Jelena Dokic says her pain is “difficult and complicated” after announcing the death of her father and ex -trainer, Damir.
Ex -number four in the Dokic world, which retired in 2014, Revealed in 2017 She suffered years of mental and physical abuse of her father.
Damir was banned from all WTA Tour events for six months in 2000, after becoming abusive in the Lounge of Players during the US Open.
He was also arrested in 2009 for threatening the Australian ambassador to Serbia with a hand grenade
Dokic, who arrived at Wimbledon’s semi-finals at the age of 17 in 2000, had been removed from his father for 10 years.
Under an Instagram post of his father and herself as a child, Dokic, Australia, wrote: “How do you know that my relationship with my father has been difficult and painful with a lot of history.
“Despite everything and no matter how difficult, difficult and in the last 10 years, until existing, our relationship and communication have been, it is never easy to lose a father and father, even if you move away.
“The loss of a distant father comes with a difficult and complicated sadness.”
