
Daria Kasatkina has announced that her application for permanent residency in Australia has been accepted — and she’ll be representing her “new homeland” from now on. The 27-year-old out lesbian tennis star originally hails from Russia, and is currently ranked No. 12 in the world. She told reporters at the Charleston Open, via The Athletic, that the decision is “emotional for me,” but that “being openly gay, if I want to be myself, I have to make this step, and I did it.” …
Kasatkina revealed her relationship with Russian Olympic figure skater Natalia Zabiiako in July, 2022 during an interview with Russian blogger Vitya Kravchenko. She said at the time that “living in the closet is impossible. It is too hard, it is pointless. Living in peace with yourself is the only thing that matters, and f**k everyone else.”
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