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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Simon Cambers

‘I am free and happy’: Daria Kasatkina has no regrets ahead of first grand slam as Australian

Daria Kasatkina celebrates her win during the 2025 Charleston Open
Daria Kasatkina represents Australia at a grand slam for the first time at the French Open after her switch of allegiance from Russia in March 2025. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

When Daria Kasatkina announced that she had officially switched allegiance from Russia to Australia, she picked up her phone soon after to be greeted with whoops of delight from another Australian player, Daria Saville.

“I was not telling anyone before it came out,” Kasatkina says to Guardian Australia on the eve of the 2025 French Open. “Dasha called me straightaway and she was so excited. She was so happy for me and I felt so happy because she was super-happy for me.

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