Published 18:52 IST, May 19th 2020
Novak Djokovic opens up about rejecting offer to become British citizen in the past
Novak Djokovic said that he was doing really well in junior international tournaments and that is when tennis agents offered him British citizenship.
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World .1 tennis player vak Djokovic would have been playing alongside Andy Murray for Great Britain in tennis and t Serbia if he would have switched his nationality at a very young . revelation was me by Serbian during an interview on In Depth with Graham Bensinger. vak Djokovic spoke about offer being me to him during his junior days.
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vak Djokovic reveals about offer to change nationality
During interview, vak Djokovic said that he was doing really well in junior international tournaments and that is when tennis nts spotted him and gave family an offer to changing ir nationality from Serbian to British. He said that offer was really tempting since it would have solved family problems but y decided t to go for it.
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Following his statement, re was an interview with vak Djokovic's mor in which she spoke about why family did t take offer. In interview, vak Djokovic's mor said that she wouldn't have been able to live re despite better school and practice facility for kids. She believed that her son would t play for United Kingdom with same enthusiasm as his own country.
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vak Djokovic on decision to t switch nationality
Following statement me by vak Djokovic's mor, 32-year-old talked about his opinion on offer and said that personally, he didn’t want to make switch because he never wanted to go to England where he didn’t kw anybody. He furr said that he wanted to stay with his family, friends, country and to his roots basically.
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vak Djokovic tennis career
vak Djokovic till date has won 17 Grand Slam titles and is third in list behind Roger Federer (20 Grand Slam titles) and Rafael Nal (19 Grand Slam titles). vak Djokovic has so far won eight Australian Opens, five Wimbledons, three US Opens and one French Open title till date. Apart from Grand Slam titles, Serbian has also won 9 Masters 1000 tournaments, a bronze medal at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, a Davis Cup title and an ATP Cup with Serbian national team.
vak Djokovic net worth and brands associated with World .1
According to Celebrity Net Worth, vak Djokovic net worth currently stands at an estimated $220 million. vak Djokovic net worth includes sponsorship and endorsement deals over years. vak Djokovic is endorsing brands like Lacoste, ASICS shoes, Uniqlo, Telekom Srbija as well as German nutritional supplement brand FitLine. He is also an ambassor for Ultimate Software. As reported by Essentially Sports, Djokovic receives around $20.6 million a year through sponsorship from Lacoste and or endorsement deals. vak Djokovic house in Marbella, Spain, where World .1 is quarantined at moment, also ds to vak Djokovic net worth.
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Some or vak Djokovic house locations include Monte Carlo, Belgre, Porto Montenegro, New York and Miami.
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18:52 IST, May 19th 2020