Australian tennis champion Jelena Dokic reveals she doesn't hate her abusive father on the eve of tell-all documentary release: 'I'm not bitter' By Stephen Bisset For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:01, 1 November 2024 | Updated: 23:01, 1 November 2024 e-mail 5 shares View comments Former Australian tennis champion Jelena Dokic says she does not blame her father Damir for the abuse she suffered as a young player. As the tell-all feature film Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story is set to hit cinemas this month , Jelena said that while she may not forgive her father, she does not 'hate' him. 'I don't blame anyone.
I don't resent anyone. I definitely don't hate anyone, never would,' Jelena told the Daily Telegraph . 'I'm not bitter about it,' she added.
'Even to my father, which people find surprising. But I don't hate him. I don't necessarily forgive him, but I don't hate him.
' Jelena was born in Yugoslavia and her family moved to Australia when she was 11 years old. Her tennis career peaked when she made the Wimbledon quarter finals in 1999 and semi finals in 2000, followed by the 2002 French Open quarter finals. In a trailer for Unbreakable, set to be released on 7 November, Jelena recalls how she felt pressure to win as her father Damir would inflict regular beatings.
Former Australian tennis champion Jelena Dokic says she does not blame her father Demir for the abuse she suffered as a young player 'I'm 16 years old here. I was playing the number 1 Martina Hingis and I kn.
