MELBOURNE, Australia -- Doctors have diagnosed a "mystery" ailment that has plagued Jelena Dokic since the French Open as mononucleosis and told the former Australian No. 1 to rest for two weeks.
Dokic had blood tests after suffering a dizzy spell in her first round defeat by Germany's Tatjana Malek at Wimbledon.
The results that came back earlier this week showed she had mononucleosis, a viral ailment whose symptoms include fever, fatigue and swollen glands, Tennis Australia said in a statement on Friday.
"Doctors have told her to do nothing but rest for a fortnight," the statement said.
After a three-year layoff, Dokic revived her tennis career by making the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in January, but has since struggled, and was forced to withdraw from the French Open with a back injury while leading her second-round match against Elena Dementieva.
The world No. 76 said she was disappointed she would miss a couple of tour events, but also relieved to know what was wrong.
"This only makes me more determined to get everything right and work even harder as soon as I can get back on court, which will hopefully be in time for a good solid hard court lead up to the U.S. Open," she said.
