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- Began playing at age four and made pro debut at 16…Plays with a double-handed backhand
- Nicknamed "Nole"…Father, Srdjan and mother, Dijana…Owner of company, "Family Sports," which
- has three restaurants, a tennis academy, and a range of products, featuring his likeness on
- mineral water, candy bars, sugar, clothing, cups, among other items…Uncle, Goran, is tournament
- director of Belgrade Open in May…He and his family opened a restaurant in Belgrade in April 2009
- called “Novak”…Father, uncle and aunt were all professional skiers and his father was also an
- excellent football player. His father wanted him to be a football player or skier but excelled in
- tennis at an early age…Credits his family as inspiration for giving him so much support …Younger
- brothers Marko (born Aug. 20, 1991) and Djordje (born July 17, 1995) are both in school and play
- tennis… Idol growing up was Pete Sampras…At age 12, attended Niki Pilic Academy in Munich and
- practised there for almost two years before returning to Belgrade…Speaks Serbian, Italian,
- German and English. Favourite surface is hard courts but considers himself an all-around
- player…Best shot is backhand down the line…His family invited 50 underprivileged Kosovo-Serb
- children to Belgrade in September 2007 to be courtside for Serbia-Australia Davis Cup World Group
- tie…Appeared in September 2007 Vogue Magazine…Elected to two-year term in June 2008 to ATP
- Player Council…Works with physiotherapist Milan Amanovic and Gebhard Phil-Gritsch, who used to
- work with Austrian Thomas Muster…Coached by former ATP pro and Slovak Republic native Marian
- Vajda (since June 2006).
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