“Australian explained her decision”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
The tennis player Daria Kasatkin (WTA 12) explained why she changed Russian citizenship to Australian.
Earlier, the athlete criticized Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and also said that she understands why Ukrainian tennis players did not want to press her hand after the matches.
In addition, Kasatkina openly acknowledged that she was a poorly perceived in Russia.
“You can say that today is my first day as Australia. Considering what was happening in my former country, I did not have a particular choice. ”
“You know that I am lesbian, and if I want to stay myself, I had to take this step. This is a very emotional day for me, ”Kasatkina said.