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Damir Dokic, controversial father of tennis star Jelena Dokic, dies at 66

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Damir Dokic, the controversial father of former tennis star Jelena Dokic, passed away on May 16 at the age of 66. The news was confirmed by both Jelena and her brother Savo. According to Novosti, the funeral will take place in the Serbian village of Vrdnik on May 22.

Damir Dokic has long been absent from public life. Jelena has long revealed all the details about the psychological and physical abuse she suffered at the hands of her father. In her autobiography, “Unbreakable,” she detailed the violence she endured, including being beaten with a thick leather belt that “felt as sharp as a knife.