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Ian Chadband

New Aussie Kasatkina salutes the original 'Dasha'

Once, there was just one Aussie tennis 'Dasha'…

Now there's two, and the new recruit Daria Kasatkina couldn't be happier that one of her oldest friends, Daria 'Dasha' Saville, is on hand to help her make a smooth transition into the hearts of Australian tennis.

All's going well so far with Russian-born Kasatkina's recent switch of allegiance to Australia with the 28-year-old into the third round of the French Open on Saturday, when she'll face world no.10 Paula Badosa in her first grand slam playing under her new flag.

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