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Aussie tennis great Jelena Dokic has slammed the 'evil and disgusting trolls' who have laid into her on social media yet again as they fat-shamed the popular commentator.
The 39-year-old former star rose to as high as world No.4 after beginning her career with one of the greatest upsets in tennis history against Martina Hingis at Wimbledon aged just 16.
But her life, which included growing up in poverty, recent suicidal thoughts and abuse at the hands of her father, has been anything but easy.
Aussie tennis legend and commentator Jelena Dokic has taken to social media to call out vile trolls for abusing her online
Just days after already calling out vicious keyboard warriors who seem to take joy in fat-shaming her, Dokic did so again, sharing a disgusting message she had seen from a fan.
'I really don't think it's fair that a whale like Jelena Dokic takes my joy of watching tennis and turns it to crap,' the vile troll wrote in a post that the tennis legend shared on her Instagram.
'All she does is say how good she is. I bet it would take her 10 minutes to run 100m. Please get rid of her. Just the sight make me turn off.'
A furious Dokic labelled the person who wrote the post 'EVIL'
She also posted a message she received in which she is fat-shamed and her co-commentator Tony Jones referenced
One vicious keyboard warrior also fat-shamed Dokic, telling her to 'cut back on the snacks'
Instead of ignoring the troll or dwelling on the insults, Dokic bravely called the horrible comments out, sharing them with her 106,000 followers on Instagram.
She even revealed a lot of it had come from fellow women, which greatly disgusted her.
'The "body shaming" and "fat shaming" over the last 24 hours has been insane,' she wrote on Instagram.
'Coming from everywhere in the world and a special shout to so much of it coming from Serbia as the last picture confirms.
'And yes a lot of them are women too. So much for "women supporting women".'
Jelena Dokic, pictured prior to commentating on the Australian Open with Channel Nine, has criticised the 'evil and disgusting' trolls who target her
She didn't stop there.
The former junior champion, who has become a fan favourite with many for her insights on Channel Nine's Australian Open coverage, lashed out at the 'evil' fat-shamer.
'This first picture? EVIL. There is no other word for it. Disgusting. People should be so ashamed,' Dokic wrote, accompanying a screenshot on the keyboard warrior's post.
'The most common comment being 'what happened to her, she is so big'? I will tell you what happened, I am finding a way and surviving and fighting.
'It really doesn't matter what I am doing and what happened because size shouldn't matter. Kindness and being a good person matters which those of you that abuse me and others are clearly not.'
The win of 10 career titles, Dokic made the heartbreaking revelation
