Novak Djokovic's wife Jelena Ristic gives birth to a baby boy

Jelena Ristic and Novak Djokovic

Jelena Ristic gave birth to a baby boy on Tuesday evening in Nice. The World No. 1 took to twitter to announce the name of the boy.

Djokovic last played in the Shanghai Masters and will feature in the ATP 1000 Paris Masters scheduled from October 27- November 2 according to his official website. The Serb leads Roger Federer by 990 points in the race to the year-end No. 1 ranking. Federer is currently playing in his home tournament in Basel.

In April this year, Djokovic announced that he and Ristic were expecting their first child. The couple got engaged in September last year and the wedding took place on July 12 this year. The Belgrade native had dedicated his second Wimbledon title to his unborn child during the trophy presentation at SW19.