Dokic thought of suicide!

Australian former tennis star Jelena Dokic revealed on Monday that she came close to taking her own life just a few weeks ago.

The 39-year-old wrote a lengthy message on Instagram, saying she has been suffering with mental illness and nearly resorted to suicide on April 28.

"I almost jumped off my 26th floor balcony and took my own life," she wrote.

"Everything is blurry. Everything is dark. No tone, no picture, nothing makes sense... just tears, sadness, depression, anxiety and pain.

"The last six months have been tough. It's been constant crying everywhere. Will never forget the day, I just wanted the pain and the suffering to stop.

"I pulled myself off the edge, don't even know how I managed to do it."