His backhand is considered the best in the game today, and he has superior agility, court coverage and defensive ability.

He turned pro when he was 15.ĭjokovic is an all-court player who emphasizes aggressive baseline play. At 14, after his parents turned down the Spanish tennis federation's request to send him to Barcelona for more training, he lost much of his funding from the Spanish Tennis Federation, with his father covering his costs. He also played football (soccer) at this time, but when he won the Spanish and European titles for his age group at age 12, his father made him choose between the sports. He was introduced to tennis at age 3 by his uncle, and won an under-12 regional tennis championship at 8. Nadal was born on Jin Manacor, Majorca, Spain. He began his international career at age 14.

He started playing tennis at age 4, and in 1993, he was spotted by Jelena Gencic, who trained him for six years before sending him to the Pilic tennis academy in Germany for four years. Finalist in 2010 when he was beaten by Federer and 2013 when he was beaten by Djokovic.ĭjokovic & Nadal at Rome Masters Cup 2009 Early Lifeĭjokovic was born on in Belgrade, in the then Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

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