Former WTA world No.4 Jelena Dokic and Tin Bikic, her partner of 18 and a half years, have broken up. The retired Australian tennis player feels traumatized and lost after ending the relationship with the person that has been by her side throughout her adult life.
The 38-year-old Dokic has experienced a lot of hardships in her life. Besides her rocky relationship with her father Damir Dokic and her fleeing from war in Yugoslavia during childhood, in recent years Dokic has suffered from depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidal thoughts.
Food was her coping mechanism, which resulted in substantial weight gain. Then as she managed to lose all the excess weight, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and strict lockdowns in her home country of Australia only worsened her mental state. An icing on this bitter cake is a major crisis in her love life.
A few days after Christmas, Dokic explained her long absence from social media, saying that she was taking her time offline to heal and process a trauma:
I am going through a very tough period in my life right now and a huge change and I just need some time to recover, heal and process the pain and trauma that I am going through.
At that moment it was unclear what specifically happened to Dokic, but her next post published in mid-January revealed that the problem was the end of her relationship with Tin Bikic after 18 and a half years of being together through thick and thin.
I would be lying if I said I was doing well but I will give it my absolute all to heal and recover and process this pain and trauma and if nothing else I will die trying.
I gave this relationship my all, my heart and soul and I fought so hard till the end but ultimately it wasn’t enough this time but I am hopeful that there is still happiness and love somewhere out there waiting for me.
This is hard, I am in pain, I am hurt, I am lost and right now it’s all about just being able to get out of bed in the morning and putting one foot in front of the other.
I will have to learn to walk again before I can run when it comes to love and happiness but I will give this healing process my all.
I am a fighter and I will fight till the end.My strength and the will to go on and live will be tested again but I have done it before so I hope I can do it again.
Hopefully Dokic will manage to heal the heartbreak in a few months and start afresh, with many new joyous moments and supportive people in her life. We never know what good will come out of a bad situation. We have to cherish every day and sail on the waves of life.
I must say I did wonder that it lasted so long, she has obviously gone through a lot and that must have put a lot of strain on the relationship. Many guys would not have stuck around for so long. She does a lot of commentating for Australian TV and she is really good, gives a great insight into the game. I do hope she can find a way to put her ghastly family behind her and be happier.
Jelena zelimo ti sve najbolje brzom ozdravljenju sve najbolje u zivotu gledala sam te od prvog dana kada si pocela
Uzivala sam te gledati a sada jos vise Jako si drama osoba zato zim ti srecu u zivot jer to stvarno zasuzujes
You seem like an amazing woman. You are stronger than you think. Like you said…I have been through a lot and would die trying…
Stay strong and stay positive. Lots of people out there loves you. Strength and love I sent you. ❤
Dearest Jelena…
I am Australian born of Croatian heritage…do not give up your life for others that do not deserve theirs…you have the power to be a survivor, you don’t need anyone but yourself and you have that, you are not defined by what you have been through, get knocked down, get back up again and give what will give you a life of significance, hugs are for free, if you want one, find me…sincerely Mary-Ann Walsh