Jelena Dokic reveals her father, Damir Dokic, has died

Former Australian tennis star Jelena Dokic has confirmed her controversial father, Damir, has died.

In a post to Instagram on Wednesday night, Dokic confirmed her father died on Friday. He was in his late 60s.

Damir Dokic watches on at Wimbledon two decades ago. Credit: Reuters

“Despite everything and no matter how hard, difficult and in the last 10 years even non-existent our relationship and communication was, it is never easy losing a parent and a father even one you are estranged from,” she wrote.

“The loss of an estranged parent comes with a difficult and complicated grief.”

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