Novak Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987, in Belgrade, Serbia. He began playing tennis at the age of four. To date, he has won 53 ATP singles titles, including 8 Grand Slam trophies and 24 ATP Masters Series 1000 crowns. He was also a Bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a winner of the Davis Cup championship with Team Serbia in 2010. Djokovic is currently ranked World No. 1.
Djokovic’s 43 match winning streak in 2010-11 is the third best in Open Era. It also covers 41 straight matches since the start of 2011, which is the second longest streak to start the year since 1980, behind John McEnroe (started 42-0 in 1984).
Novak Djokovic is the UNICEF ambassador and the founder of the Novak Djokovic Foundation whose mission is to enable children from disadvantaged communities to grow up, play and develop in a stimulative, creative and safe setting, whilst learning to respect others and care for their environment.
