Australian Story: Live with Jelena Dokic

Discover the woman behind the legend as Jelena Dokic opens up to Leigh Sales about a life shaped by fame, personal hardship and the search for her own identity in a special edition of the ABC’s Australian Story.

After arriving in Australia as a refugee, Jelena Dokic shot to fame when she made the semi-finals of Wimbledon at just 17 years of age. But off the court, there were even greater challenges: from her struggles with mental health to surviving the abuse of her tennis coach father.

In this special live recording of Australian Story, Dokic opens up to Leigh Sales about the details of her extraordinary life, from escaping war-torn Yugoslavia to becoming a Grand Slam finalist. She reflects on personal achievements and regrets, discusses the challenges of being a woman in a high-pressure world of professional sport and reveals the person behind the public figure – touching on her complicated grief following the death of her father to the joy of finding new love.