Novak Djokovic

About

Serbian tennis star who achieved his first #1 world ranking in 2011 and won his first major tournament at the 2008 Australian Open. He has won 24 Grand Slam singles titles, including ten Australian Opens. 

Before Fame

He was discovered as a 6 year old by Yugoslavian great Jelena Gencic.

Trivia

In 2011, he won three Grand Slam titles, becoming the sixth male tennis player to win three major tennis tournaments in one year.

Family Life

The son of Srdjan and Dijana Djokovic, he has two brothers Djordje and Marko. He married Jelena Djokovic in 2014. He has a son named Stefan and a daughter named Tara.

Associated With

He and Roger Federer developed a great rivalry, as Federer outplayed him during their early match-ups but Djokovic evened things up over time.