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Perth Now
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Jelena Dokic hard launches new relationship
Australian tennis icon Jelena Dokic has finally gone public with her new boyfriend Yane Veselinov. The much-loved commentator hard launched the new relationship on Instagram. The couple had previously been photographed together in May, but hadn't confirmed the romance publicly until now. Dokic, 42, posted a photo of herself with Veselinov, writing: 'You are my calm, safe, peaceful and happy place. So glad I found you.❤️' The post was quickly flooded with likes and comments from her adoring fans. Dokic has gone public with her new boyfriend. Credit: Instagram 'Oh YAYYYYYY!!!! So happy for you xxxx you deserve all the joy and happiness life has to offer,' one fan wrote. 'This makes me so happy! You deserve all the happiness in the world Jelena!' Another said. 'You seem very happy. All the best Jelena x,' another wrote. 'So happy to see you happy,' another said. Dokic was previously in a 19-year relationship with Tin Bikic that ended in 2021. Since then she has rebuilt her life (she has previously stated that she was a mess after their romance ended) and undergone a huge transformation, both mentally and physically. The story about the abuse she suffered from her late father Damir, who died last month, has also been detailed in the series Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story. Dokic, who just wrapped up two weeks of commentating at Wimbledon for Channel 9, recently opened up on her desire to be a mum. Despite her own tumultuous upbringing as a child and a young woman that left her forever mentally scarred, Dokic said she has so much love to give. 'I actually think I would be a good mum, to be honest,' Dokic said on the podcast Mental As Anyone. 'I love kids.' But, despite that, Dokic sadly admits that her parenting dream may never be realised. 'I don't think that that's going to happen for me,' she said. 'I was in a relationship for almost 19 years from the age of 20 and right up to when we split up, we were about to start trying for a family.' Dokic said that the abuse she received throughout her life never crushed her maternal instincts. Surprisingly, she said it might have even nourished them. 'Even 15 years ago, when I was 25, I always said, 'I want to have kids, but I want to adopt',' she said. 'Maybe it comes from when you grow up maybe in a home that's fractured and with pain and you go, maybe I can give something different to a kid that I know maybe will have the same, or they won't have parents or something like that. 'So I always felt like I wanted to do that for at least one kid in the world. 'That's a big kind of wish of mine and passion and I hope to do it one day. 'Did I at one stage maybe think, I didn't have the best experience and know a lot of people with parents and having that childhood and what would that mean for me? 'Because I know a lot people that have been through family violence or abuse, domestic violence, however you want to frame it, they are worried about that, whether they would be the same or if there's something there.' >> Sign up to our daily newsletter to get all the biggest sports stories delivered into your inbox Dokic said she would consider adopting a child, with or without a father. '(But I'd) love it to have a father as well,' she said. 'I know that I can give it absolutely everything and would have all the love and support and I would be completely different and … I could never be that (like my father) ever. 'I know that yes, obviously, it's a challenge, which I would love. I would embrace it and take it on. 'I just love kids so much. I know I would be a bloody good mum and I know I would give it the love in the world of a million people. 'I have so much love to give.'
7NEWS
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Australian tennis icon Jelena Dokic hard launches new relationship with Yane Veselinov
Australian tennis icon Jelena Dokic has finally gone public with her new boyfriend Yane Veselinov. The much-loved commentator hard launched the new relationship on Instagram. The couple had previously been photographed together in May, but hadn't confirmed the romance publicly until now. Dokic, 42, posted a photo of herself with Veselinov, writing: 'You are my calm, safe, peaceful and happy place. So glad I found you.❤️' The post was quickly flooded with likes and comments from her adoring fans. 'Oh YAYYYYYY!!!! So happy for you xxxx you deserve all the joy and happiness life has to offer,' one fan wrote. 'This makes me so happy! You deserve all the happiness in the world Jelena!' Another said. 'You seem very happy. All the best Jelena x,' another wrote. 'So happy to see you happy,' another said. Dokic was previously in a 19-year relationship with Tin Bikic that ended in 2021. Since then she has rebuilt her life (she has previously stated that she was a mess after their romance ended) and undergone a huge transformation, both mentally and physically. The story about the abuse she suffered from her late father Damir, who died last month, has also been detailed in the series Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story. Dokic, who just wrapped up two weeks of commentating at Wimbledon for Channel 9, recently opened up on her desire to be a mum. Despite her own tumultuous upbringing as a child and a young woman that left her forever mentally scarred, Dokic said she has so much love to give. 'I actually think I would be a good mum, to be honest,' Dokic said on the podcast Mental As Anyone. 'I love kids.' But, despite that, Dokic sadly admits that her parenting dream may never be realised. 'I don't think that that's going to happen for me,' she said. 'I was in a relationship for almost 19 years from the age of 20 and right up to when we split up, we were about to start trying for a family.' Dokic said that the abuse she received throughout her life never crushed her maternal instincts. Surprisingly, she said it might have even nourished them. 'Even 15 years ago, when I was 25, I always said, 'I want to have kids, but I want to adopt',' she said. 'Maybe it comes from when you grow up maybe in a home that's fractured and with pain and you go, maybe I can give something different to a kid that I know maybe will have the same, or they won't have parents or something like that. 'So I always felt like I wanted to do that for at least one kid in the world. 'That's a big kind of wish of mine and passion and I hope to do it one day. 'Did I at one stage maybe think, I didn't have the best experience and know a lot of people with parents and having that childhood and what would that mean for me? 'Because I know a lot people that have been through family violence or abuse, domestic violence, however you want to frame it, they are worried about that, whether they would be the same or if there's something there.' Dokic said she would consider adopting a child, with or without a father. '(But I'd) love it to have a father as well,' she said. 'I know that I can give it absolutely everything and would have all the love and support and I would be completely different and … I could never be that (like my father) ever. 'I know that yes, obviously, it's a challenge, which I would love. I would embrace it and take it on. 'I just love kids so much. I know I would be a bloody good mum and I know I would give it the love in the world of a million people. 'I have so much love to give.'
9 News
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- 9 News
Ally Langdon nominated for Gold Logie
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here Ally Langdon has been nominated for the Gold Logie at the 65th TV WEEK Logie Awards, leading more than 30 nominations for Nine. It's the first time A Current Affair and Parental Guidance host Langdon has been nominated for the award, which has seen a record number of female nominees in 2025. The only male nominee for the Gold is Nine's own Hamish Blake. Gold Logie nominees Hamish Blake and Ally Langdon. (Today) The LEGO Masters Australia host has been nominated five times before and has won the award twice, first in 2012 and most recently in 2022. He is also nominated for the Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter, as is Tipping Point Australia host Todd Woodbridge. 9News presenter Peter Overton and 60 Minutes presenter Tara Brown have both been tipped for the Ray Martin Award for Most Popular News or Public Affairs Presenter. Langdon has also been nominated in that category. A Current Affair and 60 Minutes have both been nominated for Best Current Affairs Program, and Nine scored three nods for the Best Sports Coverage gong for the 2024 State of Origin coverage, 2025 Australian Open Finals and The Olympic Games Paris 2024. Nine also received two nominations for Best News Coverage or Public Affairs Report for the 60 Minutes report Building Bad, and the A Current Affai r report Courage & Science. The network scored three nods in the Best Factual or Documentary Program category for Big Miracles, Tsunami: 20 Years On and Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story. WATCH: Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story | Official Trailer The 9Network and Stan racked up a total of 32 nominations for the 2025 Logies, which will be hosted in Sydney on August 3. "These nominations reflect the breadth of talent and storytelling we champion - across both 9Network and Stan - and our deep connection to Australian audiences," said Nine Managing Director, Streaming and Broadcast, Amanda Laing. "At Nine, we don't just reflect the national conversation - we help lead it." "Our strength lies in backing bold, original storytelling that speaks to who we are, how we live, and what matters most to Australians today. "This is why our stories resonate - across platforms, across generations, and across the country." 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New York Times
21-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Jelena Dokic confirms death of estranged father Damir Dokic
Jelena Dokic, a former world No. 4 and Wimbledon semifinalist, has confirmed that her estranged father, Damir, has died aged 67. Dokic, 42, who has recounted her father's physical and emotional abuse during her early life and his time coaching her on the WTA Tour, wrote on social media: 'Despite everything and no matter how hard, difficult and in the last 10 years even nonexistent our relationship and communication was, it is never easy losing a parent and a father even one you are estranged from. Advertisement 'The loss of an estranged parent comes with a difficult and complicated grief.' In her 2017 memoir, 'Unbreakable', and its 2024 documentary film adaptation, 'Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story,' Dokic wrote that her father subjected her to constant physical and emotional abuse. In the documentary, Dokic said: 'There was not an inch of skin that wasn't bruised. I'm 17 and through his actions, (I) became the most hated person.' Dokic said she became terrified of losing a match. On one occasion, she said her father kicked her head until she lost consciousness. Damir admitted to having beaten his daughter in an interview with the Serbian newspaper, Vecernje Novosti, in 2009. He claimed that it was 'for her sake.' Dokic, who emigrated to Australia with her Serbian family when she was 11, was a phenomenally gifted teenager and tipped as a future world No. 1. In 1999, she qualified for Wimbledon aged 16 and beat the world No. 1 Martina Hingis 6-2, 6-0 en route to the quarterfinals. She reached the semis the following year, and represented Australia in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, losing the bronze medal match to Monica Seles. But her career suffered as a result of her father's actions, and she became a hate figure in Australia after he convinced her to switch her nationality to Yugoslavia (later Serbia and Montenegro and now Serbia) between 2001 and 2005. Dokic's ranking plummeted, and between 2005 and 2008 she was largely playing away from the main tour, before winning her first Grand Slam match in six years with a stirring run to the 2009 Australian Open quarterfinals. Still only 25, Dokic never hit the same heights again and retired five years later. During her career, her father's aggressive and sometimes illegal public behavior was a constant distraction. Damir smashed a reporter's phone at Wimbledon in 2000, before being banned from the WTA for six months in the same year after abusive behavior at the U.S. Open. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison in 2009, after being convicted of endangering the security of Australia's ambassador to Serbia, Claire Birgin. Advertisement Since retiring from tennis, Jelena Dokic has become a public speaker and tennis commentator, regularly doing on-court interviews at the Australian Open. She said after the release of her documentary last November that she hadn't spoken to her father in more than 10 years. 'It's an end of a chapter and life as I know it,' Dokic wrote in her post confirming her father's death. 'There are lots of conflicting and complex emotions and feelings for me. For the end of this chapter, I choose to focus on a good memory like this picture.' A post shared by JELENA DOKIC 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 (@dokic_jelena)
7NEWS
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Australian tennis great Jelena Dokic still has dreams of being a mother
At 42 years of age, Australian tennis icon Jelena Dokic has no doubt she would make a great mum. Despite her own tumultuous upbringing as a child and a young woman that left her forever mentally scarred, Dokic says she has so much love to give. Dokic says she loves children and is even considering adoption. 'I actually think I would be a good mum, to be honest,' Dokic said on the podcast Mental As Anyone. 'I love kids.' But, despite that, Dokic sadly admits that her parenting dream may never be realised. 'I don't think that that's going to happen for me,' she said. 'I was in a relationship for almost 19 years from the age of 20 and right up to when we split up, we were about to start trying for a family.' Dokic ended her relationship with Tin Bikic in 2021. Since then she has rebuilt her life (she has previously stated that she was a mess after their 19-year romance ended) and undergone a huge transformation, both mentally and physically. The story about the abuse she suffered from her Serbian father Damir has also been detailed in the series Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story. But Dokic revealed that the abuse never crushed her maternal instincts. Surprisingly, she said it might have even nourished them. 'Even 15 years ago, when I was 25, I always said, 'I want to have kids, but I want to adopt',' she said. 'Maybe it comes from when you grow up maybe in a home that's fractured and with pain and you go, maybe I can give something different to a kid that I know maybe will have the same, or they won't have parents or something like that. 'So I always felt like I wanted to do that for at least one kid in the world. 'That's a big kind of wish of mine and passion and I hope to do it one day. 'Did I at one stage maybe think, I didn't have the best experience and know a lot of people with parents and having that childhood and what would that mean for me? 'Because I know a lot people that have been through family violence or abuse, domestic violence, however you want to frame it, they are worried about that, whether they would be the same or if there's something there.' Dokic said she would consider adopting a child, with or without a father. '(But I'd) love it to have a father as well,' she said. 'I know that I can give it absolutely everything and would have all the love and support and I would be completely different and … I could never be that (like my father) ever. 'I know that yes, obviously, it's a challenge, which I would love. I would embrace it and take it on. 'I just love kids so much. I know I would be a bloody good mum and I know I would give it the love in the world of a million people. 'I have so much love to give.'
