Novak Djokovic will continue his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon on Friday, and the Djokovic wife angle has followed him back into the frame. He faces France’s 26th seed Arthur Rinderknech as he tries to push one title closer to a mark no man has reached.
Djokovic And Rinderknech At Wimbledon
Djokovic is 39 and has already won seven Wimbledon titles. He is the only man in the history of the sport to hold all four major titles simultaneously across three different surfaces, and that record sits behind the scale of this run as much as the ranking does.
The prize-money side of his career shows why his place at this stage carries weight beyond one match. He has earned $193.5 million in prize money over the past two decades, and a win later this month could bring another £3.6 million if he clinches his eighth title at SW19.
Jelena And Naomi Osaka
The off-court thread comes from Jelena, who publicly called out Naomi Osaka earlier this year after Osaka’s win over Sorana Cirstea at the Australian Open. Jelena wrote on Instagram, “Hm, I'm surprised that this is not being called hindrance.”
She followed that with a direct explanation of the rule she believed was being crossed: “In between two serves, when crowds are applauding or shouting, the chair ump asks not to shout between serves as it is disturbing to the player.” She added, “The point is not finished,” before writing, “Sorana missed her first serve and is focusing on getting in the second, it is a slight pause.”
Her final line left no room for softening the point: “And it is disrespectful to applaud at someone's first serve mistake too.” That comment now sits alongside Djokovic’s own Wimbledon task, with his family name attached to both a major title chase and a public dispute that has not gone away.
Djokovic Wife And The Next Step
Jelena and Novak Djokovic started a relationship in 2005 and got married nine years later at a luxury hotel resort in Montenegro. They have two children, Stefan and Tara, and Jelena is the global CEO of the Novak Djokovic Foundation, which she co-founded with him to support equal access to early childhood education.
His business footprint matches the size of the tennis record chase. Djokovic has signed deals with Asics and Head, worked with Hublot, Lacoste and Peugeot, and partnered with Lemero, NetJets, Raiffeisen Bank International and Ultimate Software Group. His net worth is estimated to be in the region of $250 million, with prize money and endorsements doing most of the work behind that figure.
Friday is the immediate checkpoint. Beat Rinderknech and Djokovic keeps moving toward the number that defines the week; lose, and the record 25th Grand Slam title bid stops before it can turn into anything bigger.
