"Another player failed" - Pam Shriver reacts as Jelena Dokic revisits horror details of abuse from father Damir in upcoming documentary's new trailer

Pam Shriver has reacted to the trailer of Jelena Dokic's documentary, which details the abuse she suffered from her father, Damir. The American expressed her disappointment at how tennis authorities have failed to protect players over the years.

Dokic’s father Damir was also her coach during the early stages of her career until she left home. The relationship between her and her father became strained due to physical and mental abuse. After leaving, she was coached by Borna Bikić and Nikola Pilić.

Dokic's documentary, titled Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story, will be released on November 7, 2024, in Australia, with an international release in 2025. It was directed by Jessica Halloran and will be distributed by Roadshow Films.

On Wednesday, a user on X (formerly Twitter) posted the trailer for the two-hour-long documentary. Pam Shriver replied to the post, stating that Dokic's experience is another example of how tennis authorities have failed to protect players. She added that, despite improvements, there is still a long way to go.

“Yep another player failed by many tennis entities on safeguarding front. While things are better now, we have a long way to go still” - Pam Shriver said.

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Jelena Dokic shares reasons behind writing her book 'Unbreakable'

Jelena Dokic at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships - Source: Getty

In January 2024, Jelena Dokic was interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald, where she was asked if the tennis world did enough to protect her while she was being physically and mentally abused by her father, Damir.

Dokic responded that the purpose of writing her book and sharing her story was to help others going through similar experiences. She chose not to place blame on anyone, focusing instead on raising awareness and supporting children in need.

“Look, I think that’s probably a question for others. Do I know people that definitely knew of things that were going on? Absolutely. Is it a very different world to what it is today, in terms of how we look at general child abuse and domestic violence? Absolutely. But look, that was the whole point of me writing my books and being open about it, to help someone else and to see what changes we can make. I never told my story to blame anyone. We didn’t have enough measures in place to protect kids like me. But we do now,” - Jelena Dokic said.

Jelena Dokic retired from tennis in 2014. During her career, she achieved a career-high ranking of No. 4 in singles, winning six titles, and No. 10 in doubles, winning four titles on the WTA Tour. After retiring, she initially kept a low profile but later shifted her focus to becoming a tennis analyst and commentator.