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.
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.
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.
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.