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Ian Chadband

Kastakina loves winning back in Europe - as an Aussie

Daria Kasatkina has won her first match back in Europe since switching allegiance to Australia. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Daria Kasatkina's second - and biggest - tournament since she was welcomed into Australian tennis has begun in confident fashion as she outclassed American Alycia Parks at the Madrid Open.

In her first match back in Europe since the news she was switching allegiance from Russia, the world No.14 was not at her sharpest in Friday's second round but was still far too good for the world No.53 on the clay courts that the Atlanta player routinely struggles on.

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