The uncle of Novak Djokovic was elected for the president of the Serbian tennis federation

Goran Djokovic, who is the uncle of Paris 2024 Olympic tennis champion Novak Djokovic, was elected for the president of the Serbian tennis federation with the ambition to build a national training center.

Before that, as the vice president of the headquarters, he was the tournament director of ATP competitions in Belgrade and Sofia.

“My tennis experience is mainly from Novak, but I also spent seven years as the director of the Serbia Open and the Sofia Open”, said Goran Djokovic after his election. “My aim is to continue to improve what we have started, with finance being the main thing. We don’t have our own facilities, we don’t have a National Training Center and I want to make one. I wouldn’t even be running for this position if we didn’t have the full support of the president of Serbia”, added he.

Former world’s number one Novak Djokovic has won 24 Grand Slam titles. The 37-year-old tennis player is currently fourth in the ATP rankings.