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Jelena Dokic mourns her father’s death: “You will forever remain in my heart and thoughts”

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Yesterday, news surfaced that former tennis star Jelena Dokic’s father, Damir Dokic, passed away at the age of 66 last week in Serbia. While Jelena initially remained silent, she has now opened up about the complex emotions surrounding his death in an Instagram post. She and her brother, Savo, also published an obituary in the Serbian newspaper Politika.

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Despite the years of emotional and physical abuse she endured at the hands of her father, Jelena has expressed deep sorrow over his passing.