Jelena Dokic

We watched this young woman appear to destroy her tennis game and her reputation in bizarre behaviour and mystifying defence of her father. We knew there must be more to the story than appeared on the surface. Now we have the story, faithfully ghosted by Jessica Halloran that allows us to to understand. The egregious tale of violence, by a father upon a child, the basest betrayal and abuse of power, this was the behind-closed-doors reality that, almost, broke a champion. A sobering read. Worth the effort.… (mere)