Jelena Dokic goes bridal dress shopping as she teases 'something very special' is happening - after she was seen cuddling mystery man
The Australian tennis champ, 42, who was recently spotted cuddling up to a mystery man at Melbourne Airport, shared images of several wedding dresses to Instagram.
One photo showed a stack of advertising images left on a table which showed a woman modelling several white gowns from couture bridal boutique Alin Le' Kal.
'Something insane coming very soon with the absolutely incredible Alin Le' Kal,' Jelena captioned the picture.
She then posted another photo which showed a rack of wedding gowns hanging up in the Melbourne store.
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'Something special in the works with Alin Le' Kal,' she captioned the second image.
Lastly, Jelena uploaded a video as she panned the camera to show the entire bridal store.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Jelena's representatives for comment.
It comes after the sports commentator was spotted with a mystery man at Melbourne Airport in May.
While no romantic link has been confirmed between the pair, Jelena appeared to be all smiles with the elegantly dressed gentleman as they exited the terminal.
They had an animated conversation and could be seen hugging at one point.
According to Woman's Day, who shared video of the pair at the time, the man drove Jelena from the airport.
Late last year, Jelena revealed she has been 'closed off' to finding love ever since she split from her long-time Brazilian boyfriend Tin Bikic.
The couple were together for almost 19 years before announcing they had ended their relationship in 2021.
Despite saying her walls have been up ever since, Jelena took to Instagram to make the heartbreaking admission she's 'scared of being alone' for the rest of her life.
'Love. It's been a challenging personal period. We don't talk about this enough but relationship breakdowns are so tough,' she said alongside a selfie.
'And if you have been the one left hurt or abandoned then let's be honest, it's just life shattering. And as you get older, it only gets tougher with more scars, pain and hurt.
'My 19-year relationship ended 4 years ago and while we will always care for each other, especially because we were together since we were 20, that chapter is over.'
Jelena went on to say she was 'built' to love one person 'unconditionally and so fully that it gets me in trouble'.
'It turns into heartbreak and pain,' she bemoaned. 'I put up walls 4 years ago and I said they are never coming down.
'But as life likes to show us, not everything we plan or think will happen actually does. So, of course, someone brought those walls down and I got hurt. Badly.'
'So, I guess the question is: Do we keep our walls down and hope love comes along? Or do we never give it a chance again and don't allow the walls to come down?
'There are people that will have different answers. I have now been alone and closed off for 4 years and I still don't know what the answer is,' she added.
The Australian tennis commentator said she now has 'a lot of abandonment issues' from her past, which make her 'feel like I will be alone forever'.
Jelena was referring to the horrendous abuse she suffered at the hands of her father and tennis coach Damir Dokic.
'Am I the only one scared of being alone for the rest of my life?' the media personality candidly asked her fans.
'Bringing walls down has also brought some feelings and triggers I never had before and I don't know how to react or what to do,' Jelena continued in the lengthy missive.
'Bottom line is it's tough and what do we do? Close ourselves off forever or get hurt and feel pain in order to one day maybe feel that unbelievable and crazy love again?''
Jelena ended her searching questions by saying she had come down on the side of hope and openness.
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