Daria Kasatkina trolls WTA Finals chaos: "Saddest thing is that we cannot show you what's going on there in our vlog"

Daria Kasatkina commented on the controversies at the WTA Finals with humor.

The year-end tournament that brings together the top eight female tennis players has not lived up to expectations and has been filled with controversies due to organizational problems.

The WTA Finals experienced delays and suspensions in most of the matches, and the court was not in suitable conditions for the players to train in the days leading up to the event.

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World No. 17 Daria Kasatkina, who participated in the 2022 Finals but was eliminated in the round-robin stage, did not qualify this year. However, she was part of the WTA Elite Trophy, which gathers the top 12 players who did not make it to the Finals.

Kasatkina has a YouTube channel with her girlfriend, former figure skating champion Natalia Zabiiako. The channel has gained popularity on social media for showing behind-the-scenes moments of the WTA and conducting fun interviews with tennis players on the tour.

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Even though she has already concluded her season, Kasatkina continues to pay attention to what's happening at the WTA Finals and made a playful reference to her YouTube channel:

“The saddest thing about not going to Cancun this year is that we cannot show you what’s going on there in our vlog,” Daria Kasatkina wrote.

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The saddest thing about not going to Cancun this year is that we cannot show you what’s going on there in our vlog🤣

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The "Zabiiako & Kasatkina" channel has already garnered over 36,000 followers and has been following many of the most important tournaments throughout the season. They've also created informative videos on topics such as sponsorships, the inner workings of tournaments, food, and more.

The channel features brief conversations and interviews by Kasatkina with several top tennis players, including Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, and even ATP players like Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev.