Djokovic receives birthday wishes from friends and fans

The world No. 2 will be busy preparing to defend his title in Par

Published May 22, 2017

Life doesn’t slow down for anyone, not even Novak Djokovic. His 30th birthday on Monday has blown out the candles of a decade that saw him win 12 majors and 30 Masters 1000 titles.

Fellow 30-and-over rivals Rafael Nadal, Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray chimed in with birthday wishes. Murray just joined the club a week ago.

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@DjokerNole Happy Birthday, Novak!!!🎈🎂💖 #areyoureally30now
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) May 22, 2017

Djokovic's new challenge for tennis at 30 begins with Sunday's announcement that he will be coached by Andre Agassi for his looming defense of the French Open. He turns the page as the fifth member of the 30s club that rules the tour.

As has been noted, all the Big Four are now 30 years old or older, as are all the ATP Top 5 -- Murray, Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, Wawrinka.
— Kamakshi Tandon (@Kamakshi_Tandon) May 22, 2017

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Bob Bryan shared a humorous cartoon photo collage of his daughter Micaela from 2012:

Happy 30th to @MicaelaBryan's fave and an all around rad dude, @DjokerNole. pic.twitter.com/OzF6vLrZ55
— Bob Bryan (@Bryanbros) May 22, 2017

Micaela Bryan had her own message for Djokovic last year, that he can play again on this special day:

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.@DjokerNole Happy Birthday from your biggest fan, me! 🎂🎉😘#NoleFam #rg16 pic.twitter.com/ko9RLAaBQk
— Micaela Bryan (@MicaelaBryan) May 22, 2016

Tennis.com's Peter Bodo sent his own poignant perspective to Djokovic, offering hope for today’s rejuvenated superstars who enter the twilight zone of the big 3-0.

Happy 30th birthday to Novak Djokovic—the subject of this week's #30Love. @ptbodo on the end of Nole's beginning: https://t.co/xhOUwLhKiL pic.twitter.com/Cq9SpkgKal
— TENNIS (@Tennis) May 22, 2017

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Everyone gets new clothes on their birthday, but Djokovic got a whole clothing line with Lacoste:

From René Lacoste to @DjokerNole.#NewCroc2017 #LacostexNovak pic.twitter.com/fspluh4JAW
— Lacoste (@LACOSTE) May 22, 2017

And if the fun-loving Serbian was not getting served up cakes, at least one fan ordered a tribute piece at the Novak Cafe:

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Celebrating my hero's @DjokerNole birthday in his caffe @NovakCafe 🍰❤❤❤! 30 years ago, champion was born! 💞 #Novak30Birthday #NovakTorta pic.twitter.com/eAVPjTiAmj
— #AlwaysProudOfNovak (@Slavica_NoleFam) May 22, 2017

It’s now Paris or bust for the world No. 2 who hopes that a second French Open title will be ready to unwrap in less than three weeks.

Djokovic receives birthday wishes from friends and fans

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