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Jessica Rowe tells Jelena Dokic she 'hates' her father in heartbreaking interview - after tennis star suffered years of abuse at the hands of her violent dad


Jessica Rowe told tennis star Jelena Dokic on Thursday that reading her memoir made her hate the athlete's father Damir.

Jessica Rowe (right) told tennis star Jelena Dokic (left) that reading her memoir made her hate the athlete's father Damir in a candid interview this week Jelena, 41, has long been open about the suffering she endured at the hands of her father, writing in her book Unbreakable he inflicted regular beatings with a belt or a hard-capped boot, and once knocked her out In a deeply personal Instagram post, she revealed the distressing experiences she endured, including depression, social media abuse, body shaming, and alleged violence inflicted by her father Damir throughout her career.

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