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How old is Novak Djokovic, who are his siblings, how tall is he, where is he from and how many times has he won Wimbledon?
Novak Djokovic is one of the most celebrated tennis players of all time, and he's planning on adding even more prize money and trophies to his collection this Wimbledon.
Following his knee surgery after tearing his meniscus, Djokovic is trying his best to make it into the Men's Singles final, and with the support of his wife and kids, we're sure he'll try his best.
After acquiring a tremendous net worth due to his tennis triumphs and sponsorship deals with Lacoste, lots of us have been wanting to get to know Novak a bit better.
What is Novak Djokovic's height, how old is he, who is his sister, what is his nationality and how many times has he won Wimbledon? Here is everything you need to know about the sporting legend.
Djokovic is 37-years-old and was born on the 22nd of May 1987, making him a Gemini.
The tennis great has been playing the game for over 30 years, after starting his sporting lessons at the age of four. His early years were dominated by tennis with Djokovic being sent away to a sports camp at six-years-old.
When reached the age of 14, Novak began his junior tennis career and went on to become a professional player in 2003 when he was 15.
The Wimbledon hopeful is 6ft 2in, making him 1.88m tall.
Compared to his fellow tennis players, Djokovic stands at a similar height to Andy Murray who is 6ft 3in and slightly taller than Carlos Alcaraz who is 6ft.
Despite popular belief, Djokovic does not have a sister, however he does have two brothers.
The eldest of three boys, the 37-year-old has two younger brothers Marko, 32, and Djordje, 28, who were also professional tennis players in their youth.
The brothers appear to have a close bond and have shown their support at Novak's games in the past.
At the time of writing, Djokovic has won Wimbledon a grand total of seven times.
His first win was back in 2011 before going on to clinch the title in 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022. In 2023 he came in second place after Carlos Alcaraz pipped him to the post.
The tennis favourite is Serbian and was born in Belgrade.
Keen to keep links with his home country, Novak and his wife Jelena have created the Novak Djokovic Foundation which aims to help disadvantaged children in Serbia.
So far the charity has invested €16million in the country, impacted over 56,500 children and supported over 9,000 parents.
Novak Djokovic’s wife is Jelena Djokovic (née Ristić). The two met in high school and began dating in 2005. They got engaged in September 2013 and married in July 2014 in a ceremony held in Montenegro.
Novak and Jelena have two children: Stefan Djokovic, born in October 2014 and Tara Djokovic, born in September 2017.