Dokic Attacked in Croatia

Blaming Jelena Dokic for anything her father says seems the height of absurdity.

From The  Herald Sun: Jelena race attack

JELENA Dokic has been racially abused by a group of Croatian men in an ugly confrontation allegedly linked to inflammatory remarks made by her estranged father, Damir.

Former world No.4 Dokic, boyfriend Tin Bikic and coach Borna Bikic were surrounded by an angry gang in Zagreb, Croatia, after a training session.
The group allegedly jostled the Australian Olympian and made a string of anti-Serbian comments before throwing fruit juice at the former star, Croatian newspaper Jutarnji List reported yesterday.

Dokic Changing Coaches Again

I officially, once and for all, give up any hope of Jelena Dokic ever returning to tennis form.  This girl just can't stick to a plan.

From Eurosport: Dokic leaves coach again

Fallen tennis star Jelena Dokic has left her tennis academy in Munich for the second time in month, and this time she has revealed she has no intention of returning.

Instead Dokic has decided to return to her former coach Borna Bikic in Croatia, the brother of her boyfriend Tin Bikic...

Dokic's Dad Claims Jelena Kidnapped

This is so out of hand...

From Tennis Week: Jelena Dokic Disappears; Father Charges Kidnapping

Another bizarre chapter in the continuing saga of Jelena Dokic is unfolding as Dokic disappeared on a trip to Zagreb and the the former World No. 4's father, the controversial Damir Dokic, claims his daughter's former coach and ex-boyfriend may have kidnapped his daughter...

"I'm very worried for my daughter," Damir Dokic told Kurir in comments published by Eurosport. "Jelena will never admit that she was kidnapped or made to stay in Zagreb, but I think it is crystal clear that the Bikic brothers are behind all this."

Quotes: Everybody Loves Roger Federer; Arthur Ashe, Damir Dokic

Came across some quote collections on wikipedia: Everyone from Mcenroe to Lendl to Agassi waxing poetic about Roger, some lovely thoughts from Arthur Ashe, and some WTFs from Jelena Dokic's crazy father.

Dokic's Dad Really is Nuts

It's no wonder Jelena Dokic has a few issues.  I can't even imagine what it was like growing up in this atmosphere.

From The Australian: Damir haunts Jelena with mad kidnap plan

LIKE a character in a B-grade movie, Damir Dokic has returned to haunt his tennis-playing daughter just as she thought she had escaped his clutches.

In an interview with a Serbian newspaper, Mr Dokic is quoted threatening to have the "brainwashed" Jelena kidnapped by war criminals.

He muses about killing at least one Australian in revenge for his daughter having returned to play in Australia and of wiping out Sydney with a nuclear bomb because of a supposedly bad linecall in her comeback match at the Australian Open on Monday.

In a level-headed response, Jelena yesterday said it was not the first time her father had threatened her wellbeing and she would resist his attempt to again disrupt her life.

Stubbs Sympathizes with Dokic, But Has Harsh Words for Her

From the Sydney Morning Herald: Angry Stubbs depicts Dokic as abused and abusing

JELENA Dokic's return to Australia last month after a five-year estrangement was not greeted with unqualified joy. Certainly not by Rennae Stubbs, a former Fed Cup teammate who had been through more with her than most.

Stubbs says she supported Dokic to help counter her father's brutal ways, advising her to seek help to protect her money from Damir's grasping hands, and changing her schedule to partner the troubled teenager at the Canadian Open before the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

Stubbs, then the world No.1 in doubles, recalls arriving in Montreal only to be told by Damir - as a reluctant Jelena interpreted - that his daughter had been injured in her first-round singles loss and would be returning home to Florida.

Dokic Out of Canberra

Jelena Dokic would be a lot better off without that Australian Open wildcard.  She's in no kind of physical or mental shape - anyone with half a brain would bet the farm on her losing in the first round.  Australian or Serbian - she needs to hit the challenger circuit hard below the media radar for a while.

From Reuters: Dokic out of Canberra tournament

Jelena Dokic's comeback has suffered another blow with the former top 10 player pulling out of next week's Canberra International.

Organisers said Dokic had been forced to withdraw due to the recurrence of an injury to the left adductor muscle in her groin.

Tournament director Gerard Corradini said Dokic had told him the injury had been aggravated after her first round loss in Auckland earlier this week.

"When we spoke today, Jelena was clearly disappointed that she wouldn't be able to play in Canberra," Corradini said.

"With the right treatment, she is quite confident she will be right for the Australian Open, which starts in 11 days time, and is her focus."

Dokic Warned by Tennis Australia

From The Herald Sun:  Dokic warned over coaches

TENNIS Australia will continue its coaching support of Jelena Dokic despite her split from coach Lesley Bowrey.

Dokic, 22, almost certainly will be invited to join the Fed Cup squad or Australian Institute of Sport squad from February 1.

Inclusion in either group attracts coaching backing under TA's player development pathway.

But Dokic will be told there are no exceptions to TA's support criteria in the wake of her fallout with Bowrey, who is on TA's payroll.

"It's a two-way street between Tennis Australia and the players," TA director of player development Craig Tiley said yesterday.

"If players go to a tournament where we do not have any of our four coaches and they want a coach to accompany them, the player is expected to make a contribution.

"There are no exceptions.

"I have not heard from Jelena's mouth the reason why Lesley did not go to Auckland with her.

"I will sit down with Jelena in Canberra next week and the whole thing will be clarified. From those discussions, I hope to have an understanding of where Jelena sees herself in the player development pathway."

Dokic Ends Short-Term Coaching Relationship for Financial Reasons

You just get the feeling that Jelena Dokic doesn't know how serious she is about this comeback.  But as long as she hires a coach in the near future, no harm done.  Dokic must realize that she doesn't have the mental strength right now to do everything on her own - Roger Federer she's not.

But the article is a little unfair about her financial situation.  Whatever "lucrative endorsement deals" she had in the past, they've ended and who knows how much of her prize money earnings ended up in her father's pocket and not her own.

From the Sydney Morning Herald: Going it alone, tearful Dokic at a loss - on and off the court

JELENA Dokic will make her Australian comeback without a coach, having parted ways with her on-off mentor Lesley Bowrey ahead of next week's Canberra International - Dokic's last chance for matchplay before the grand slam year begins at Melbourne Park on January 16.

Dokic's brief reunion with her former coach has ended, apparently for financial reasons, just as the re-adopted Australian yesterday failed to proceed beyond the first round in Auckland...

Dokic Loses in First Round in New Zealand

Confidence and fitness.  If Jelena Dokic has the determination and patience to stick it out she can get both back, but she seems to take this losing awfully hard.

From sportal.com.au: Dokic down in Auckland

Jelena Dokic has bounced out of the ASB Classic in Auckland after a scrappy performance against unseeded German Julia Schruff.

Dokic looked to be cruising to victory after securing the first set 7-5 with little trouble.