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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Tumaini Carayol

Former tennis player Jelena Dokic says she ‘almost jumped off balcony’ in April

Jelena Dokic working as an on-court interviewer at the Australian Open in January
Jelena Dokic worked as an on-court interviewer at the Australian Open in January. Photograph: Ella Ling/Shutterstock

The former tennis player Jelena Dokic has revealed she nearly took her own life six weeks ago in the midst of mental health struggles.

Dokic is a former world No 4 and reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2000. On Monday, the 39-year-old Australian uploaded a lengthy Instagram post describing how she felt in April accompanied by a photo of herself in tears.

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