Djokovic was born on 22 May 1987, in Belgrade in Serbia. He started playing tennis when he was 4 years old. At the age of 14, he began his international career, winning European championships in singles, doubles, and team competition. In juniors, Djokovic compiled a singles record with 40 wins and 11 loss . Djokovic  made plans to move from Serbia to play for Britain. He reached the top 40 in the world singles rankings in the time of  his first quarter-final  at a grand slam, coming at the French Open, and also by reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon. He reached the top 10 in year 1995. He claimed rank 1 in year 2011. Till now he is rank no.1.