Novak Djokovic’s spouse Jelena shares property empire and backed 5G conspiracy
Novak Djokovic‘s spouse Jelena has stood by her husband’s aspect for a few years, with the couple having met in class earlier than beginning their relationship in 2005. They ultimately tied the knot in 2014, simply days after Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in that yr’s Wimbledon remaining to win his second title at SW19.
Jelena usually attends Djokovic’s tennis matches and is frequently seen watching on within the stands, whereas in addition they share two kids collectively. Their son Stefan and daughter Tara have watched their dad play at numerous tournaments alongside Jelena, who spends a lot of her spare time dwelling with Djokovic of their huge array of mansions the world over.
The duo share a property empire value over £22million, together with two luxurious New York residences and a nine-bedroom Marbella mansion, which the household moved into in the course of the Covid pandemic after shopping for for round £8.5m, in response to The Sun. They additionally personal a home within the Serbian capital of Belgrade in addition to an costly property in Monaco, the infamous tax haven loved by the wealthy and well-known.
Jelena’s charitable ventures have taken centre stage over the previous couple of years, with the 37-year-old profitable a philanthropic award due to her work for the Novak Djokovic Foundation in 2014. She stays a director of the organisation to this present day and likewise runs her personal enterprise, a digital advertising and marketing agency she based after incomes a Masters diploma in luxurious model administration from the University of Morocco.
Her time within the highlight has not been with out controversy, although, as she as soon as shared a contentious video on social media which urged the pandemic was brought on by 5G. The clip, which was uploaded in April 2020 and has since been seen over 100,000 instances, even compelled Instagram to place a ‘false data’ disclaimer alongside it.
An on-line backlash shortly ensued, prompting Jelena to situation a press release revealed by Essentially Sport with a view to clarify her place on the matter. She wrote: “I shared the video a few days ago for one reason only, it mentions the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, which is relevant to my area of interest and business, and hence my interest in this video was larger than the sea of other content I get.
“Specifically, Steiner colleges and kindergartens are positioned in 76 international locations (Waldorf colleges) and for a while I’ve been assembly with their work and learning the curriculum. Steiner’s philosophy and work on biodynamic agriculture have inspired me to be taught extra, which I’ve devoted myself to in current months.
“So, it makes sense to me. I’m not claiming to be true or not, but I’m certainly interested in learning and getting informed about it.”
Jelena has additionally been recognized to defend her husband within the face of criticism concerning his vaccination stance and was concerned in a livid Twitter spat with journalist Ben Rothenberg final yr. The reporter branded Djokovic an ‘anti-vax poster boy’ whereas discussing his hopes of enjoying on the US Open, which he finally missed after ruling out the opportunity of being jabbed in opposition to Covid.
Rothenberg’s feedback drew a fiery response from Jelena, who replied: “Excuse me. Just making sure that it is noted that YOU tagged him as anti-vax poster boy for whatever reason you have. He simply responded what HIS body choice is.”