Novak Djokovic on marriage and fatherhood

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Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. During a visit at the Burj Al Arab, world no. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic tells how fatherhood changed his life. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00Four-time champion Novak Djokovic is back in the Emirates to try his luck for a fifth

00:16title at the Dubai GT Free Tennis Championships.

00:19The world number one tennis player visited Dubai's iconic landmark Burj Al Arab ahead

00:24of the competition.

00:26The hotel's new general manager, Anthony McHale, gave him a short tour of the world-renowned

00:30property.

00:31Djokovic says his life has changed significantly since his last appearance in Dubai.

00:36He was married in July just after winning his second Wimbledon crown last year, and

00:40then welcomed his first child, a son named Stéphane, in October.

00:43I can't pick one thing.

00:46Every single thing that happens on a daily basis is just a blessing, it's extraordinary.

00:54It is a surprise because you don't know what to expect.

00:57People get to tell you to be prepared for certain things, and cries, and smiles, and

01:05all the different beautiful things that you get to see on your child's face or body.

01:13It's a miracle, really.

01:15Every day the baby wakes up as a different baby.

01:20So I'm enjoying, I'm trying to enjoy every second of it with my wife, unfortunately they're

01:25not here, but we'll be together for the next couple of months and I look forward to that.

01:32Obviously for the baby it's better to stay in one place and have their own routines,

01:38but a father wants to participate in the child's life, so they're going to travel

01:44with me and try to travel for 80% of the tournaments that we have.

01:48With the Dubai GDP Tennis Championships nearing its finals showdown, Djokovic is hoping his

01:53newfound inspirations will power him to his fifth crown in the Emirates.

01:57Irish Ibn Bilhaza for Tabloid.

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