Srdjan Djokovic

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In this Serbian name, the family name is Đoković.
Srdjan Djokovic
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Srdjan and with his wife Dijana at the 2007 US Open.
Native name Срђан Ђоковић
Born (1961-04-25) 25 April 1961 (age 63)
Kosovska Mitrovica, Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Occupation Entrepreneur, former skier and ski instructor
Children Sons Novak, Marko, Djordje

Srdjan Djokovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Срђан Ђоковић; born 25 April 1961)[1][2] is a Serbian entrepreneur and former professional skier and skiing coach. He is best known as the father of tennis players Novak, Djordje, and Marko Djokovic. Supporting and following his son Novak worldwide, he gained notoriety for several missteps and strong statements in Novak's favor.

Early life and education

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Robert DeNiro (left) and Srdjan Djokovic (right) at the 2007 US Open

Djokovic was born in Kosovska Mitrovica to parents Stanka and Vladimir, and grew up in the nearby town of Zvečan.[2][3] He has a sister, Jelena, and a younger brother, Goran.[2]After completing high school, he moved to Belgrade to study law, but did not finish the studies. Later on, the whole family moved to Belgrade.[4] During winters, he worked as a ski coach in the winter resorts of Kopaonik and Brezovica, where he met his future wife Dijana in 1986.[2]

Career

Djokovic is a former professional skier[5] and ski coach,[6] who worked in the Kopaonik ski resort.[4] He is currently the owner-operator of the Red Bull pizza restaurant[4] and a sports shop in the Serbian mountains.[6] He opened the restaurant, which has no connection to the drinks company with the same name, in 1999.[4] While some accounts describe Djokovic as a former player at the Serbian football club FK Trepča, the 2022 book Ein Leben lang im Krieg (English: A lifetime at war) by Daniel Müksch reports a lack of supporting evidence of this.[4]

In 2011, Djokovic attempted to unseat Serbia Tennis Federation president Slobodan Živojinović, but ultimately failed to do so.[7] In January 2023, he was seen during the Australian Open tennis tournament near the Rod Laver Arena[8] with a pro-Vladimir Putin motorcycle gang called the Night Wolves.[9][5] Vasyl Myroshnychenko, the Ukrainian ambassador to Australia, called for Djokovic to be banned from the subsequent tennis match in the competition.[10] Djokovic subsequently stated that he would not attend the January 27 semi-final to avoid disrupting it.[11] Srdjan Djokovic later stated that he did not intend to post with the pro-Russian gangsters and mistakenly thought he was posing for photos with Serbian tennis fans.[12]

Family life

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Djokovic's son Novak in Wimbledon, 2019.

Djokovic is married to Dijana Djokovic[5] (née Žagar). They are the parents of three sons: Novak[5][13] (born 1987), Marko[14] (born 1991), and Djordje (born 1995).[4] In 2022, Djokovic criticised the Government of Australia for not letting his eldest son, Novak, enter the country due to COVID-19 public health rules.[15] On 6 January, the eve of Orthodox Christmas day, Djokovic compared his son's detention in Australia to the Crucifixion of Jesus.[16]

See also

References

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