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Daria Kasatkina hails tennis as “luckiest sport” amid ban on Russian athletes

Russian Daria Kasatkina is grateful for the fact that tennis is the “luckiest sport” at present, as tennis players are fortunate to be allowed to compete on the international stage regardless of their nationality. Even Wimbledon, which banned Russians and Belarusians last year, has lifted the ban in 2023.

Daria Kasatkina
Daria Kasatkina at the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open, wearing the Adidas Women’s Paris Tennis Y-Tank – Gold and Adidas Women’s Paris Tennis Match Skirt – Carbon.

The WTA world No.8 Kasatkina has always been vocal about opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and called it “a full-blown nightmare.