With Wimbledon in full swing, we take a quick look at world number 1 Novak Djokovic who was born in Belgrade on May 22nd 1987 at 11.25pm. What is Novak Djokovic’s true character?
Utterly Independent
With serious, controlled and ambitious Capricorn Rising, Novak was born with the smell of success in his nostrils. Single-minded and self-contained his entire nature is coloured by the drive to achieve – not to satisfy his ego nor to accumulate wealth- but to win self-worth. This man will have realised very early on that the road to self-confidence is a lonely one, full of pitfalls and reached only through grit, graft and massive amounts of resilience. So he’s tough, he’s tenacious and utterly independent.
Good Communicator
His Sun in chatty, chirpy Gemini paints a more light-hearted picture and hints at a more child-like Novak, full of curiosity and fun. A good communicator, he’s mostly motivated by the need to be heard- to have his opinions and words responded to. If you want to irritate him, ignore what he says or don’t tell him what’s going on! But put him in a situation where he can mix with people, exchanging news and good conversation and he’s in his element. Clever and versatile, Gemini is ruled by the Planet Mercury which bestows, among other things, good hand – eye co-ordination. Mercury rules the Sign of Virgo too and interestingly, many top tennis players have Gemini, Virgo or Mercury itself strongly featured in their Birth Charts. For example- Roger Federer has Virgo Rising as does Andy Murray. Venus Williams has her Sun in Gemini while sister Serena has her Moon in Virgo. And going back a bit, John McEnroe has his moon in Gemini and Bjorn Borg has his Sun in Gemini.
Anger Never Far from the Surface
Novak’s Moon Sign is feisty, competitive Aries. Were it not for his controlled and self- disciplined Capricorn Rising traits, this Serbian tennis champ would be a raging bull! Anger, or at least aggression, is never far from the surface and doubtless in his younger years it would have exploded often. Now the aggression is ordered, regimented and tamed into an almost robotic ruthlessness. In many ways, Novak is like a man driving through life with one foot full on the throttle and the other on the brake! Who knows how that manifests in other areas of his life but on the tennis court it’s helped produce a supremely successful talent! www.novakdjokovic.com