MOSCOW, July 18, Vasily Bogdanov. Former World No. 1, Olympic champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov said that he would not change his attitude towards Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina if she wanted to change citizenship. Earlier, Kasatkina said that she did not rule out changing sports citizenship due to sanctions against Russian sports. «I treat Daria very well and will support any decision which she will accept. Even if she decides to change her sports citizenship, this will not affect my attitude towards her in any way. This is really almost the only way for athletes to continue to compete in international competitions. What else can they do if such an attitude towards us is now «I think they have the right to do as they see fit. It's hard for me to say whether the change of citizenship will become a trend in the near future. I don't know what nuances there are,» Kafelnikov said. Kasatkina 2 5 years. She is the first racket of Russia and ranks 12th in the ranking of the best tennis players on the planet. She has four titles of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in singles and a victory in the Billie Jean King Cup as part of the Russian team.
