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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kieran Jackson

Jelena Dokic: ‘I haven’t spoken to my abusive father in 10 years – I sleep well at night’

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Unleashed after a life unparalleled, Jelena Dokic simply refuses to hold back anymore. Contrary to an upbringing shackled up, the sharp focus of her father’s violent regime of tennis parenting, the former Australian prodigy is at peace: with tennis, with society and with her own mind.

“I’m the happiest I’ve ever been and I can really say that with confidence,” Dokic says, her freedom radiating. “I will not be defeated by my past. I’ve been able to turn all the pain and suffering into something extremely positive. My biggest strength is my vulnerability.”

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