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Novak Djokovic

novak
djokovic

Tennis player · 24 Grand Slam titles
7 steps · last checked 18 oct 2026

warm lemon water, celery juice, a green smoothie, light plant-based food before training, bed by midnight.

from a 2022 interview with Graham Bensinger, the routine in his book Serve to Win (2013, as reported in 2022) and match-day reports. The training-day timings come from the book, so they’re dated.

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the stack · at a glance

what novak uses.

stack as of mar 2025

5 items

supplements5

  • Creatine used by 13as a drink during a long final
    soon
  • Protein drinkafter his weights session
    soon
  • Green-smoothie supplements (unnamed)daily, in the smoothie
    soon
  • SILA by Novak Djokovicelectrolyte cubes launched under his name with waterdrop (2024)
    soon
  • waterdrop investordrink-cube company
    soon
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food · a training day

what novak eats.

  1. on risingmorning
    warm lemon water, celery juice

    then a green smoothie with algae, fruit and supplements.

    1·’22
  2. breakfastmorning
    muesli “power bowl”

    gluten-free muesli with berries, banana, nuts, seeds, yogurt and manuka honey.

    3·’23
  3. lunchmidday
    light grains and veg

    quinoa, wild rice, sweet or boiled potato; lots of fruit and salads earlier in the day.

    1·’22
  4. dinnernight
    salad, soup, salmon

    kale Caesar with quinoa, minestrone and salmon (sample menu from Serve to Win).

    2·’22
the routine · 7 steps

novak’s day.

morning4 stepsday2 stepsafternoon1 step
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Sources (6)
  1. Tennis365 — Djokovic’s morning routine, quoting Graham Bensinger (Sep 18, 2022)
  2. The Independent — Djokovic’s diet and routine, from Serve to Win (Feb 15, 2022)
  3. Tennis365 — What Djokovic eats for breakfast (Aug 6, 2023)
  4. The National — tennis players and supplements (‘creatinaaa’, Mar 25, 2025)
  5. Sportskeeda — SILA by Novak Djokovic, made with waterdrop (Jan 1, 2024)
  6. Forbes — waterdrop and tennis-player investors (Apr 15, 2024)

Last checked 18 Oct 2026.

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