{"id":34948,"date":"2023-08-30T00:34:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T00:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/30\/novak-djokovic-and-jelena-djokovics-relationship-timeline\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T00:34:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T00:34:27","slug":"novak-djokovic-and-jelena-djokovics-relationship-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/30\/novak-djokovic-and-jelena-djokovics-relationship-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic and Jelena Djokovic\u2019s Relationship Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Novak Djokovic<\/strong><\/a> and wife Jelena Djokovic<\/strong><\/a> are high school sweethearts \u2014 but maintaining a relationship as a tennis star isn\u2019t always easy.<\/p>\n

\u201cUs getting together was like science fiction almost,\u201d Jelena told Hello!<\/em><\/a> magazine in June 2023. \u201cI was a student barely getting by, and he was a very young tennis player who also had no money to spare on expensive trips. Airplanes were, at the time, something utterly out of our reach. We contrived and devised these plans how to meet, how to make our relationship work.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Jelena relocated to Milan for college, Novak was busy traveling around the world for tournaments. The two eventually moved in together in Monte Carlo after Jelena graduated. After getting engaged in 2023, they tied the knot the following year <\/a>\u2014 days after Novak\u2019s second Wimbledon win \u2014 and welcomed their first child, son Stefan, three months later. Daughter Tara arrived in September 2017.<\/p>\n

In June 2022, Novak, who has won a total of 23 Grand Slams<\/a> throughout his career, gushed about his wife always finding a way to show up and cheer him on.<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe runs with the wolf,\u201d Novak said of his wife, referring to himself by his nickname, during a Wimbledon on-court interview. \u201cIt can be very stressful to run with the wolf. I know that she doesn\u2019t enjoy it at all times. \u2026 I love her, she\u2019s my great support.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keep scrolling for Novak and Jelena\u2019s complete relationship timeline:<\/p>\n

2005<\/b><\/h3>\n

The couple, who were high school sweethearts, met in the early 2000s. They formed a friendship by playing tennis together<\/a> for a few years before their relationship turned romantic.<\/p>\n

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2008<\/b><\/h3>\n

Novak won his first grand slam title at the age of 20 when he disrupted Roger Federer<\/strong><\/a> and Rafael Nadal\u2019s<\/strong> <\/a>streak of 11 consecutive majors by winning his first major title at the Australian Open. Jelena was in the crowd cheering him on.<\/p>\n

2013<\/b><\/h3>\n

Novak proposed to Jelena in Monte Carlo after eight years of dating.<\/p>\n

July 2014<\/b><\/h3>\n

The pair tied the knot in a private ceremony in Montenegro just days after Novak won his second Wimbledon title.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was seeing him through tears and immediately started crying when I saw him,\u201d Jelena told Hello!<\/em><\/a> magazine at the time. \u201cI was just so happy and probably being pregnant makes it quite difficult to control the emotions. I am so blessed to have him in my life. I couldn\u2019t ask for a better partner than him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Novak, for his part, told the outlet that his bride looked like an \u201cangel\u201d during their nuptials. \u201cI was trying to be present in that moment and memorize it. I was focused on her and her smile, and our baby. It really was a perfect moment,\u201d he gushed.<\/p>\n

October 2014<\/b><\/h3>\n

Jelena gave birth to the twosome\u2019s first child, son Stefan.<\/p>\n

\u201cStefan, our baby angel was born! I am so proud of my beautiful wife Jelena,\u201d Novak wrote via his Facebook page at the time. \u201cThank you so much for your love and support. We love you all!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

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September 2017<\/b><\/h3>\n

Novak and Jelena welcomed their second child, daughter Tara.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery happy and proud to welcome our little girl Tara to our home. Jelena and I have been hand in hand on their journey and as a man, I have to send my love and admiration to every single women [sic] out there for going through so much pain and effort to create life, to bring life and raise a human being,\u201d Novak wrote via Instagram<\/a> alongside a photo of the couple holding the infant\u2019s hand. \u201cWhat a blessing to have an opportunity to be a parent!\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cJelena and Tara are my angels, and Stefan is a proud big brother who wants to take part in baby chores.\u201d<\/p>\n

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