how old was djokovic when he started playing tennis
Novak Djokovic Djokovic began playing tennis at the age of four.[29] In the summer of 1993, the six-year-old was spotted by Yugoslav tennis player Jelena Genčić[30] at Mount Kopaonik, where Djokovic's parents ran a fast-food parlour.[31] Upon seeing the child Djokovic playing tennis, she stated: "This is the greatest talent I have seen since Monica Seles."[18]
Monica Seles In 1990, Seles became the youngest ever French Open champion at the age of 16. She went on to win eight Grand Slam singles titles before her 20th birthday and was the year-end world no. 1 in 1991 and 1992. However, on April 30, 1993, she was the victim of an on-court attack, when a man stabbed her in the back with a 9-inch (23Â cm) long knife; Seles did not return to tennis for over two years.[4] Though she enjoyed some success after rejoining the tour in 1995, including a fourth Australian Open title in 1996, she was unable to consistently reproduce her best form. She played her last professional match at the 2003 French Open, but did not officially retire until February 2008.