Athletistic/Tennis. Daria Kasatkina continues to confidently win the tournament in Granby (Canada).

Earlier in the semifinals, the Russian tennis player beat Frenchwoman Diane Parry (81st in the WTA ranking) in straight sets – 6:2, 6:0. The duration of the match was 1 hour 3 minutes.

Because of Daria, a direct serve, two double faults and six break points out of 11 (55%). His opponent has an ace, two double faults and one of two (50%) successful break points.

In the tournament final, Kasatkina will meet 28-year-old Australian Daria Saville (73rd in the standings).

Here’s how Kasatkina reacted to entering the final: “I’m happy with the level of tennis I showed. The start was tense, but I’m happy with how I managed to manage my nerves, with the way I started playing from the middle of the first set to the end of the second “It’s always great to play in the final, because you can’t go there all the time. Unfortunately it’s true ! Every result gives me positive emotions, I’m happy about it and I’ll prepare for tomorrow.”

Foreign tennis fans on social media praised Kasatkina for her successful game:

@Doural28:
– Dasha, of course, is currently only a much stronger tennis player than Dian. The difference between the two was stark. Such performances, as in the case of Kasatkina today, can be written into textbooks.

@FromMyWindowwww:
– Wow…yes, Kasatkina didn’t leave a place to live on Parry! I’m sure she will also succeed in the final.

@RaqueteNaMaoBR:
– Total dominance.

@bethanrena:
– Kasatkina is very talented. But such an account is still too much.

@Doural28:
– Despite the fact that Dian, of course, crumbled more and more with each draw, the match played by Kasatkina can be called fantastic. When she decides not to act too passively and go on the offensive, Daria looks nothing short of brilliant. There are few female tennis players in the world who feel the ball like her.

@CarlosCarloan:
– Kasatkina had an almost error-free match. The real killer.

@BlogSuico:
– Daria confirms her champion status.

@tomo_mate:
– I really want her to win tomorrow.

@TosaGL:
– To gain confidence, Kasatkina would be very useful to win the title before the start of the US Open.

@ju_heda:
– I just hope she doesn’t come to the US Open too tired.

@cocogoOFF:
– I don’t understand how anyone can like his style of play?

@stephenspenko:
I can’t understand why everyone calls her so talented.

Remember that Kasatkina is the winner of six WTA tournaments (five of them are singles); Winner of the Billie Jean King Cup (2021); winner of a Junior Grand Slam singles tournament (French Open 2014); former third racket in the world in the junior ranking; silver medalist at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in women’s doubles.

The Russian first took up snowshoeing when she was six years old. In the field, Kasatkina prefers to act near the back line, the best shot is the forehand, her favorite surface is clay.

Before the start of his professional career, Damir Nurgaleev was a mentor at a tennis school in Togliatti.

Kasatkina’s favorite tennis player is Rafael Nadal. In women’s tennis, her idols are Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova. She prefers watching men’s tennis and says the players serve better and move around the court.

Kasatkina generally likes to play sports, including football. She is a fan of FC Barcelona.

When Kasatkina was eleven years old, Maxim Prasolov began to train her. At the age of 14, she changed coaches to Damir Nurgaliyev. From 2015, she moved to Trnava in Slovakia to train at the Empire Tennis Academy, citing her preference for training away from the big city, which was less feasible in Russia. At the academy, she worked with former Slovak professional tennis player Vladimir Platenik.

Three years later, at the end of 2017, she hired the Belgian Philippe Dehas as a new coach. Kasatkina broke up with Dehas in February 2019. She wanted to take a break from their work, but Dehas couldn’t accept the fact that he was out of work. After two months without a coach, she replaced him with Carlos Martinez, the former coach of her compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Andrei Lipatov, Sport.Ru