Novak Djokovic’s Incredible Year

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BEST POSSIBLE START

Novak Djokovic may have had the best possible start to 2012, having won the Australian open beating Rafael Nadal in an epic final that lasted over five hours to win his third Australian Open crown and fifth Grand Slam overall, but he is not happy with that and has already set his sights on achieving something that has not been done for quite some time and that is to win the Career Slam and Golden Slam.

The Djoker is yet to make his mark at Roland Garros, having reached the semi finals stages of the French Open on three occasions and this year, he is looking to take the crown for himself.

But he has the King of Clay standing in his way with Rafael Nadal, still reeling after three consecutive Grand Slam final losses to Djokovic and would not give up his crown without a fight. Novak Djokovic is also looking forward to the Olympic Games to be held in London this year, knowing a win there and at the French Open would give him a career Golden Slam that has not been achieved for many years now.

But 24 year old knows that it will not be an easy task and he has been working hard on it ever since winning the Australian Open. The only person ever to have done the Golden Slam was Steffi Graf way back in 1988 and if he does manage to win it, Djokovic will be considered as a legend in the game of tennis.

Having won the Bronze Medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Novak Djokovic knows that success does not come easily at the Games and with his experience this times, he hopes that he can get the better of his opponents and write his name down in the history books.

Jelena Dokic 18-01-10 SlowMotion

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Novak Djokovic Donates to UNICEF

The top ranked tennis player in the world Novak Djokovic has donated $ 100,000 from his own pocket to the UNICEF, a wing of the United Nations Child Aid Organization. However, it doesn’t seem that the three time Grand Slam winner had to dig too deep into his pocket with his prize money for the year exceeding $ 12 million for the calendar year of 2011. The ‘Djoker’ donated the $ 100,000 as a Christmas present to the Serbian wing of the aid organization.

Djokovic is known for his philanthropic activities, something that almost all tennis players are known for but growing up in the war ravaged former country, Novak knows exactly what the kids of his country are going through and that was evident from his speech when he said that he hoped his little contribution would help at least some of the young kids to reach their full potential. Novak Djokovic had been appointed as the national ambassador for UNICEF in Serbia in August.

Djokovic also added that he hoped that the money he donated would go on to make a difference in the lives of the disabled children of the Roma community, who are a gypsy clan of the region. Djokovic grew up in Belgrade at a time when NATO bombings were a regular sight in the city and he also added that he is grateful that the children of today do not have to face that.

Djokovic, who won three Grand Slams in 2011 and a further 12 ATP Tour titles will head off to Abu Dhabi to play in a tournament where Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are also slated to play. But Novak Djokovic did manage to find some time from his hectic schedule to donate the money at the charity event held in his homeland.

Jelena Dokic vs Pennetta Dubai 2011

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Jelena Dokic – Bucharest – May 2009

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