tour Finals | W (2008) | ||
Olympic Games | Bronze Medal (2008) | ||
Doubles | |||
Career record | 31–44 (41.33%) | ||
Career titles | 1 | ||
Highest ranking | No. 114 (30 November 2009) | ||
Current ranking | No. 543 (18 June 2012) | ||
Grand Slam Doubles results | |||
Australian Open | 1R (2006, 2007) | ||
French Open | 1R (2006) | ||
Wimbledon | 2R (2006) | ||
US Open | 1R (2006) | ||
Also the beauty of one small city where a champion where born. Belgrade is the capital and largest
city of Serbia. The city is located at the confluence of the Sava and
Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. Its name in
English translates to White city
Elevation: 383 feet (117 m) , Area: 1,244 sq miles (3,223 km²), Local time: 3:38am Sunday (CEST) Ethnographic Museum