Novak Djokovic Turns 37: Celebrating Serbia's Tennis Icon

On this day, back in 1987, tennis legend Novak Djokovic was born and has taken the game to the pinnacle with a huge success. Notably, currently ranked number one in the world, Djokovic has 98 ATP titles to his name, including seven in 2023. Meanwhile, he has held the top spot in the world rankings for a record-breaking 428 weeks.

The star player has won Wimbledon seven times and has 10 Australian titles to his name. In addition, he is the only player in history to have won every major at least three times. He had won his first major at the 2008 Australian Open when he was just 20 years of age. Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal became known as the Big Three in 2010.

Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic has defeated Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer a plethora of times, as he went on to win the Masters Championship in 2011, where he achieved world rank for the first time. In addition, the 2015 year was the best year for him, as he made it to 15 finals, where he won 11 tournaments out of 15. He won three majors, six masters titles, and the year-end championship in 2015.

Notably, some sources have revealed that Novak Djokovic's net worth is estimated at around $250 million as of May 2024. He is regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time due to a career filled with outstanding victories, lucrative sponsorship deals, and more prize money than any player in tennis history.

As the star player turns 37 today, let's have a look at some of his accomplishments:

Novak Djocovic's accomplishments are as follows:

• Ranked world No. 1 for a record total of 408 weeks in 13 different years.

• Finished as the year-end No. 1 a record eight times.

• 98 ATP titles.

• A record 24 Grand Slams.

• The only man in tennis history to have won each Grand Slam at least thrice.

• The only player to win every Masters event at least twice.

• Achieved most ranking points as No. 1 with 16,950 points.

• The first player to reach 250 career top-10 wins in ATP history.

• All-time leader in the prize money won ($175 million).

• Winning head-to-head record against Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.