Novak Djokovic

[Travelman6]

And where is Monica Seles from? She may have been the best woman's player ever- she was on track and dominating until her stabbing incident. Is she Serbian too?

I think that she is of Hungarian origins but was born in Serbia (at the time Yugoslavia), or is a Hungarian/Serbian mix. Seles would not be a common last name in Serbia (hint: majority of last names in Serbia end in "ic" or "vic"). If I had to guess she was born in the Northern half of Serbia, Vojvodina. The Austria-Hungarians were in this region of Serbia and many cities like Novi Sad or Subotica look more like Hungary than Serbia. There are also a lot of Slovaks in Vojvodina and my gf actually went to a Hungarian pre-k as they have a lot of schools and other things to suit the needs of the native Hungarians, some of which just speak that and no Serbian.

 

[TheHorde]

It’s a fascinating debate. Weighing who is the greatest in a sport or at a position for the duration of their career versus their best 3-5 years at the top of their game. Some guys are compilers. Some guys have their careers cut short by injuries in part because of bad luck or because they didn’t treat their bodies like temples. I personally think a player like Brady or Djokovic should be rewarded for playing a long time without many injuries and sustaining greatness. That partially helps make them great. Take a look sometime at Sandy Koufax’s pitching stats for the 4-5 years at his best. It’ll blow you away.

 

[Scrutineer]

That's who I worked for. Once got heavily criticized by the bosses for a brand marketing presentation I put together on Yannick Noah to show to sponsors. The company saw the presentation and they wanted Noah's mixed race family erased from the presentation.

Things are dramatically different now. Today you'd be the CEO.

 

[brihman]

It’s a fascinating debate. Weighing who is the greatest in a sport or at a position for the duration of their career versus their best 3-5 years at the top of their game. Some guys are compilers. Some guys have their careers cut short by injuries in part because of bad luck or because they didn’t treat their bodies like temples. I personally think a player like Brady or Djokovic should be rewarded for playing a long time without many injuries and sustaining greatness. That partially helps make them great. Take a look sometime at Sandy Koufax’s pitching stats for the 4-5 years at his best. It’ll blow you away.

It really is - beating Nadal in his prime on clay is next to impossible. Too bad his body is breaking down.

 

[nycscooby]

I think that she is of Hungarian origins but was born in Serbia (at the time Yugoslavia), or is a Hungarian/Serbian mix. Seles would not be a common last name in Serbia (hint: majority of last names in Serbia end in "ic" or "vic"). If I had to guess she was born in the Northern half of Serbia, Vojvodina. The Austria-Hungarians were in this region of Serbia and many cities like Novi Sad or Subotica look more like Hungary than Serbia. There are also a lot of Slovaks in Vojvodina and my gf actually went to a Hungarian pre-k as they have a lot of schools and other things to suit the needs of the native Hungarians, some of which just speak that and no Serbian.

Yes she is ethnic Hungarian from Vojvodina