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  1. www.nytimes.com › 2010/12/02 › sportsBehind Serbia’s Rise in Tennis, a Star and His Family

    Dec 1, 2010 · The branding of Novak Djokovic takes on a more solemn air upstairs in Srdjan’s office, where a religious painting shows the late Patriarch Pavle, head of the Serbian Orthodox church, with Novak...

  2. www.essentiallysports.com › religious-beliefs-andReligious Beliefs and Spiritual Inclination of Novak Djokovic

    • “I Am An Orthodox Christian” – Djokovic
    • His Key Factors of Success – Yoga and Meditation
    • Jelena Djokovic Introduced Yoga to Novak

    The Serbian legend Novak Djokovic is a member of the Serbian Orthodox Church. He has made enormous contributions tomonasteries of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo and Metohija. He also did charitable work in Serbia. For his notable work at the religious centers, the Patriarch Irinej of Serbiaawarded Djokovic the Order of St. SavaI class in the...

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    Besides his religious beliefs, Novak is supremely spiritual and works towards his spiritual development. He is an avid yoga enthusiast and he mediates on a regular basis. Djokovic credits yoga and meditation for his success on the tennis court. In 2018, Novak Djokovic made an ‘impossible comeback’ on the ATP Tour, and the Serb credits yoga for his ...

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    His wife Jelena Djokovic is an avid reader and with her interest in reading different topics, she came across the concept of yoga. Later, the couple adopted the practice and started doing it together. Djokovic practices ‘pranayama’ (breathing exercises), sun salutations, and other yoga postures. It has helped him to stay at“an optimal state of mind...

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  4. www.nytimes.com › europe › serbia-djokovicWhy Novak Djokovic Is a Hero in Serbia - The New York Times

    Jan 13, 2022 · A mural dedicated to Novak Djokovic with the words “With faith in God” in the Banjica residential area of Belgrade, Serbia, where the tennis star’s grandfather lived. Credit... Marko Risovic ...

  5. www.tennis365.com › tennis-features › who-are-novakWho are Novak Djokovic’s parents? Outspoken father Srdjan and ...

    Jul 14, 2024 · During the 2023 Australian Open, Djokovic’s father sparked outrage when he posed for photos with a group of Vladimir Putin supporters. However, Srdjan explained that this was unintentional and he was not aware of who the group were. Novak Djokovic's parents Dijana and Srdjan have played a crucial role in the tennis legend's career, but how ...

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  6. www.getreligion.org › getreligion › 2022/1/16Novak Djokovic is both Orthodox and unorthodox: Why ignore ...

    Jan 17, 2022 · “They are stomping all over Novak to stomp all over Serbia and Serbian people,” Djokovic’s father, Srdjan, told reporters. The Serbian foreign ministry put out a statement saying that the Serbian public “has a strong impression” that Djokovic was “lured to travel to Australia in order to be humiliated” and that it was feeling ...

  7. www.yardbarker.com › tennis › articles‘Unapologetic’ Novak Djokovic proudly flaunts his Serbian ...

    Jul 29, 2024 · This article first appeared on FirstSportz and was syndicated with permission. Novak Djokovic has often been seen as a fairly religious and orthodox person with strong beliefs and strong...

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  9. www.theage.com.au › sport › tennisNovak Djokovic COVID: The long history behind the rhetoric ...

    Jan 11, 2022 · Faith and the Serbian Orthodox Church play a role in this too; it is difficult to disentangle Serb nationhood from Serbian Orthodoxy, and one can say that, as long as this faith lives on, there a Serb nation will be. Novak’s experience fits this narrative neatly. His father does not have to reach far to find the language to tell this type of story.