Jelena Dokic looks slimmer than ever at Wimbledon after the tennis great revealed she 'halved' dress size
The retired tennis star is currently serving as part of Nine's commentary team for the tournament, the same event where she advanced to the semifinals in 2000 aged 16.
Dokic, 42, took to Instagram Stories on Tuesday to post a stunning photo of herself inside the commentator's booth at the famous two-week event.
She flashed her signature mega-watt smile at the camera in the snap, with her pinstripe trousers and burgundy blouse accentuating her figure.
Dokic looked confident as she posed with one hand on her hip, wearing glamorous makeup and her hair styled in loose waves.
"Ready for Wimbledon," she wrote in the caption.
"And, like always, so is the whole styling and hair and makeup team.
"Wouldn't be able to do anything without them all."
Fans of the tennis great flooded the comments praising the star, with many people pointing out how much Dokic's Wimbledon look suited her.
"Burgundy really suits you, Jelena," one person said.
"Looking amazing. That colour so suits you. But the best beauty here is your confidence shining through," another person said.
"Lovely outfit Jelena, enjoy your time commentating at Wimbledon," a third person said.
One more fan said Dokic had a "beautiful glow" in her latest photo, while another person said the media figure is a "wonderful role model".
The retired tennis great has publicly chronicled her weight loss journey after shedding about 20 kilos through diet and lifestyle changes.
However, commentators have expressed doubts about her weight loss amid the rise of injectable GLP-1 medications like Ozempic.
Dokic recently shared a remarkable comparison of herself before and after her transformation on Instagram, where she addressed more claims she has 'abandoned plus-sized people' after halving her dress size.
'When I was a size 20, someone always complained, and now that I am a size 10, someone is always complaining too,' she wrote in the caption.
'It's now bad that I am healthier and lost some weight, and I have abandoned standing up for plus-size people."
Dokic's glowing Wimbledon appearance comes after she shared a telling post hinting that the retired tennis star has found love, just weeks after she was spotted cosying up with a mystery man at Melbourne Airport.
"May you attract someone who treats you like they've been waiting their whole life to find you," read a post Dokic shared on Instagram last month.
She said she "absolutely" agreed with another post, which spoke about "redefining what love looks like", and it's not "roses or expensive gifts".
Dokic looked visibly elated as she touched down at Melbourne Airport in May.
It's there she embraced an unknown man who was seen eagerly awaiting her arrival inside the terminal.
In footage obtained by SkyNews.com.au, Dokic could be seen running her fingers along the side of the man's torso.
The pair then walked out into the pickup zone of the airport.
Dokic split from her previous partner, Brazilian-born Tin Bukic, in late 2022 after an almost two-decade-long relationship.
She recently opened up on the Mental As Anyone podcast about how the demise of her relationship jeopardised her plans to start a family.
'I was in a relationship for almost 19 years from the age of 20, and right when we split up, we were about to start trying for a family,' Jelena said.
'I actually think I would be a good mum, to be honest; I love kids.'
Dokic revealed she was now planning to start a family as a 'single parent' and was open to exploring adoption.
'It is something I would like to do because I love kids,' she said.
'I didn't have the best experience (but) if I was, let's say, a single mum and adopted one day, it would have all the love in the world.'
The former Wimbledon semi-finalist was born in 1983 in the former communist state Yugoslavia before resettling in Serbia and then arriving in Australia as a refugee in 1994.
Dokic in 2009 enjoyed an unforgettable run at the Australian Open after entering as a wildcard and ultimately advancing to the quarter-finals.
She retired from the sport in 2014 and turned to commentating tennis, a role for which she is highly sought after.
Dokic revealed the harrowing family violence she suffered at the hands of her estranged father and coach Damir Dokic in her memoir Unbreakable.
She has claimed her father has never apologised for his alleged verbal, emotional and physical abuse.
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