Aussie tennis star Jelena Dokic's 'very special person' revealed as Melbourne hospitality worker Yane Veselinov
Dokic, 42, took to Instagram on Monday to reveal the identity of her new beau months after SkyNews.com.au published bombshell footage of the pair getting cosy at Melbourne Airport.
"You are my calm, safe, peaceful and happy place. So glad I found you," Dokic wrote alongside a romantic snap with her new partner.
It can now be revealed that the new love in Jelena's life is a hospitality operations manager who describes himself on Instagram as a "food and wine enthusiast, pleasure seeker and life enjoyer".
Dokic stoked speculation about her love life on Sunday after sharing a glimpse of a night out with a mystery date two years on from her shock split from Brazilian-born Tin Bukic.
The Aussie tennis great has just wrapped up commentary duties covering the iconic Wimbledon tennis tournament, the same event where she reached the semifinal in 2000 at just 16 years old.
This year's tournament saw Poland's Iga Swiatek thrash American Amanda Anisimova in the women's final, while Italy's Jannik Sinner defeated Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in a four-set thriller in the men's tournament.
On Sunday, Dokic marked the end of Wimbledon fever by sharing a photo of a cocktail in a ritzy restaurant via her Instagram.
'A little mid Wimbledon drink with a very special person,' the retired tennis great wrote in the caption.
The former World No. 4 did not reveal the identity of the 'special person' but her loyal fans flooded the comment section asking if Dokic was back on the dating scene.
'Is this what I think it is! So happy to hear this gorgeous Jelena,' one fan wrote.
'Enjoy your time with someone special.'
'Like the sound of a special person Jelena, enjoy your time together,' a second follower wrote.
Dokic split from her previous partner, Bukic, in late 2022 after an almost two-decade-long relationship.
She recently opened up on the Mental As Anyone podcast about how the demise of her relationship jeopardised her plans to start a family.
'I was in a relationship for almost 19 years from the age of 20, and right when we split up, we were about to start trying for a family,' Jelena said.
'I actually think I would be a good mum, to be honest; I love kids.'
Dokic revealed she was now planning to start a family as a 'single parent' and was open to exploring adoption.
'It is something I would like to do because I love kids,' she said.
'I didn't have the best experience (but) if I was, let's say, a single mum and adopted one day, it would have all the love in the world.'
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