@rolandgarros semifinalist Daria Kasatkina heading to Hamburg! 🔥🤩 She is also already in the third round at @Wimbledon ! Good luck in London 💛
"I feel much better to be open": Kasatkina doesn't regret coming out as gay, reveals WTA players both supportive and unsupportive
WTAFriday, 07 July 2023 at 13:00
Russia’s Daria Kasatkina has stated that she does not regret
revealing her sexual orientation.
The 26-year-old is one of the most outspoken woman players
on the tennis circuit and she announced last year in July that she was gay.
The development surprised a few considering Kasatkina
belongs to a country where homosexuality is not allowed.
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However, the 2022 French Open semifinalist, while speaking
about it, said that she feels ‘much better’ after the revelation last year.
"It's hard, but at the same time, I feel much better to
be open,” she said. “I had to choose, I am in the closet and I am not saying
anything, but I don't feel good inside or I come out with this and, ok I have
to face a few problems, but to be myself and I made the right choice for myself
and I don't regret it at all.
"Unfortunately, I come from a country where everything
is very strict. It is what it is and I have to accept this and I'm happy to be
myself and if this means I have to face this problem, it's my choice. For me,
it's most important how I feel inside myself."
Kasatkina has been in sublime form in Wimbledon 2023 where
she has already booked her place in the third round.
The Tolyatti-born defeated America’s Caroline Dolehide in
the round of 128 in straight sets with a score of 6-1, 6-4. In the round of 64,
she outclassed Britain’s Jodie Anna Burrage in straight sets with a score of
6-0, 6-2.
Kasatkina will now face the former world number one three-time
Grand Slam winner Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka in the round of 32 on Friday.
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