djokovic was four when he started playing tennis.
how old was djokovic when he started playing tennis?
four
djokovic began playing tennis at the age of four. in the summer of 1993, the six-year-old was spotted by yugoslav tennis player jelena genčić at mount kopaonik, where djokovic's parents ran a fast-food parlour. upon seeing the child djokovic playing tennis, she stated: "this is the greatest talent i have seen since monica seles."
novak djokovic
stephens moved to her mother's hometown of fresno in california at the age of two. she started playing tennis at the age of nine at the sierra sport and racquet club, a tennis facility located across the street from her house where her stepfather regularly played and her mother was taking lessons. former professional francisco gonzález, the head tennis pro at the club, recognized stephens had impressive ability given her limited experience and recommended her to pursue more rigorous training opportunities. two years after she started playing tennis, stephens relocated to boca raton in florida. she began training at the evert tennis academy founded by john evert and also run by his sister, international tennis hall of famer chris evert. the following year at age 12, stephens switched to the nick saviano high performance tennis academy, and also began online homeschooling.
sloane stephens