All You Need To Know About Nina Stojanovic Who Is Going To Play Mixed Doubles With Novak Djokovic at Olympics

Published 07/21/2021, 8:34 AM EDT

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is the man of the moment. Whenever he has stepped on the court in recent times, he has seemed flawless. There seem to be no glitches in the Serb’s game at the moment and he has arrived in Tokyo to represent his nation.

Besides competing in the singles category, Djokovic has decided to compete in the mixed doubles event too; he will be partnering with Nina Stojanovic. She has had an impressive season in doubles so far and the pair could cause some chaos in the Japanese capital.

The 24-year-old player has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and nine singles and 23 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. When she competed in the juniors, she reached three Grand Slam semifinals in doubles.

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The French Open, and Wimbledon Championships in 2013 followed by the Australian Open in 2014. When she became a professional tennis player, she made her debut in both singles and doubles on the WTA Tour in 2016.

Having Novak Djokovic in your team is a boon

Nonetheless, this will be her first appearance at the Olympics and it can’t get better than having the World No. 1 player in your team. Having a player like Djokovic in your team helps a player reduce the pressure of competing on such a big stage.

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In the past, Novak has won the Bronze Medal at the Olympics in 2008. He lost to Rafael Nadal in the semifinal but went on to beat former American player James Blake. In the last edition, Djokovic lost in the opening round to Juan Martin del Potro.

Well, the Serbian pair have got all the tools to go the distance. We wish them all the best in making their country and its citizens proud.

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Honored to play for my people and my country at the @Olympics! 🙏🏼🙌🏼 Wheels up, see you in Tokyo ✈️🇯🇵🇷🇸 @OKSrbije #TeamSerbia #Idemooo #Tokyo2020

Правац Олимпијада ✈️ Част ми је што сам део Олимпијског тима Србије 🙏🏼🙌🏼 Србија до Токија 💪🏼🇷🇸🇯🇵 #србијадотокија #идемооо pic.twitter.com/izrs0gFAVX
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) July 20, 2021

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Rohan Kollare is a tennis author for EssentiallySports. Rohan has a post-graduate diploma in Sports Management and a trophy cabinet adorned with accolades won in district and state-level tennis competitions. He has previously worked in Content Operations for Disney’s Hotstar for over a year, covering tennis and Formula One.

All You Need To Know About Nina Stojanovic Who Is Going To Play Mixed Doubles With Novak Djokovic at Olympics

Having Novak Djokovic in your team is a boon

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