Jelena Dokic has has been forced to cancel her scheduled appearances, including a book signing in Adelaide, due to a sudden health emergency.
The 40-year-old former tennis pro took to Instagram to share the unfortunate news and apologise to her fans.
Jelena revealed she has been struck down by a viral infection, prompting her immediate withdrawal from commentating duties at the Adelaide International.
In a message posted on her Instagram account, Jelena wrote, ‘I have come down with a viral infection, and I am out of commentating the Adelaide International this week.
‘I apologise to all my supporters in Adelaide because we had a book signing on Saturday, 13.01, and I know many of you were signed up for this and were really looking forward to this, just like me.’
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Jelena Dokic has has been forced to cancel her scheduled appearances, including a book signing in Adelaide, due to a sudden health emergency
Jelena’s book signing, originally scheduled for Saturday, was set to be a special event for fans eager to meet the tennis icon and get their copies of her book signed.
‘I am deeply sorry, as I have to get home to Melbourne ASAP,’ Jelena continued in her post.
‘I will be back in Adelaide after January, and we will reschedule this book signing. I promise.’
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Jelena revealed she has been struck down by a viral infection, prompting her immediate withdrawal from commentating duties at the Adelaide International
It comes after Jelena hit out at ‘body shamers’.
She posted powerful images of herself at sizes 6 and 16, along with a lengthy caption imploring fans not to ‘judge’ her.
‘Will you judge me if I am a size 16 for being a bigger size?’ began the athlete-turned-commentator.
‘And will you judge me if I am ever a size 6 again for not being a bigger size anymore and for maybe losing weight?’
‘You shouldn’t. Either way,’ added Jelena.
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It comes after Jelena hit out at ‘body shamers’. She posted powerful images of herself at sizes 6 and 16, along with a lengthy caption imploring fans not to ‘judge’ her
‘Shaming and making fun of someone based on their weight or judging someone’s worth based on size is pure body shaming and bullying,’ wrote the former world number 4 ranked player.
‘When it comes to health, of course I want to be healthy. Of course I do my best. Of course I am working on myself.’
She went on to add, ‘The takeaway being that we need to stop obsessing about size, weight and measurements and focus on kindness, good hearts and generosity.’
‘So what if I am a size 16 today and a size 4 down the track. Who cares!’
‘And lastly, if you want to lose a few kilos, so what? If you gain some weight, so what? Nothing wrong with one or the other,’ concluded Jelena.
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Jelena – pictured in 2011 – rose to fame as a professional teen tennis star
Jelena recently opened up to Stellar magazine about her years struggling with an eating disorder.
The tennis great revealed she spent years struggling with her relationship with food due to the trauma she experienced growing up.
She said much of her disordered eating stemmed from the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father and his weaponization of food when she was just a teenager.