Police speak to Dokic’s coach, boyfriend after flight spat

Sydney: Police have spoken to the coach and boyfriend of Australia`s Jelena Dokic after the pair were involved in an altercation with a passenger and cabin staff on a domestic flight, her agents said.

Dokic`s coach Borna Bikic and his brother Tin, who is the world number 58`s long-term boyfriend, initially argued with a female passenger who had complained Tin Bikic kept knocking her seat on a Hobart to Melbourne flight on Thursday. The argument escalated to include one of the cabin crew and the pair were met by police when the flight arrived in Melbourne, Dokic`s agents IMG said in a statement."They were spoken to about their behaviour and no further action will be taken," the statement said. Dokic was not involved in the incident, the statement said. The 26-year-old was in the island state of Tasmania playing in the Hobart International tournament as her final preparations for next week`s Australian Open in Melbourne.Dokic was thumped 6-2, 6-2 in less than an hour by Israel`s Shahar Peer on Wednesday in the second round of the Hobart tournament. Bureau Report