Novak Djokovic is one of the biggest tennis stars in the world and has been married to his wife, Jelena Djokovic (formerly Rustic), for several years now.
As a humanitarian working to better the lives of disadvantaged kids in Serbia and a mom of two kids, Jelena keeps herself busy. However, she still finds time to cheer her husband on at many of his tennis matches.
In June 2023, Jelena celebrated her husband’s 23rd Grand Slam title on Instagram after his victory at the French Open in June 2023. “23 💕🎉🪷,” she captioned a solo shot of Novak, along with a sweet snap of the couple smiling with their two kids on the court.
Just a few months later, Jelena was present when Novak won the US Open, his 24th major championship. The win made tennis history as Novak tied the record for the most Grand Slam singles titles in tennis history with fellow tennis pro Margaret Court.
So who is Novak’s longtime love? Here’s everything to know about Jelena Djokovic.
Jelena and Novak were together for several years before getting married in 2014. In fact, the two have known each other since they were young — they attended the same high school together in their home country of Serbia.
The pair first got together while attending and playing tennis at school, and dated for eight years before getting engaged in 2013 in Monte Carlo, where Novak was living at the time.
Jelena and Novak were together as Novak’s tennis career was taking off, but Jelena had her own studies to focus on. She once told Hello! that she had always wanted to go to university abroad, adding that since her parents weren’t able to fund that kind of education, it “entailed me being the very best student in elementary and high school, in order to win scholarships.”
Her work paid off, and she ended up going to Bocconi University in Milan, where she studied luxury brand management.
Despite the long distance and their busy schedules, the pair found a way to make their romance work.
“Us getting together was like science fiction almost,” Jelena told Hello!. “I 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,” she continued. “We contrived and devised these plans how to meet, how to make our relationship work.” When Jelena was done with college, the two moved in together in Monte Carlo, where she got a temporary job at an oil company.
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