FACTBOX - Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic

* Born: Belgrade, Serbia, May 22, 1987

MAKING HIS NAME

* He began playing tennis aged four.

* His father was a professional skier and wanted his son to be a skier or professional soccer player but changed his mind when Djokovic excelled at tennis from an early age.

* First full year on tour in 2005, made grand slam debut as a qualifier at the Australian Open, losing to Marat Safin in the first round. Finished as the youngest player (18 years, five months) inside the top 100.

In Image: Serbia's Novak Djokovic holds the trophy after defeating Spain's Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Sunday, July 3, 2011.

Text: Reuters

Images: AP

Coverage: Wimbledon 2011