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Full Name: Novak Djokovic (Serbian: Новак Ђоковић)
Date of Birth: 22 May 1987
Country: Serbia
Height: 6 foot 2 inches (188 cm)
Playing Style: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Best-ever ranking: Number 1
Career titles (singles): 96
Career titles (doubles): 1
Novak Djokovic’s Clothing
As the men’s player who holds the record for the most weeks as world number one (392 weeks if you were wondering — the equivalent of 7.5 years!) spread over 12 years (another record) and the record for the most men’s Grand Slam titles (24… and counting!).
He’s also the only man to have won all four Grand Slam titles (Australian Open, US Open, Wimbledon and the French Open); and the only man to have won a ‘Golden Masters’ (holding all of the nine active ATP Titles at the same time… and he’s done it twice!).
So you could be forgiven for wanting to play even a bit like Novak Djokovic.
And if wearing clothing like the living tennis legend can help you do that — you’re in the right place.
Djokovic has had the support of a few different clothing brands during his career, starting out with Adidas before moving on to Sergio Tacchini (where he was so successful his incentive-driven contract caused financial issues for the brand!); flirting briefly with Nike before moving on to Uniqlo and then, current label, Lacoste.
As much as he’s known for his ridiculously good return of serve, Novak’s known for turning out a well-turned outfit as he collects his numerous trophies.
He’s fond of a long-sleeved jacket or sleek zip-up top, helping him deliver that look which is almost as smooth as his full-stretch, on the run forehand winners… almost.
Novak Djokovic’s Shoes
As mentioned above, Djokovic has ‘won over’ almost as many different sports brands during his career as he has tennis titles — maybe not quite that many!
After starting out with Adidas, even when he switched to Sergio Tacchini the Italian sportswear brand didn’t have shoes in their portfolio, the Serb stuck with Adidas shoes, signing a “long term” deal with them in 2013.
By 2018 he’d switched to current favourite Asics, wearing custom shoes likes these made by the Japanese manufacturer — even having a pair with ’23’ on the heel as he closed in on that famous 24th Grand Slam title win.
Shoes Like Novak's
Novak Djokovic’s Racket
Djokovic, like many of the top male tennis players, uses a Head tennis racket. When he started out as a pro, he used a Head racket.
He briefly dallied with Wilson but — even when they made him a customised racket to try and ‘match’ his preferred Head racket — he couldn’t quite find what he wanted… so back to Head he went and has stayed.
He has used a Head YouTek IG Speed, a Head Radical MP (the racket Wilson tried to mimic for him) and now uses a HEAD PT 346.1.
Even if you could find that exact racket (and this is the closest we could find — second-hand at a mere $900!), Djokovic has some ‘secret sauce’ in the way it’s strung and the materials used that make it impossible to exactly replicate.
So… here are a some rackets similar to those used by Novak Djokovic:
Rackets Like Novak's
Novak Djokovic’s Accessories
Look. We can’t make you play like Djokovic, no-one can (just ask Federer, Nadal, Murray, Alcaraz or any of the other players left in his wake) but if looking and feeling like the Serbian super-star gives you more confidence and makes you play even one thousandth like him? That has to be worth it, right?
So from racket dampeners (so you can rip that service return past your opponent), to caps (to keep the sun out of your eyes as you bury that winning smash), to socks and shirts to give you ‘that Novak Look’ here’s our pick of some of the best accessories:
Accessories Like Novak's
Like most of his endorsements and sponsorship deals Novak has shopped around a bit with his watches — never let it be said his sponsorship team are idle!
From Audemars Piguet to Seiko to Hublot, Djokovic has sported a number of different time pieces in his career, tending to favour a chunky chronograph to something more subtle — many of them worth upwards of $50,000 (some beyond even that… like way beyond) but with upwards of $175m in prize money banked, we reckon he can afford it — even if he does get many of them for free through his sponsorship deals!
Watches Like Novak's
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