Daria
Kasatkina responded to a comment on social media, taking a shot at Alexander
Zverev, and her response gained widespread attention from fans on social
platforms. The world No. 13 expressed her disappointment because Alexander
Zverev's first-round match received prime-time coverage instead of Elena
Rybakina.
In her
comment, she referred to the German former world No. 2, who was featured in the
television broadcast playing against Dominik Koepfer (Zverev's victory 4-6,
6-3, 7-6, 6-3). The Russian wrote, "No women’s tennis shown on TV. They
are playing on Rod Laver, prime time and for what😭 don’t wanna say who they actually
showing now."
Zverev's
Controversy
The German
received a sanction order from a German court for bodily harm against his
ex-girlfriend and was sentenced to a series of fines totaling 450,000 euros.
'Sascha' is accused of physically abusing his former partner, although he has
repeatedly denied the allegations.
It was
recently confirmed that he will face trial in Germany in May regarding the
charges brought by Brenda Patea, with whom he also shares a daughter.
Kasatkina
Reacts to fan Response
Several
fans showed support for Kasatkina for expressing her opinion. However,
Kasatkina's reaction came when a fan commented that she preferred to watch
Zverev over women's tennis despite being a woman. In response, Kasatkina once
again criticized the German player, stating, "If you’re a female, then I
would advise you to make a research about the guy you wanna watch and think
again," Kasatkina wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Many fans
reacted by expressing their support for Kasatkina. Here are some of the fan
comments:
"None
of ATP players have more b*lls than Dasha Kasatkina," they wrote.
"As if
I couldn’t love her anymore," they wrote.