[query] => https://pubstack.nw18.com/pubsync/v1/api/videos/recommended?source=n18english&channels=5d95e6c378c2f2492e2148a2,5d95e6c278c2f2492e214884,5d96f74de3f5f312274ca307&categories=5d95e6d7340a9e4981b2e10a&query=coronavirus%2CNovak+Djokovic%2Ctennis+news%2Cus+open%2Cwestern+southern+open&publish_min=2020-08-10T17:30:40.000Z&publish_max=2020-08-13T17:30:40.000Z&sort_by=date-relevance&order_by=0&limit=2 ) Also being a keen fan of Portuguese football club S.L. The Serb spent four of his formative years in Germany at the Nikola Pilic tennis academy, from the age of 12, and he put that time to good use.Here's an interview of Novak Djokovic speaking German from as early as 2008.Here Djokovic can be seen giving a supremely confident interview in German, at the Laureus Gala in 2016.Moving further east on the map, what is possibly the most impressive aspect of Djokovic's multilingualism is his knowledge of Chinese, Arabic and Japanese. I've done all the check-ups to make sure I am fully recovered and I am ready to get back on court fully committed to playing my best tennis.I respect and appreciate everyone taking time, effort, and energy to organize these two events for the tennis players to be able to go back to their working field.Unfortunately for the players and the game itself, the current situation is not allowing everyone to travel and compete at the same level of risk, and I hope the situation will change soon and we will all be back to doing what we love and do best.The Western & Southern Open will be played at Flushing Meadows from August 22-28 while the US Open begins on August 31. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of NEWS18.com does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them. Djoković, in addition to his native Serbian, is also fluent in German and Croatian. 1 Considering his quick grasping power, you can be certain that Djokovic is already humming songs and writing snippets in Portuguese. But not for Novak Djokovic.The champion believes that it is respectful and courteous to the country and people you are visiting, to know at least the basic features and phrases of their language. For instance, famous footballer Ibrahimovic is also fluent in English, Italian and Spanish, having played in different countries speaking these languages. He thanked the crowd in the local language during the presentation ceremony after winning the Novak Djokovic also tried his hand at speaking Arabic during his trip to Doha in 2016.

Novak Djokovic is not a familiar sounding name to most Americans. CNN name, logo and all associated elements ® and © 2020 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. Listening to Djokovic give an interview in Serbian is quite an enriching experience; even if you don't understand the language, you can make out the intricacies in his speech compared to the interviewers.In addition to his native language, Novak Djokovic also excels in English - the official language of the tennis tour. This year's US Open has seen the withdrawal of big names like WTA world No.1 Ashleigh Barty, her fellow countryman Nick Kyrgios and defending champion Rafael Nadal. In addition, the AC Milan star can also understand sign language and is fluent in Braille - the writing system of the visibly impaired.However, considering star footballers have to play in different countries with different languages, it is easy for them to naturally pick up the local language.

( ) If you ignore his thick Balkan accent, you'd think it is a native English speaker you're hearing.Here's Novak Djokovic on the Letterman Show, perhaps giving David Letterman himself a complex about the latter's first language. Serbian Novak Djoković, for example, upon winning a tournament in Italy, addressed the crowd in fluent Italian and then switched to near-perfect English for a television interview. Novak Djokovic seems to have mastered that art though; the Serb gave an entire press conference in French at the Moving on to a bit east of France, German was probably the earliest foreign language that Djokovic excelled at. But what do you call a person who can hold a proper conversation in 11 different languages?Well, the dictionary term is a 'polyglot'. [videos] => Array