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Novak Djokovic’s Wife Drops Lovely 3-Word Reaction as Husband Sits Atop Roger Federer and Pete Sampras in New Record

Published 03/19/2024, 2:25 PM EDT

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Talk about records in men’s tennis and there will be hardly any record not featuring Novak Djokovic. Such has been his domination over the years that he has even left his rivals, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal behind. Be it winning the most number of Grand Slam titles or the ATP Masters, Djokovic has reigned supreme in every department, especially as World No. 1. And while fans are impressed, the Serbinator’s foremost supporter is his wife, Jelena.

While it is often said that behind every successful man, there is a woman, these two are a perfect example of this. Let’s find out what Djokovic’s wife had to say.

Novak Djokovic receives the perfect praise from his wife

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Minutes ago, the wife of the World Number 1 took to her official Instagram handle and shared Djokovic’s wonderful record as the World No. 1, which showed him completing eight years at the top of the ATP rankings chart. Reacting to this, Jelena Djokovic said, “Not too bad.”

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The post was shared by Jelena as a story on her official Instagram handle. It showed Djokovic way ahead of his rivals, Federer and Nadal, on the list. While Djokovic has spent 8 years at the top, Federer was World Number 1 for 5.95 years and Pete Sampras spent 5.48 years as World Number 1. On the other hand, Nadal topped the ATP rankings chart for a total of 4.01 years.

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Despite Djokovic nearing the twilight of his career, he has no intentions of slowing down. With the Paris Olympics coming up, Djoker has set high ambitions for himself this season.

Title-less so far, Djokovic reveals his aims for the 2024 season

Going by an interview last year, Djokovic seemed positive about his chances in the Paris Olympics. Opening up about his goals for the current season, Djokovic said, “Well, you can win four slams and Olympic gold (smiling). Let’s see. I mean, I have always the highest ambitions and goals. That’s not going to be different for the next year, that’s for sure.” 

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However, with not the best of starts to the 2024 season, it remains to be seen if Djokovic can reign supreme at the Paris Olympics. What do you think about his chances there in the upcoming Olympic Games? Let us know your views in the comments below.

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Vatsal Shah

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Vatsal Shah, a Tennis Writer at EssentiallySports, combines sports management insight with two years of rich content creation experience. His journey at ES involves delving into the core of tennis, covering ATP/WTA tours, and contributing around 2000 articles. Notably, one of his pieces on Venus Williams garnered over 400k views.
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Arunima Bhanot