$16.9 Million Lavish Miami Property Puts Forgotten Tennis Player, Who Once Dated Princess Diana, Back in the Spotlight

Before the emergence of Novak Djokovic, there was another Serbian tennis player who used to be in the limelight. Surprisingly, it was not because of his on-court performances like the 22-time champion but because of his close bond with a member of the Royal Family. And it was not just any member, but arguably, the most popular member of the English Royal Family, Princess Diana. Slobodan Zivojinovic, the only Serbian tennis player to reach the top spot in ATP doubles rankings, reportedly shared a close relationship with Princess Diana in the past. But he has been absent from the public eye for a while.

The tennis player who was close with Princess Diana is once again in the spotlight after more than a decade because of his prestigious property in Miami.

Slobodan Zivojinovic is in the limelight due to his highly-valued property 

According to the New York Post, the 59-year-old former tennis player and his wife, who is also a well-known musician, Lepa Brena, recently have listed their Miami waterfront villa. Apparently, the extravagant property is listed at around $16.9 million. The former tennis star and his pop singer wife purchased the property back in 2012, and later turned that property into a beautiful home. The amazing property occupies over 6,000 square feet of land area. Along with that, it has 6 bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms with Italian finishing throughout the place. Nevertheless, this is not the only thing that brought the former tennis player back into the limelight.

Before this, the forgotten tennis star was in the spotlight for dating the Princess of Wales during the time she was married to the present King of England, Charles.

The 59-year-old tennis player revealed his relationship with Princess Diana a few years ago. He detailed in an old interview about how their relationship began when she watched him play at Wimbledon. And after that, with time, they both became quite close to each other.

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When Zivojinovic revealed his relationship with Princess Diana 

The former world number one doubles tennis player said that he had a connection with Princess Diana in the late 1980s. At that time, she was still married to Prince Charles. Additionally, he mentioned how she preferred to watch him play tennis from the courtside stand rather than occupying VIP seats merely to be close to him in an interview with the Serbian tabloid Kure in 2016.

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Following that, in the same interview, the former Serbian tennis star stated that Princess Diana was a great woman. Furthermore, made it clear that they would talk about anything and everything, even the most trivial things, with each other.