The Golubac Fortress (
Serbian: Голубачки град or Golubački grad) was a
medievalfortified town on the south side of the
Danube River, 4 km (2.5 mi) downstream from the modern-day town of
Golubac,
Serbia. According to recent discoveries, the fortress, which was built during the 14th century by
Medieval Serbian state, is split into three compounds which were built in stages. It has ten towers, most of which started square, and several of which received many-sided reinforcements with the advent of firearms. Towers were not connected for easier defense. Serbian Medieval frescos were recently found inside the fortress.
Golubac Fortress has had a tumultuous history. Prior to its construction it was the site of a
Roman settlement. During the
Middle Ages, it became the object of many battles, especially between the
Ottoman Empire and the
Kingdom of Hungary. It changed hands repeatedly, passing between
Turks,
Bulgarians,
Hungarians,
Serbs, and
Austrians, until 1867, when it was turned over to the Serbian
Knez,
Mihailo Obrenović III. In the 21st century it is a popular tourist attraction in the region and a sightseeing point on Danube boat tours. (Full article...)
Serbia threatens to withdraw from UEFA Euro 2024 if
UEFA does not punish
Croatia and
Albania after their supporters chant "kill, kill, kill the
Serb" during a match in
Hamburg,
Germany, on Wednesday.
(Sky News)
... that Serbian landowner Marija Trandafil spent a single day hungry, but she remembered the experience and became a major philanthropist in
Novi Sad?
Novak Djokovic (
Serbian: Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković, pronounced[nôʋaːkdʑôːkoʋitɕ]ⓘ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional
tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 2 in singles by the
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Djokovic has been ranked
No. 1 for a record total of 428 weeks in a record 13 different years, and finished as the
year-end No. 1 a record eight times. Djokovic has won a record 24
Grand Slam men's singles titles, including a record ten
Australian Open titles. Overall, he has won 98 singles titles, including a record 71
Big Titles: 24 majors, a record 40
Masters, and a record seven
ATP Finals. Djokovic is the only man in tennis history to be the reigning champion of all four majors at once across three different surfaces. In singles, he is the only man to achieve a
triple Career Grand Slam, and the only player to complete a
Career Golden Masters, a feat he has achieved twice.
Djokovic began his professional career in 2003. In 2008, at age 20, he disrupted
Roger Federer and
Rafael Nadal's streak of 11 consecutive majors by winning his first major title at the
Australian Open. By 2010, Djokovic had begun to separate himself from the rest of the field and, as a result, the trio of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic was referred to as the "
Big Three" among fans and commentators. In
2011, Djokovic ascended to No. 1 for the first time, winning three majors and a then-record five Masters titles while going 10–1 against Nadal and Federer. He remained the most successful player in men's tennis for the rest of the decade. In
2015, Djokovic had his most successful season, reaching a single-season record 15 consecutive finals, winning a season-record 10 Big Titles while having a record 31 victories over the top-10 players. His dominant run extended through to the
2016 French Open, where he completed his first
Career Grand Slam and a
non-calendar year Grand Slam, becoming the first man since
Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four majors simultaneously and setting a rankings points record of 16,950. In 2017, Djokovic suffered from an elbow injury that weakened his results until the
2018 Wimbledon Championships, where he won the title while ranked No. 21 in the world. Djokovic has continued to be a dominant force on the tour since then, winning 12 major titles and completing his second and third Career Grand Slams. Due to his
opposition to COVID-19 vaccine, Djokovic was forced to skip many tournaments in 2022, notably the
Australian Open and the
US Open; two major events he was the favourite to win. One year after the
Australian visa controversy, Djokovic made a successful comeback to reclaim the
2023 Australian Open trophy, and shortly after he claimed the
French Open to take the outright record for most men's singles majors won in history. (Full article...)
The Golubac Fortress (
Serbian: Голубачки град or Golubački grad) was a
medievalfortified town on the south side of the
Danube River, 4 km (2.5 mi) downstream from the modern-day town of
Golubac,
Serbia. According to recent discoveries, the fortress, which was built during the 14th century by
Medieval Serbian state, is split into three compounds which were built in stages. It has ten towers, most of which started square, and several of which received many-sided reinforcements with the advent of firearms. Towers were not connected for easier defense. Serbian Medieval frescos were recently found inside the fortress.
Golubac Fortress has had a tumultuous history. Prior to its construction it was the site of a
Roman settlement. During the
Middle Ages, it became the object of many battles, especially between the
Ottoman Empire and the
Kingdom of Hungary. It changed hands repeatedly, passing between
Turks,
Bulgarians,
Hungarians,
Serbs, and
Austrians, until 1867, when it was turned over to the Serbian
Knez,
Mihailo Obrenović III. In the 21st century it is a popular tourist attraction in the region and a sightseeing point on Danube boat tours. (Full article...)
Serbia threatens to withdraw from UEFA Euro 2024 if
UEFA does not punish
Croatia and
Albania after their supporters chant "kill, kill, kill the
Serb" during a match in
Hamburg,
Germany, on Wednesday.
(Sky News)
... that Serbian landowner Marija Trandafil spent a single day hungry, but she remembered the experience and became a major philanthropist in
Novi Sad?
Novak Djokovic (
Serbian: Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković, pronounced[nôʋaːkdʑôːkoʋitɕ]ⓘ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional
tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 2 in singles by the
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Djokovic has been ranked
No. 1 for a record total of 428 weeks in a record 13 different years, and finished as the
year-end No. 1 a record eight times. Djokovic has won a record 24
Grand Slam men's singles titles, including a record ten
Australian Open titles. Overall, he has won 98 singles titles, including a record 71
Big Titles: 24 majors, a record 40
Masters, and a record seven
ATP Finals. Djokovic is the only man in tennis history to be the reigning champion of all four majors at once across three different surfaces. In singles, he is the only man to achieve a
triple Career Grand Slam, and the only player to complete a
Career Golden Masters, a feat he has achieved twice.
Djokovic began his professional career in 2003. In 2008, at age 20, he disrupted
Roger Federer and
Rafael Nadal's streak of 11 consecutive majors by winning his first major title at the
Australian Open. By 2010, Djokovic had begun to separate himself from the rest of the field and, as a result, the trio of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic was referred to as the "
Big Three" among fans and commentators. In
2011, Djokovic ascended to No. 1 for the first time, winning three majors and a then-record five Masters titles while going 10–1 against Nadal and Federer. He remained the most successful player in men's tennis for the rest of the decade. In
2015, Djokovic had his most successful season, reaching a single-season record 15 consecutive finals, winning a season-record 10 Big Titles while having a record 31 victories over the top-10 players. His dominant run extended through to the
2016 French Open, where he completed his first
Career Grand Slam and a
non-calendar year Grand Slam, becoming the first man since
Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four majors simultaneously and setting a rankings points record of 16,950. In 2017, Djokovic suffered from an elbow injury that weakened his results until the
2018 Wimbledon Championships, where he won the title while ranked No. 21 in the world. Djokovic has continued to be a dominant force on the tour since then, winning 12 major titles and completing his second and third Career Grand Slams. Due to his
opposition to COVID-19 vaccine, Djokovic was forced to skip many tournaments in 2022, notably the
Australian Open and the
US Open; two major events he was the favourite to win. One year after the
Australian visa controversy, Djokovic made a successful comeback to reclaim the
2023 Australian Open trophy, and shortly after he claimed the
French Open to take the outright record for most men's singles majors won in history. (Full article...)
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