Novak Djokovic's wife Jelena roasts herself over struggles with learning Greek after family's relocation from Serbia to Athens

Novak Djokovic's wife Jelena has quite hilariously laid bare her struggles at learning the Greek alphabet. The former World No. 1 Serb's family relocated to Athens in September this year after facing a rather uncomfortable situation in Serbia for political reasons.

Djokovic's repeated words and gestures voicing support for the student protests that erupted in his home country late last year were perceived as the 24-time Major champion positioning himself against the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic. Subsequently, the still-active tennis legend became the subject of a smear campaign in the Balkan nation's media, over which Vucic exercises significant control.

Desiring a better life for both himself and his family, Novak Djokovic made the decision to relocate to Greece. On Friday, November 14, the 101-time career singles titlist's wife Jelena took to her Instagram Stories and shared a rather humorous Reel originally made by content creator Alexia Valiakou.

The Reel portrays a student in a classroom setting struggling to grasp both the reading and the writing parts of the Greek alphabet, despite the teacher's best efforts. Reflecting on how she can totally relate to the confused student, Jelena captioned her post:

"This is me 🤣🤣🤣🤣"

Jelena Djokovic's Instagram Story about her Greek-learning struggles (Source: Instagram/jelenadjokovicndf)

Novak Djokovic briefly touched on "positive experience" that Serb's family has experienced so far in Greece

Novak Djokovic (center) with his brothers Marko (left) and Djordje (right) after winning the 2025 Hellenic Championship in Athens, Greece (Source: Getty)

Ahead of his 101st career singles title-winning campaign at the recently-concluded Hellenic Championships in Athens, Novak Djokovic briefly spoke up about how he and his family have found living so far in the capital of Greece. According to the Serb, from the family's perspective, it has been a positive transition.

"We as a family are trying to see how life flows here. The experience… We have been here for just under two months, but so far it has been a very positive experience," the 38-year-old told CNN Greece.

During his title run in Athens, Djokovic himself engaged with the crowd in Greek for a short while, once again showcasing the polyglot side of himself. The current No. 4, remarkably, is known to fluently speak seven different languages.

Despite the Serb's on-court success in the Greek capital, in its aftermath, he chose to pull out of the ongoing year-end ATP Finals in Turin, Italy citing a shoulder injury. He is likely to feature in competitive action again in the 2026 tennis season as he intends to keep the hunt alive for an all-time record 25th Grand Slam crown.

Edited by Sudipto Pati