Days after denouncing take on Iga Swiatek interview at Australian Open, Jelena Dokic blasts media for contentious take on Madison Keys conversation

Former Top 10 player Jelena Dokic came under scrutiny as media reports indicated that the former World No. 4's questions at on-court interviews at the Australian Open divided crowd opinion. Dokic currently works for the Nine commentary team and is part of the coverage at the Melbourne Major.

On Day 7 of the 2025 Australian Open, Dokic interviewed Madison Keys after the American player had won her Round of 16 match against Danielle Collins. The Australian interviewer asked about her friendship with Collins, and how the American's new marital life was shaping up.

The line of questioning at the interview brought criticism for Dokic. As per media reports, viewers were discontent regarding the personal questions asked in the interview rather than technical questions regarding the match.

After the reports surfaced, Jelena Dokic slammed them on social media. The former player took to Instagram and criticized the reporting of incidents as being unfairly negative. The Australian player was critical of clickbait journalism and asked reporters to be kind toward the players and people involved in the sport:

"Clickbait, ignorance, jealousy, making a headline out of nothing or all of the above ???? And most importantly no kindness. Some of the media.....You won’t bring me down but try writing something nice for a change because you never know how you might affect someone. And imagine if the shoe was on the other foot. I bet you it wouldn’t feel so good. Be nice.Be kind."

Dokic was also critical of the media after reports came about her interview with Iga Swiatek. The Pole's remark about Australian coffee was wrongly reported as per Dokic. Her on-court interviews are also widely appreciated, including when she danced with No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on the court after the Belarusian's first-round match.

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Jelena Dokic also critical of the media regarding her father

In Picture: Jelena Dokic (Getty)

Jelena Dokic has written and been open about her relationship with her father Damir Dokic, also her coach. In her 2017 autobiography titled "Unbreakable", the player talks about the physical and verbal abuse she had to endure from her father over the years.

In her recent slamming of the media regarding her on-court interviews, Dokic also pointed out that the media had portrayed her father's actions in a humorous tone rather than, showing it in its true light:

"I guess so many of the media used to find my father’s behaviour ‘funny’ instead of concerning and calling it out so why am I even surprised."

The book has been adapted as a screenplay production in the form of a documentary set to release soon.