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Marko Maksimović (tennis)
Marko Maksimović ( sr-cyrl, Марко Максимовић; born 12 February 2006) is a Serbian professional tennis player. On 31 March 2025, he reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 953. On 19 May 2025, he peaked at No. 903 in the doubles rankings. Early life Maksimović was born in Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As a junior, he relocated to Belgrade to train at the Novak Djokovic Academy. He later chose to represent Serbia, citing better training conditions and development opportunities compared to those available in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Career Junior career Maksimović won the season-ending Tennis Europe Junior Masters in Monte Carlo in 2021, competing in the U16 category. In 2024, Maksimović competed in the junior Grand Slam tournaments at the US Open and Wimbledon in both singles and doubles. His best result was reaching the second round of the doubles event at Wimbledon. Senior career Maksimović was named a sparring partner for Serbia in their 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brčko
Brčko ) is a city and the administrative seat of Brčko District, in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies on the banks of Sava river across from Croatia. As of 2013, it has a population of 39,893 inhabitants. De jure, the Brčko District belongs to both entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska) but in practice it is not governed by either; practically, Brčko is a self-governing free city. Name Its name is very likely linked to the '' Breuci'' (Greek Βρεῦκοι), one of the Pannonian tribes of the Illyrians who migrated to the vicinity of today's Brčko from the territories of the Yamnaya culture in the 3rd millennium BC. Breuci greatly resisted the Romans but were conquered in 1st century BC and many were sold as slaves after their defeat. They started receiving Roman citizenship during Trajan's rule. A number of Breuci migrated and settled in Dacia, where a town called Bereck or Brețcu, a river ( Breț ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |