Published 18:18 IST, May 22nd 2020
Novak Djokovic turns 33: World No.1's transformation into being vegan, yogic & meditative
Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic celebrated his 33rd birthday on Friday, May 22, 2020. The World No.1 adopts a plant-based vegan diet and also practices yoga.
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World .1 vak Djokovic celebrated his birthday on Friday, May 22, 2020. 33-year-old is one of greatest tennis players of his generation and has won 17 Grand Slam titles, third most for a male singles player in history. vak Djokovic is regarded as a highly aggressive baseline player and is regarded as one of greatest movers on tennis court with high agility, court cover and defensive ability, allowing him to hit winners from seemingly defensive positions. World .1's fitness can be attributed to vak Djokovic vegan diet and his yoga and meditation.
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vak Djokovic birthday: vak Djokovic vegan diet and or health practices
vak Djokovic struggled with a series of injuries after his famous win in 2016 French Open. Djokovic returned to court but was generally exhausted and once vomited violently during a toilet break from physical exhaustion during Australian Open. However, World .1 turned his b patch around and reigned back to supremacy winning 2018 Wimbledon, beating Roger Federer in final that lasted for more than five hours. Serbian ace put behind his exhaustion and won a physical battle thanks to vak Djokovic vegan diet.
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five-time Wimbledon champion revealed after his Australian Open 2020 third-round win against Yoshihito Nishioka that he first opted a plant-based diet in 2016 and is gl to reap its benefits and hopes to inspire or athletes to opt diet. As a result, he even co-produced popular Netflix documentary called GameChangers, which covers famous plant-based athletes like him and ir story to get re. Djokovic committed to same 5 years after opting to consume gluten-free products, while having dabbled with n-vegetarian food occasionally. It also meant sugar or inappropriate proteins or carbohydrates.
In his book Serve To Win, Djokovic h committed to eating healthy, which me it easier for him to become plant-based and this is a glimpse of his daily menu prior to 2016 -
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Day 1
Breakfast: Water first thing out of bed; two tablespoons of honey; muesli (including organic gluten-free rolled oats, cranberries, raisins, pumpkin or sunflower seeds and almonds)
Mid-morning snack (if needed): Gluten-free bre or crackers with avoco and tuna
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Lunch: Mixed-greens sal, gluten-free pasta primavera (including rice pasta, summer squash, courgettes, asparagus, sun-dried tomatoes and optional vegan cheese)
Mid-afteron snack: Apple with cashew butter; melon
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Dinner: Kale caesar sal (kale, fennel, quia and pine nuts) plus dressing (including anchovies or sardines); minestrone soup; salmon fillets (skin on) with roasted tomatoes and marine.
Day 2
Breakfast: Water first thing out of bed; two tablespoons of honey; banana with cashew butter; fruit
Mid-morning snack (if needed): Gluten-free toast with almond butter and honey
Lunch: Mixed-greens sal, spicy soba odle sal (including gluten-free soba odles, red bell pepper, rocket, cashews and basil leaves, plus spicy vinaigrette)
Mid-afteron snack: Fruit and nut bar; fruit
Dinner: Tuna nicoise sal (green beans, cannellini beans, rocket, tuna, red pepper, tomatoes and canned chickpeas), tomato soup, roasted tomatoes
Day 3
Breakfast: Water first thing out of bed; two tablespoons of honey; gluten-free oats with cashew butter and bananas; fruit
Mid-morning snack (if needed): Home-me hummus (including chickpeas and gluten-free soy sauce) with apples/crudités
Lunch: Mixed-greens sal, gluten-free pasta with power pesto (including rice pasta, walnuts and basil leaves)
Mid-afteron snack: Avoco with gluten-free crackers; fruit
Dinner: Fresh mixed-greens sal with avoco and home-me dressing; carrot and ginger soup; whole lemon-roasted chicken
It is also believed that Djokovic owns a restaurant Eqvita in his new hometown of Monte Carlo, where he does t serve meat to any customers but provides gluten-free and more plant-based options.
World .1's endurance on court can be attributed to his meditation and yoga practices and Serbian has previously spoken of positive power of meditation.
According to reports, vak Djokovic is said to meditate for up to an hour a day at Buddhist Buddhapipa Temple during Wimbledon and is close to monks in complex. He also has a spiritual guru, who guides him before major tournaments and is said to be friends with many top psychologists and motivational speakers such as Jay Shetty, with whom he h an Instagram live chat recently as well.
As part of his daily routine, Djokovic is said to wake up before dawn and practicing yoga, Tai Chi or meditation for 20 minutes, according to a New York Times report.
vak Djokovic birthday: vak Djokovic net worth
According to Celebrity Net Worth, vak Djokovic net worth is estimated to be around US$220 million. vak Djokovic net worth includes sponsorship and endorsement deals from various brands like ASICS Shoes, Uniqlo, FitLine etc. Serbian ace is also an ambassor for Ultimate Software Group, an American-based techlogy company.
According to Essentially Sports, Djokovic pockets an estimated figure of $20.6 million per year through sponsorship from Lacoste and several or endorsement deals. vak Djokovic net worth also includes his career prize money, which amounts to $132 million, a figure much higher than rival Roger Federer.
eight-time Australian Open champion is also kwn to have properties in top cities such as Monte Carlo, Belgre, New York City, Miami, Marbella in Spain and Dubai, which is said to be worth $37.6 million on aggregate according to a YouTube video on ScoopHawk TV.
17:27 IST, May 22nd 2020