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New Australian Kasatkina can 'finally breathe'
Daria Kasatkina, the world number 48, reached the fourth round at the 2025 Australian Open
Russian-born Daria Kasatkina says she can "finally breathe" as she prepares for her first Australian Open as a home player.
Kasatkina has gained Australian citizenship in the build-up to the tournament, having played as a neutral athlete since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The 28-year-old has not returned to Russia since coming out as gay in the same year, and has described the war in Ukraine as a "nightmare".
"Finally I can just breathe. I can live and just do my job and not be worried about the things which are not in my control," said the former world number eight.
Citizenship papers in hand, Daria Kasatkina hits out at social media trolls
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Daria Kasatkina says she feels fully accepted as an Australian after receiving her citizenship, but on the flipside has contemplated turning off her social media channels in an attempt to protect herself from the abuse she continues to be subjected to.
The 28-year-old said she felt “so much love” as she revealed her citizenship for the first time, less than 12 months after switching allegiances from Russia, but expressed frustration about the “idiots in the world” who have her in their sights for not only being a professional tennis player, but one who came out as gay in 2022.
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‘Why me?’: Daria Kasatkina and the high cost of speaking out
Daria Kasatkina is set for her first major tournament as an Aussie. She opens up on the cost of speaking out and why fear won’t stop her doing it again.
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For the past decade, Daria Kasatkina had marvelled at Aussies when arriving in the country to play the summer’s swing of tournaments.
Their attitude to others, to challenges that came their way, to life in general.
It’s a major part of the reason she approached Tennis Australia for help to switch allegiances and did so last year after her application for permanent residency was accepted by the Australian government.
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