Novak and Jelena welcomed their first child, son Stefan, on Oct. 22, 2014.
The tennis player announced the exciting news on Twitter on the day of his little one’s birth, three months after he wed his wife that July.
“Stefan, our baby angel was born! I am so proud of my beautiful wife Jelena! Thank you so much for your love and support. We love you all!!!” he wrote at the time.Despite his young age, Stefan has already demonstrated his athletic abilities
— and with a father like Novak, it’s no surprise his sport of choice is tennis.
The tennis star, though, has made it clear that his son’s decision to play wasn’t forced.
“I’m not forcing him to play tennis. I never did that, not a single day have I told him that he has to do this,”
Novak said at 2022 press conference. “It’s really only his pure desire to step on the court. So if he wants to embark on this journey, I guess I have to embark with him too.”He added, “He’s doing well so far, he’s really in love with the sport.”Novak has been seen hitting the ball back and forth with Stefan on the courts.
The budding athlete was even seen practicing with his father at last year’s Wimbledon Championships, ahead of Novak nabbing his seventh Wimbledon title.
Novak has also revealed the technical advice he shares with Stefan to further improve his game.
The competitive father, however, noted that his son has picked up Rafael Nadal’s forehand, playfully annoying Novak by mimicking his rival’s swing.
“He likes to do that,” Novak said of Stefan’s forehand during an interview with the ATP Tour.
“He likes to intimidate me on the court with finishing the swing here. He knows I don’t like that particularly.”
Novak continued, “I’m trying to teach him to finish the hand here, the swing, over the shoulder.
He does that, but he does this as well.
Whenever he does that he always laughs because he knows. We have these kind of funny moments on the court.”
