Novak Đoković (anglicized Novak Djokovic) (Serbian Cyrillic: Новак Ђоковић, , ), born May 22 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia (part of Yugoslavia at the time), is a Serbian professional tennis player.
In January 2008 he won his first Grand Slam title at the 2008 Australian Open. After a straight sets win over world number one and defending champion Roger Federer in the semi-finals, Đoković went on to win the final in 4 sets against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on 27 January 2008, becoming the first player representing Serbia ever to win a Grand Slam singles title. He is the youngest player in the open era to have reached all four Grand Slam semi-finals.
He was the runner-up at the 2007 US Open and reached three Masters Series finals, winning in Miami and Montréal. He also reached the semi-finals at 2007 French Open and 2007 Wimbledon Championships.
