Alex Trelinski
TENNIS legend Novak Djokovic has been fined €10,000 for making renovations to his Marbella villa without council approval.
The Serbian ace is currently in America, playing in the Miami Open.
The two €5,000 penalties date back 15 months when Marbella City Council opened a file on the unauthorised work at the star’s Sierra Blanca urbanisation home.
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Djokovic has been ordered to remove a basement parking area.
He’s also been sanctioned for creating three floors, building a bathroom and shower as well as a porch, and for not observing minimum distances to property boundaries.
The villa is in a discreet location around five minutes drive from the centre of Marbella with sea and mountain views.
The Djokovic family spend a few weeks each year there as the player spends most of his time on the road.
Djokovic bought the property in 2020 for €10 million, which previously attracted a weekly rental price of €10,000.
Unsurprisingly the grounds have a tennis court as well as large barbecue area and patio,
The villa has nine bedrooms and eight bathrooms, an indoor swimming pool, several lounges, a cinema and television room, a games room with billiards and table football, a spa, with sauna and Turkish bath, and a fully-equipped gym.
The main rooms are decorated in a mix of Mediterranean and Moroccan styles.
