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Elly Blake

Former tennis star Jelena Dokic reveals she nearly took her own life in Instagram post

Former Australian tennis star Jelena Dokic has opened up about trying to take her own life amid mental health struggles.

On Monday, the 39-year-old posted a picture of Instagram of herself crying and wrote that on April 28 she “almost jumped off [her] 26th floor balcony” because she “wanted the pain and suffering to stop”.

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