BELGRADE, SERBIA: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is the proud father of a baby boy.
Djokovic tweeted that the child’s name is Stefan. “Stefan, our baby angel was born!” Djokovic posted on Twitter early Wednesday. “I’m so proud of my beautiful wife Jelena! Thank you so much for your love and support. We love you all!!!”
RTS, Serbia’s state TV, reported that Djokovic’s wife gave birth to their first child on Tuesday in Nice, France, close to Monaco where they reside.
The new parents first met in high school, and they have been together for more than eight years.
The couple married on July 10, four days after Djokovic won Wimbledon.
Earlier this year, he had admitted that marriage and preparations for the birth of his first child left him “a little flat” on the tennis court of late.
“I have high expectations for myself, I always have,” said Djokovic, the 2011 US Open champion who captured a seventh Grand Slam crown at Wimbledon in July. He was still celebrating that title when he married longtime girlfriend Jelena Ristic, and the couple are expecting their first child in less than two months.