Kasatkina left 'worried' with friends and family still in Russia: "The last few days it's been a big mess"

Daria Kasatkina is Russian and in light of the recent events in Russia, she was left worried about her friends and family as well as generally because of the war.

Kasatkina has been one of the more outspoken players when it comes to the war in Ukraine. It's something she obviously opposes but it's not been easy handling it with family and friends still in Russia. She's yet to return to the country herself in years and her being openly gay certainly doesn't make things any easier.

She was asked about the situation that unfolded recently in Russia and Kasatkina admitted that she was worried for her friends and family:

“I have friends in Russia. My family, my parents are still in Russia. Well, as you can see, the last few days it's been a big mess also there. Of course, I'm worried. I'm worried for my friends, because my best friends, they actually live in Voronezh. I was pretty worried about that, because they were very scared. So was I, because I couldn't do anything except like to offer them to go to my city, because it's more far so was not involved in the situation."

Kastatkina has also been quite forward in her empathy towards Ukranians and their situations once again demonstrating that:

“Obviously their experience, Ukrainians, they are experiencing way worse situation, but also, I mean, I can feel the same. I'm very worried for the people I love. Feels sh*t, honestly. I'm not gonna hide it. It's tough to, you know, to face the circumstances for such a long time already. It's been a tough year, and we don't know how long it's going to be. Yeah, we have to just follow the news. Honestly, so far I don't see the end. We have to just accept. I'm just trying to be a good human in this scenario. That's all I can do. And do my job as playing tennis. That's it.”