The first racket of Russia Daria Kasatkina did her best to make Ukrainians happy athletes, however, after losing to Elina Svitolina in the 1/8 final match, Roland Garros received an angry reaction from the stands in return. The Russian woman called it «the worst moment of the day» and admitted that she was leaving Paris with bitterness.
Why Kasatkina is talked about so much last summer Kasatkina became the main character of the news feeds last summer. Daria admitted to non-traditional sexual orientation, which caused heated discussions even among those people who had never been interested in tennis. No less reaction was caused by the words that she was ready, if necessary, to change citizenship. The athlete noted that the Swiss passport looks promising.
She, of course, made an amendment that she was still proud to be Russian, no matter what. Here I wanted to ask a question, what exactly Daria was talking about, throwing the phrase «despite everything.» At the same time, Kasatkina did her best to please the Ukrainian tennis players and had great respect for their decision not to shake hands with the Russians after the matches. Earlier at the French Open, there was a very curious case when fans booed Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk for refusing to shake hands with Belarusian Arina Sabolenko. This indicated that even the French public was tired of political gestures and hypocrisy.
Sobolenko was then attacked by a Ukrainian journalist who persistently tried to get Arina to talk about the military conflict and her attitude towards Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The second racket of the world was even forced to refuse open press conferences twice, because she was completely tired of political issues.
Kasatkina tried hard and ran into the whistle from the stands. Many people were waiting for the match between Kasatkina and Svitolina not only because of the sports component. Some fans believed that Elina could break her rule and shake hands with a Russian woman who, unlike other compatriots, did not hesitate to express her position. A position that in all respects should be a pleasant Svitolina. However, there was no expected handshake after the match, but Daria showed her thumb to the Ukrainian, once again expressing her respect.
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“I definitely appreciated the game with Kasatkina. I thank Daria for her position, because she is a brave person who does not hesitate to express her thoughts in public space. Not many players on the tour have done this,” Svitolina said at a press conference.
The stands at Rolland Garros saw off the tennis player with a whistle this time, as it happened after the match between Kostyuk and Sobolenko. Only this time they expressed dissatisfaction not with a Ukrainian, but with a Russian. What made Kasatkina very upset, who spoke about this on social networks.
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“I am leaving Paris with a very bitter feeling. All these days, after each match, I always thanked the stands for their support. But yesterday I got booed for just being respectful of my opponent's wish not to shake my hand. Elina and I thanked each other after a tough match, but leaving the court in such a state was the worst moment of yesterday. Love one another, don't spread hate. I will always love Roland Garros no matter what. See you next year,” Kasatkina wrote.
It seems she didn’t understand anything. Fans are very sensitive to what is happening. They knew about the position of the first racket of Russia, which did everything to please them. But, obviously, Kasatkina overdid it in an effort to please everyone. And I received a whistle in my address.