Fans go wild as Jelena Dokic shows off her slimmed-down physique after major weight loss: 'Back to your figure when you were playing tennis'
The former tennis champ shared new selfies this week while on holiday in Croatia, and looked fit and fabulous.
In one image, the 42-year-old stood in front of a window that offered a stunning view of a field of yellow flowers.
Jelena wore a blue robe and slippers, her tiny physique visible as she sipped a cup of coffee.
'Slow mornings are the best,' Jelena captioned the image.
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Her fans went wild over the photo, with several sharing compliments for the former athlete.
'Wow! Jelena, you look amazing! You are back into your figure when you were playing tennis,' one person commented.
'How did you lose so much weight? You look amazing,' another said.
One more chimed in: 'Jelena you look beautiful! I wanna know how you lost so much weight? What's your secret? I'm so glad you are living your best life now and happy! You deserve to be.'
'Look at you! What a beautiful transformation, body and soul. Enjoy, beautiful lady,' someone else wrote.
'Can't believe how far you have come. You look so good and I hope your happiness brings so much love to you,' one more fan gushed.
Jelena also shared a selfie over the weekend that showed her looking trim and terrific in a hot pink ensemble.
In her caption, she waxed lyrical about taking time to enjoy the small things in life, such as hot showers, morning coffees and taking walks in the sunshine.
'These are the small moments that are actually so big and the ones we will remember the most one day,' Jelena wrote.
'They are quiet, soft, gentle and make us feel so good even in the chaos of life and even when things get hard and messy.'
Jelena recently flaunted her weight loss in a selfie that showed her posing in a swimsuit while tanning on an idyllic beach in the Croatian city of Dubrovnik.
The tennis player has been sharing her weight-loss journey with her fans over the past few months.
In March, the Nine commentator shared a side-by-side image that showed before and after her slim-down.
Captioning the photo, Jelena offered an inspirational sentiment about body positivity.
'What is the difference between the two images??? Nothing except what you see on the outside. My BODY SIZE,' she began.
'I am the same hardworking person, respectful, generous, empathetic, compassionate, humble, kind, driven, strong, resilient, capable and loving person, woman and friend. What really matters is not different.'
Jelena urged her followers to look beyond the superficial and not judge people based on their size.
The star recently revealed she had lost 20kg in 10 months after having an eating disorder for two decades.
Taking to Instagram in June, the commentator shared a post comparing her current appearance with how she looked back in 2023.
In the caption, she stressed that she was happy in both pictures, adding that weight loss was not the goal but simply a 'byproduct' of adopting healthier habits.
'This is about HEALTH and not SIZE,' she said.
'So many questions about me getting healthier, which has seen me lose weight. Weight loss was not a priority; it's a byproduct of looking after my health.'
Some had raised the dangers of crash-dieting, but Jelena responded: 'I didn't lose weight quickly. I lost 20 kilos in just under 10 months. Nothing fast.'
Jelena explained she had lost the weight because of 'a family history of diabetes' and having been recently diagnosed with high blood pressure.
She also revealed how she did it: 'I stopped eating late at night, especially things like burgers, pizza, fries and desserts. They made me feel so sluggish when I would wake up.'
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