What Tennis Fans Might Not Know About Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic is strongly related to Serbia, the nation the place he was born and continues to dwell as we speak. In the beginning of his profession, he was critically courted by England and requested to play as a British nationwide, in line with Categorical. In 2006, the U.Okay. had a dearth of expertise — even Andy Murray, the longer term top-ranked participant, was nonetheless years away from the heights he would attain within the 2010s. After an up-and-coming Djokovic gained a Davis Cup match versus Greg Rusedski, the British Garden Tennis Affiliation (LTA) reached out to the younger Serbian’s mom.

Their provide: Higher funding and observe grounds for Djokovic in change for him transferring to the U.Okay. and competing as a British nationwide, one thing that might have taken lower than six years to enter impact. However Djokovic turned them down.

“However I didn’t want the cash as a lot as I had completed,” he stated, a number of years later. “I had begun to make some for myself, sufficient to afford to journey with a coach, and I stated, ‘Why the heck?’ I’m Serbian, I’m happy with being a Serbian, I didn’t wish to spoil that simply because one other nation had higher situations.”