Daria Kassatkina, number 12 in the world rankings, has announced that she will be playing under the Australian flag in future.
29.03.2025, 10:32
29.03.2025, 12:39
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The Russian has been given permanent residence there. The 27-year-old from Togliatti is one of the few Russian sportswomen to have publicly criticized the invasion of Ukraine.
"I am proud to announce that from now on I will be representing my new home country Australia in my professional tennis career," Kassatkina wrote on Instagram. "I will always have respect and loving appreciation for my roots, but I am very happy to start a new chapter under the Australian flag," wrote the eight-time tournament winner.
Kasatkina previously described the war started by Russia in Ukraine as a "nightmare" and criticized Russia's attitude towards the homosexual community, to which she belongs. Before moving to Australia, she lived in Dubai. Russians are fully eligible to compete in tennis under a neutral flag.
