ROLAND GARROS

May 23, 2025

Daria Kasatkina

Press Conference

THE MODERATOR: How have your preparations been so far for Roland Garros?

DARIA KASATKINA: Well, if we talk about training, training's very good. So yeah, now just need to get the matches, the time on the court playing, competing, because this is what I'm missing for the last couple of months.

But this is tennis. Sometimes it happens. Yeah, really looking forward for the Roland Garros, I think my 11th Roland Garros, as a professional.

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. You lived in Barcelona for a very long time.

DARIA KASATKINA: I didn't live in Barcelona.

Q. You never lived in Barcelona?

DARIA KASATKINA: No, no, I didn't lived in Barcelona.

Q. Where did you live in the last few years?

DARIA KASATKINA: I lived in Dubai for the last six years. I never lived in Barcelona.

Q. Could you explain why you changed the citizenship then to Australia? You moved to Melbourne, I'm right?

DARIA KASATKINA: Okay, so as you know, there have been very tough political situation in the world. For me, being with openly with my views, for my future, like, life will be much better place to be somewhere like Australia.

I'm very happy and thankful to this country to give me this opportunity. Yes. Not yet, but I will be moving in Melbourne. So, yeah.