Just a couple of months ago, Jelena Dokic impressed tennis fans with her poised return to the camera, only days after the heartbreaking loss of her father, Damir. The 42-year-old tennis commentator led Channel 9’s French Open preview with remarkable composure, showing little trace of the personal grief she had shared on Instagram. “It’s an end of a chapter and life as I know it,” she wrote candidly. Her calm presence on screen so soon after a tragedy reflected both grace and resilience, qualities that have long defined her.

Now, in a deeply personal revelation, Dokic has shared why she chose not to attend her father’s funeral. In a recent Instagram post, Dokic announced, “TONIGHT 8 PM ABC !!! My ‘Australian Story’ interview with @leigh_sales airs tonight at 8 pm on ABC. This is a littl

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