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Tennis star Jelena Dokic makes heartbreaking confession about her abusive father


Jelena Dokic has made a heartbreaking admission about the years of abuse she suffered at the hands of her estranged father, Damir.

Speaking on the Mental As Anyone Podcast, the former tennis star, 42, admitted that while she is unable to forgive her father, who she has not spoken to for over a decade, she still cannot bring herself to hate him. Jelena's revelation comes after she said suffer through '100 years of abuse' from her father if it meant she could undo her decision to turn her back on playing for Australia. Following its small screen airing, social media lit up with messages of support for the former world number four, who confirmed she was once knocked unconscious by her father following an on-court defeat.

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