Candles at Roland Garros

Candles at Roland Garros

Serbian number one tennis player Novak Djokovic had his 27th birthday yesterday. The organizers of the Roland Garros gifted him a gluten free birthday cake and a modest birthday celebration. Our champion has made many of his dreams come true. The one still to be realized is winning of the French Open.

Djokovic has achieved a lot. Three seasons earlier he won the Wimbledon and became the world's number one tennis player thus achieving his life goal. He spent 101 weeks at the first place of the ATP list, won 44 titles including six grand slams and 19 masters.

Novak is considered as one of the best players in the history of tennis. He is in Paris preparing for the torunament. The organizers presented him a birthday cake and a symbolic gift of the Roland Garros – now a souvenier and on June 8, we hope, a trophy.

- The birthday cake is very good. Thank you, Nole - there is posted at the Roland Garros Twitter profile.

The draw for the Roland Garros is to take place today at 11.30. Rafael Nadal, the eight times champion is considered as the number one favorite for the title, but Djokovic is no doubt his most serious competitor and not only because of the last week triumph in Rome. Djokovic is the only player who defeated Nadal four times on his favorite clay court.

Novak unites Balkan

American agency the Associated Press reported yesterday that Novak Djokovic had united the peoples of former Yugoslavia and initiated a wave of worldwide financial and media support to flooded Serbia.

- Djokovic has served many winning aces but never so strong as this one that simply united peoples of the Balkans. He managed to do...