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Jelena Dokic breaks down in tears in emotional post about 'tough times' as she discusses being a survivor of domestic abuse
The tennis pro, 41, took to the social media platform on Wednesday to share a tearful selfie alongside a powerful message about not giving up.
In a caption, Jelena stressed that her weight loss was a byproduct of her focusing on her mental health, sharing her battle with depression, anxiety and an eating disorder. Jelena suffered physical and emotional abuse from her tennis-coach father, Damir Dokic, as she rose in the tennis ranks to become the world's No.4. She has long been open about the suffering she endured at her father's hands, writing in her book Unbreakable that he inflicted regular beatings with a belt or a hard-capped boot, and once knocked her out.
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