Ok, I don't know how many of you guys watched the Dokic vs Davenport clash. I was there live and you could see Jelena was hurting.
She really didn't want to be out there and I think that she's not sure whether she's ready to face that again.
With some of the way Australian posters speak on this board, I can see why she wouldn't want to come back to a pack of animals like that.
Jelena, please, forget about them and come play for your fans. You can do good girl.
Here's an article I found:
<br />'Dokic to miss Australian Open, Serve most important'
Former Australian tennis player Jelena Dokic confirmed on Wednesday that she would not be in Australia for the first Grand Slam of the year.
Dokic said she felt that Australia was 'too far' away and that she didn't feel she was ready to face the Australian public after the debacle caused at last year's event.
Dokic however said she'll use the extra time to work on her serve, the most important factor of improvement in her game.
'Doing well in Grand Slams would be nice but at the moment, it's not my priority. My priority is to get my serve to the level where it's a real weapon. During the offseason, I'll be working pretty much on the serve along with fitness and strength training. I think once I get my serve together, I'm going to go a lot further in the Slams so it's not a priority right now'
Dokic's trainer, Mike Nishihara said that alongside the heavy work on her serve, Dokic would continue working on her fitness, speed and strength.
'Jelena knows the serve is her weakness and she's started working on it very hard already. We'll also concentrate on her footwork and really improving her strength.
Dokic also said that she would play a lesser schedule next year.
'This year was a little difficult because I started 2 months into the year. I had to play a lot to catch up. Next year, I start two months earlier so I don't have to play as many events' said Dokic
<br />- At least she'll be doing something over the break.