Survives the tough opener 💪 In a battle between the 2022 Roland Garros semifinalists, top seed Daria Kasatkina beats home favourite Martina Trevisan 6-3, 6-7, 6-0 at the Palermo Ladies Open. Solid tennis from Dasha and a great chance for her to pick up some momentum this week!
Kasatkina admits she is now 'paying the price' for speaking out against Russia: "I want to look in the mirror and not be ashamed"
WTAWednesday, 19 July 2023 at 16:00
World number 11 Daria Kasatkina believes that she is ‘paying the price’ for speaking against Russia for its adventure in Ukraine.
Both European countries have been involved in an armed conflict since February 2022 which resulted in the loss of human lives.
Kasatkina, who is one of the most outspoken players on the tennis circuit, has been vocal in her criticism of the current regime in Russia for its war with Ukraine.
The Tolyatti-born, for the first time, while talking to Italian media outlet La Gazzetta dello Sport, admitted that she is now paying the price of not being able to visit her own country because of speaking against the current regime.
“I made my choices,” she said. “I want to look in the mirror & not be ashamed. Now I’m paying the price for this decision.. I’m not in a position to judge. There are those who have families there who’ve decided not to pay the same consequence.”
On the court, Kasatkina has been going through a mixed patch. During the recently concluded Wimbledon, the 26-year-old lost to Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-4 in the third round.
Kasatkina is now competing in the Palermo Open where she has already booked her place in the second round after defeating Italy’s Martina Trevisan with the score of 6-3, 6-7, 6-0.
She will now face fellow Russian player Tatiana Prozorova in the round of 16 clash on Thursday.
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