NY Times · Jan 31, 2016
Factbox-Australian Open Champion Novak Djokovic
MELBOURNE — Factbox on Serbia's Novak Djokovic who won his sixth Australian Open men's singles title on Sunday.
Born: Belgrade, May 22, 1987 (28)
Seeding: 1
GRAND SLAM TITLES (11): Australian Open: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016; Wimbledon: 2011, 2014, 2015; U.S. Open: 2011, 2015
BACKGROUND
Began playing tennis aged four. His father was a professional skier and wanted his son to be a skier or professional soccer player but changed his mind when Djokovic excelled at tennis from an early age.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
Had first full year on tour in 2005 and finished the season as the youngest player (18 years, five months) inside the top 100.