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50 free Novak Djokovic trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Novak Djokovic trivia quiz covers the most decorated men's tennis player of all time, from a Belgrade childhood interrupted by NATO bombs to a record 24 Grand Slam titles and Olympic gold in Paris. The easy questions are the ones any sports fan can answer: his country, his idol, his first major, the two rivals who make up the Big Three and the tournament he has won ten times. From there the set moves through the milestones: the coach who talked him into a two-handed backhand, the German academy where he served against a wall for months, the 2008 breakthrough in Melbourne, the 2011 season, the Nole Slam, the elbow injury and the comeback from No. 21. The harder end is for tennis obsessives: the 5-hour-53-minute Australian Open final, the two championship points saved at Wimbledon 2019, the ball that struck a lineswoman at the 2020 US Open, the head-to-heads with Nadal and Federer, the visa saga and deportation of January 2022, the 23rd and 24th majors, the Career Golden Masters done twice, the PTPA he co-founded, the gluten-free vegan diet, the meditation temple in Wimbledon and the sponsors from Sergio Tacchini to Lacoste. Every answer was checked against encyclopaedia entries for Djokovic, his rivalries and his seasons before publishing, and the supporting sentence is stored with each question. If you enjoy this one, try our Roger Federer, Tennis and Wimbledon quizzes next.
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Q 01In which city was Novak Djokovic born in 1987?
Belgrade
It was then part of SFR Yugoslavia; his two younger brothers also played professionally.
Q 02How many Grand Slam men's singles titles had Djokovic won by the end of 2025, a record?
24
Ten of them came at the Australian Open, also a record.
Q 03How many Australian Open singles titles had Djokovic won by the end of 2025, a record?
10
His first major title came there in 2008.
Q 04For how many weeks had Djokovic been ranked world No. 1 by the end of 2025, a record?
428
He had also finished as year-end No. 1 a record eight times.
Q 05Whom did Djokovic beat in the 2008 Australian Open final to win his first major?
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
It broke Federer and Nadal's streak of 11 consecutive majors.
Q 06Which two players joined Djokovic in what fans called the Big Three?
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal
By 2010 he had begun separating himself from the rest of the field.
Q 07Which coach met the six-year-old Djokovic on Mount Kopaonik and persuaded him to hit a two-handed backhand?
Jelena Genčić
His idol used a one-hander.
Q 08Who was Djokovic's childhood idol?
Pete Sampras
His parents ran a fast-food parlour on Mount Kopaonik where he first met his coach.
Q 09Where did Djokovic sometimes have to train during the NATO bombing of Serbia?
A disused swimming pool converted into a court
His father took out high-interest loans to pay for his tennis education.
Q 10In 1999 the 12-year-old Djokovic moved to Germany to train for four years under which coach?
Nikola Pilić
Pilić made him spend months serving against a wall to fix his technique.
Q 11Which future champion did Djokovic beat in Livorno in 2001 as his junior rival on the U14 circuit?
Andy Murray
Djokovic topped the ETA U14 list with Murray second.
Q 12Djokovic won his first Masters title in 2007 at which event, as its youngest ever male champion?
Miami
He beat Nadal, Murray and Guillermo Cañas along the way.
Q 13How long was Djokovic's 2012 Australian Open final against Nadal, the longest major final in history?
5 hours 53 minutes
It remains the longest match ever played at the Australian Open.
Q 21Which Australian minister cancelled Djokovic's visa the second time, citing public health and order?
Alex Hawke
He was held in a detention hotel pending appeal.
Q 22Whom did Djokovic beat in the 2023 French Open final to claim a record-breaking 23rd major?
Casper Ruud
It made him the first man to complete a triple Career Grand Slam.
Q 23Whom did Djokovic beat for his 24th major at the 2023 US Open?
Daniil Medvedev
It was his fourth US Open title.
Q 24Whom did Djokovic beat in the 2024 Paris Olympic final to win gold and complete the Career Golden Slam?
Q 14In 2011 Djokovic's 43-match winning streak was ended in the French Open semifinals by whom?
Roger Federer
He had gone 10-1 against Nadal and Federer that season and won three majors.
Q 15Whom did Djokovic beat in the 2016 French Open final to complete the Career Grand Slam?
Andy Murray
He was the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four majors simultaneously.
Q 16What ranking-points record did Djokovic set after the 2016 French Open?
16,950
His 2015 season had brought a record 15 consecutive finals.
Q 17What was Djokovic's world ranking when he won Wimbledon in 2018 after his elbow injury?
No. 21
He beat Kevin Anderson in straight sets in the final.
Q 18How many championship points did Djokovic save in beating Federer in the 2019 Wimbledon final?
Two
He won despite taking fewer points than Federer over the match.
Q 19Why was Djokovic disqualified from the 2020 US Open?
A ball he hit in frustration struck a lineswoman
It happened in his fourth-round match.
Q 20Djokovic was deported from which country in January 2022 over his COVID vaccination status?
Australia
The Federal Court upheld the immigration minister's decision to cancel his visa a second time.
Carlos Alcaraz
He had won bronze at Beijing in 2008.
Q 25Who ended Djokovic's 34-match winning streak at Wimbledon by beating him in the 2023 final?
Carlos Alcaraz
The young Spaniard won in five sets.
Q 26What record did Djokovic's 3-hour-49-minute Cincinnati victory over Alcaraz in 2023 set?
Longest best-of-three-set ATP match to decide a title
It lasted 3 hours 49 minutes and was hailed as one of the greatest matches ever.
Q 27How many times did Djokovic and Nadal meet, in the Open Era's most prolific men's rivalry?
60
It was the most prolific rivalry in the men's Open Era, including all four major finals.
Q 28What was Djokovic's overall record against Federer in their 50 matches?
The Serb ahead 27-23
Djokovic led 13-6 in finals.
Q 29What is Djokovic's feat of winning all nine ATP 1000 events, done twice, called?
The Career Golden Masters
He first completed it by beating Federer in the 2018 Cincinnati final.
Q 30Which of Djokovic's shots is described as underrated yet one of the best, thanks to its versatility?
His forehand
His backhand down the line is considered his very best shot.