Chilling trailer for Jelena Dokic documentary lays bare the shocking abuse she suffered at the hands of father: 'There wasn't an inch of skin that wasn't bruised' By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:12 EDT, 3 October 2024 | Updated: 02:19 EDT, 3 October 2024 e-mail View comments Former Australian tennis champion Jelena Dokic opens up about the domestic abuse she suffered as a young tennis player in a new documentary. In a trailer for Unbreakable, set to be released next month, Dokic recalls how she felt pressure to win as her father Damir would inflict regular beatings. Jelena was born in Yugoslavia and her family moved to Australia when she was 11 years old.
He tennis career peaked when she made the Wimbeldon quarter finals in 1999 and semi finals in 2000, followed by the 2002 French Open quarter finals. 'I'm 16 years old here. I was playing the number 1 Martina Hingis and I knew if I lost the consequences were catastrophic,' she says while watching footage of herself play.
'One day after I lost I knew what was going to happen...
I was starting to feel really broken inside. 'There was not an inch of skin that wasn't bruised. I'm 17 and through his actions, [I] became the most hated person.
' Lindsay Davenport, three-time grand slam tennis champion, also features in the documentary and recalls seeing Jelena suffer. 'Some other players had noticed bruising,' Davenport says. Former Australian tennis champion Jelena Dokic has opened up about the domestic abuse she.
