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Dokic says she hasn't spoken to father for years
(AP)
Updated: 2006-01-20 11:03
She moved to Australia with her family in 1994.
When the family left Australia, Damir implied that the Australian Open draw
that year was rigged against Jelena. Damir has also been kicked out of the U.S.
Open, Wimbledon and other tournaments for volatile outbursts.
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LESS POCKET MONEY: — American Alex Bogomolov Jr. and Germany's Nicolas Kiefer
are the early bad boys at the Australian Open.
Bogomolov was fined $4,500 in his five-set win over Fernando Gonzalez of
Chile in the first round. He was hit with a $3,000 fine for verbal abuse and
another $1,500 for an audible obscenity.
Kiefer was fined $2,000 for audible and visible obscenities in his five-set
win over Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand.
France's Julien Benneteau was fined $1,000 for an audible obscenity in his
three-set win Wednesday over Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.
After three days of the tournament, 16 players had been fined $14,000, the
International Tennis Federation said Thursday.
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BROTHERLY HELP: — Michaella Krajicek is making good use of her family
connection with a former Wimbledon champion.
Krajicek said Thursday she often calls on half-brother and 1996 Wimbledon
champion Richard Krajicek for advice, and she's hoping he'll do some traveling
with her on the women's tour this year.
Krajicek beat India's Sania Mirza 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday to move into the third
round of the Australian Open — her best performance in three Grand Slam
appearances.
She said the former Wimbledon winner provided tips on how to play No.
32-seeded Mirza. The pair either speak or e-mail regularly when she's at
tournaments.
"He's given me tips on serving, on my game," the 17-year-old right-hander
said. "He gave me some tips on Sania as he knows her.
"Hopefully, he's going to travel to some tournaments with me this year."
Krajicek arrived in Melbourne after winning a tuneup tournament in Hobart
last week. She also teamed with Peter Wessels to lead the Netherlands to the
Hopman Cup final in Perth in early January.
"It's been a great start to the year," she said.
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