[Hot Rod]

Welcome everyone to the Novak Djokovic thread. Everyone is welcome to discuss all things related to Novak as long as the discussion aren`t too dirty and negative toward Novak. We don`t put up with any Novak haters here.

Biography

Date of Birth: May 22, 1987
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia(then Yugoslavia)
Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Nationality: Serbian
Height: 6`2"
Weight: 176 lbs (80 kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Clothing: Sergio Tacchini

PERSONAL
*Coached by Marián Vajda
*Started playing tennis at the age of 4
*Idol is Pete Sampras
*At 12 years old, he spent three months at Nikola Pilić's tennis academy in Munich, Germany.
*Begin his international career at the age of 14, winning European championships in singles, doubles, and team competition.
*Turned pro in 2003
*Family hosts the Serbia Open in Belgrade with his uncle Goran serving as tournament director
*Younger brothers Djordje and Marko are also tennis players with professional aspirations
*Is an all-court player with emphasis on offensive baseline play.
*His greatest strengths are his groundstrokes, serve and defense
*Speaks Serbian, English and German
*When off the court, likes surfing the net, watching films, listening to relaxing music, and go out with friends
*Likes home-cooked food, salads and fruit juices
*Well known for his impressions of other players, which was first widely shown at the 2007 US Open
*Nicknames are Nole, the Djoker, Nokia, Nox and the Serbinator
*Family has opened a restaurant chain in Serbia called Novak

Career Titles
Singles
2006: Amersfoort and Metz
2007: Adelaide, Miami, Estroil, Montreal and Vienna
2008: Australian Open, Indian Wells, Rome and Masters Cup
2009: Dubai, Belgrade, Beijing, Basel and Paris
2010: Dubai and Beijing
2011: Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Belgrade, Madrid and Rome
Bronze medal in singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Davis Cup champion: 2010

Doubles
2010: Queen`s Club/London w/Jonathon Erlich

Davis Cup
Record: 21-7 overall(19-6 singles and 2-1 doubles)

Highest rankings
Singles: #2(Four occasions, last March 21, 2011 - present)
Doubles: #114(November 30, 2009)

Started the 2011 season with a 43 match winning streak, which is the third longest in the ATP in the Open Era

Best Grand Slam results
Australian Open: Champion(2008 and 2011)
French Open: Semifinals(2007 and 2008)
Wimbledon: Semifinals(2007)
US Open: Final(2007)

Novak in action on the court





and off it.



A little something for the ladies.



Novak`s greatest triumphs on the court.





The Djokovic family



Team Serbia





Nole and Rafa





Nolena (Nole and Jelena)

Novak`s Djokers:

1. Hot Rod
2. myys_PL
3. Dutchiegirl
4. christallh24
5. L i N d $ @ y

Ask and you will be added to the list

Novak`s official site

[myys_PL]

TFTNT!

[Hot Rod]

Glad that you like the new thread. I wanted to decorate the OP as best as possible to give everyone some facts about Nole along with achievements and to honor his relationships with his family, compatriots and Jelena. Plus i`m going to do something for Nole and Rafa`s relationship, mainly for the Nole/Rafa fans here.

Anyway here are some more Nolena pics along with a pic of Nole with Marko and Djordje.

[myys_PL]

It looks great!

And i can't wait for Nole/Rafa, i love them!

Love new pics too, they looks so good together And his brothers, Marko

[Hot Rod]

Glad that you like the pics.

Here is the draw for the Serbia Open:

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) bye
Fabio Fognini (ITA) - Qualifier
Qualifier - [WC] Filip Krajinovic (SRB)
Horacio Zeballos (ARG) - [7] Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)

[3] Sam Querrey (USA) bye
Evgeny Korolev (KAZ) - Michael Russell (USA)
Igor Andreev (RUS) - Blaz Kavcic (SLO)
[WC] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) - [5] Ivo Karlovic (CRO)

[6] Viktor Troicki (SRB) - Ivan Navarro (ESP)
Karol Beck (SVK) - Florent Serra (FRA)
[WC] Marko Djokovic (SRB) - Qualifier
[4] Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) bye

[8] Andreas Seppi (ITA) - Leonardo Mayer (ARG)
Olivier Rochus (BEL) - Richard Gasquet (FRA)
Qualifier - Josselin Ouanna (FRA)
[2] John Isner (USA) bye

While Nole will be the favorite, i have to say that he will have a much tougher road to defend the title with his good friends Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki along with Sam Querrey, Dr. Ivo, Stan Wawrinka and John Isner presenting tough challenges. I really hope that Nole along with Marko will do well in Belgrade this week.

While i`m on the subject of Marko, he has just started his first round doubles match. Hopefully he will do well in it.

Anyway here are some pics of Nole at his press conference along with some practice pics.

[myys_PL]

SO happy Marko is taking part in it Hope he'll play well.

I don't see another option than Nole winning. It won't be so easy, but
Can't wait to see matches, i have such a good memories from last Serbia Open

[Hot Rod]

I also can`t wait to see Nole`s matches in Belgrade. Hopefully the Tennis Channel will show the semifinals and final live here in the states.

Also Marko and Nikola Cacic were defeated by Leonardo Mayer and Horacio Zeballos 6-3, 1-6, 9-11. What a tough loss for Marko, who had a match point, but were unable to close out the match. I guess this will be a learning experience for him to close out a match.

Marko will be back in action tomorrow as he will take on Alessio de Mauro in his first round singles match. This is a good opportunity for Marko to get a win singles. I really hope that he will do well and give a good performance in front of the hometown fans. Of course i hope that Nole will give him a few pointers.

Anyway here are a couple of more Nolena pics along with a recent pic of Djordje.

[myys_PL]

Those pics are great And the 2nd one
Woow, Djordje is older and older...can't wait to see him in action!

I hope Marko will win, i want him to be at least in 2nd round...

[Hot Rod]

Glad that you like the pics. I`m sure that we`ll be seeing Djole on the tour in the next year or two if he plays well in juniors. I`ve been hearing a lot of great things about him.

Here is an update on Marko`s first round singles match. Unfortunately he had another tough loss as he was defeated by Alessio Di Mauro 7-6(5), 5-7, 0-6. What a tough loss for Marko, especially since he was upset 5-2 and had two match points, which he sadly couldn`t convert. He was so close to getting his first singles win in his hometown, but just couldn`t close it out. I really hope that Marko doesn`t get too discouraged by today`s loss and can learn from it.

[myys_PL]

Yep, i heard that Djordje is really talented

I'm sad about Marko, i hoped to see him in next round Now i'm waiting for Nole, hopefully i will be able to watch it in the internet tonight.

[Hot Rod]

Nole made his long awaited return to action earlier today in Belgrade and it was a successful one as he defeated Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-4. Good win for Nole. While i`m glad that he got the win, his performance wasn`t all that great as he struggled with his serve. Tomorrow Nole will take on compatriot Filip Krajinovic in the quarterfinals. I hope that Nole can put together a better performance against the surprising Krajinovic tomorrow.

[Hot Rod]

Nole`s quest to repeat as champion in Belgrade sadly came to an end as he was forced to retire due to breathing problem caused by respiratory troubles after losing the first set in his match against compatriot Filip Krajinovic 4-6. What a terrible end for Nole. Just as he`s playing well again, once again he gets struck down by some ailment and what`s worse about this is that it happened in his hometown tournament. I really hope that this isn`t too serious and we`ll see Nole back in action at the Madrid Masters next week.

[Hot Rod]

Earlier today Nole withdrew from the Madrid Masters due to his recent illness. While i`m sad that Nole won`t be playing in Madrid, i think that he`s doing the right thing in withdrawing from the tournament. I really hope that Nole will get well soon and can come back strong at the French Open. Plus i hope that Jelena will give him some much needed TLC.

[myys_PL]

I was so sorry to heard about Nole's illness. His hometown tournament and everything

I hope he'll come back stronger and there won't be any more problems.. Ehh

[Hot Rod]

Yesterday the men`s draw for the French Open was unveiled and here is Nole`s part of the draw:

(16) Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU)
Marc Gicquel (FRA) vs Pere Riba (ESP)
Potito Starace (ITA) vs Illya Marchenko (UKR)
Robby Ginepri (USA) vs (18) Sam Querrey (USA)

(31) Victor Hanescu (ROU) vs Oscar Hernandez (ESP)
Rajeev Ram (USA) vs Qualifier
Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs Santiago Giraldo (COL)
Evgeny Korolev (KAZ) vs (3) Novak Djokovic (SRB)

So what does everyone think about the draw for Nole? Personally i think that it looks pretty favorable for him early, but it could get pretty tough for him with a likely third round meeting with Juan Carlos Ferrero. Nole has had his share of troubles with the Spaniards on the red clay with a couple of losses to Fernando Verdasco at Monte Carlo and Rome and those tough losses to Rafa last year. If Nole can get past that match, then i think that he has a pretty good chance of making it to the semifinals where he will most likely face Rafa. I really hope that Nole will do well in Roland Garros. I want so badly for him to redeem himself after last year`s early exit.

Also we need to wish Nole a Happy 23rd Birthday.



I really hope that he`s having a great birthday and got a nice birthday party.

Anyway here are some pics of Nole practicing earlier today at RG along with a new pic of Marko and Djole.