Jelena Dokic's career was never simple. In 2002, with 18 years, he came to occupy the fourth position of the WTA ranking, in 2000 he played the Wimbledon semifinals and in 2001 he won tournaments such as Rome or Moscow. But he always planned on her father's shadow.
Damir, a former boxer, was a nightmare, from scandal to scandal until his daughter's career was eclipsed . A few years ago she confessed that she left home to escape her father's physical abuse. "He hit me every day and he got to kick my head," he admitted. "I thought about ending my life many times and I almost committed suicide a little over 10 years ago," he also said.
Since then he has been fighting depression for years. Withdrawn in 2014 due to injuries, the former tennis player born in Croatia, but an Australian national, has been surprised lately by her radical physical change.
"Not only is losing weight, it is also getting fit, healthy and, most importantly, being happy," admits Jelena, who has lost 57 kilos in 11 months in her social networks with a strict process that she has been reporting on the networks social. With its 175 centimeters, it reached 120 kilos . "It hasn't been easy," he confesses and, at the same time, shows all his thanks to Jenny Craig, the American weight loss guru who has guided his steps.
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