Jelena Dokic has hit back at a fan who mocked her dance at the Australian Open with tennis champion Aryna Sabalenka.
After Sabalenka sealed a straight-sets victory against former US Open Champion Sloane Stephens on Sunday night, Dokic asked her to show off her dance moves.
The moment was shared by the Eurosport Instagram page alongside the caption: ‘Name a better dancing duo.’
‘I’ll name 1000,’ one troll commented on the post.
Dokic hit back, responding: ‘Go for it.There is always one of you. Bye bye.’
The troll continued: ‘I was under the impression you were at the Australian Open to offer your expertise and insights on tennis?’
Jelena Dokic has hit back at fans who mocked her dance at the Australian Open with tennis champion Aryna Sabalenka
‘I am and I do, go and listen to everything I did yesterday as well as to get something different out of the players and to have and not just talk forehands and backhands. Bye bye,’ Dokic responded.
Following Sabalenka’s match at the 2024 Australian Open champion, Dokic played several of the 26-year-old’s dancing TikToks on the big screen.
Sabalenka stated: ‘I’m trying my best, I’m not the best dancer, but I am trying my best.’
But Dokic pressed further, telling the world No 1: ‘I have a question. You always dance but there’s no one in the crowd. So, I have an idea…’
Sabalenka appeared to blush before saying: ‘Only if the whole crowd joins me!’
‘Of course, but how about we dance? If you want I can dance with you,’ Dokic said.
She added: ‘You show us the moves!’
The tunes started blaring over the tannoy system inside Rod Laver Arena, with the pair beginning subsequently showing off their dancing skills.
After Sabalenka sealed a straight-sets victory against former US Open Champion Sloane Stephens on Sunday night, Dokic asked her to show off her dance moves
‘I’ll name 1000 [better dancers],’ one troll commented on the video. Dokic hit back, responding: ‘Go for it.There is always one of you. Bye bye’
Aussie actress Rebel Wilson in the crowd was seen on her feet having a boogy, as Sabalenka and Dokic danced on the court.
‘Now they have approved that I am the worst dancer,’ Sabalenka said into the microphone laughing after the jive.
Sabalenka impressed on Sunday against Stephens taking a 4-0 lead in the first set.
While she struggled to fend off the American’s advances, with Stephens breaking back twice, she’d close out with a break of her own before serving out for the set point.
Sabalenka again began to press on her opponent in the second set and this time would be more clinical on her own serve, not allowing Stephens to hit back at her before she took the match.