Which tennis player can speaks the most languages?
Which tennis player can speaks the most languages?
Besides being a champion tennis player, Djokovic is also a gifted polyglot. He speaks a total of 11 languages such as Serbian, English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Portuguese, and Russian.
Can Djokovic speak Chinese?
The tennis player is a self-described love of languages and speaks Serbian, English, French, German and Italian fluently. According to the website sportskeeda.com, Djokovic can speak an additional six languages to the five already mentioned. These include Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese and Japanese.
Why does Novak Djokovic speak so many languages?
The Serb spent four of his formative years in Germany at the Nikola Pilic tennis academy, from the age of 12, and he put that time to good use. Here’s an interview of Novak Djokovic speaking German from as early as 2008. Djokovic worked with German tennis legend Boris Becker for three years, from 2014-2016.
Who speaks the most languages?
Powell Janulus, a Canadian who now lives in British Columbia still holds the Guinness World Records that he earned in 1985 for being fluent in 42 languages. Qualifying for the record was grueling, as he had to pass a 2-hour conversation (fluency test) with a native speaker of each of the 42 languages.
What is Roger Federer’s native tongue?
Federer’s native tongue is Swiss German, but he also speaks fluent German, French and English. He can converse functionally in Swedish and Italian, while he also has some Spanish and Afrikaans (thanks to his South African mother) in his repertoire.
Who grunts the loudest in tennis?
Who grunts the loudest? On the current tour, Maria Sharapova is believed to grunt the loudest, often clearing past 100 decibels on court. Monica Seles and Jimmy Connors have been labelled as the original creators of the “tennis grunt”. Seles used to regularly reach 90 decibels.
