Daria Kasatkina ends Yevgeny Kafelnikov after his stunning dig at Iga Swiatek

Russian tennis star Daria Kasatkina got here to Iga Swiatek’s protection after a tennis legend from her nation took a dig on the Pole as she identified that Yevgeny Kafelnikov earned a lot much less throughout his profession than the present WTA world No. 1 has by the age of 23.

In case you have got missed it, Swiatek issued some fairly alarming feedback in her newest critique of the calendar, saying that it’s inflicting tennis to be “much less enjoyable” for gamers and likewise warning the authorities that this “will not finish nicely” except some issues begin altering for the higher. 

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“So what can I say I have been type of an advocate, saying that nicely, we should not be pushing and pushing for us to play extra. Clearly, it is not our choice, however for positive, I feel we’ve got too many tournaments within the season. It isn’t gonna finish nicely because it’s simply it makes tennis much less enjoyable for us. Let’s simply say, I imply, clearly, I like enjoying all these locations but it surely’s fairly exhausting,” Swiatek informed Sky Sports activities. 

Whereas the Polish five-time Grand Slam champion just isn’t the one prime participant who feels this fashion concerning the tennis calendar, former two-time Main champ and Olympic gold medalist Kafelnikov did not like her feedback in any respect and advised that she must be paid “lots much less.”

“Is somebody pushing you to play ??? All you fricking do is complain!! I’ll let you know what you deserve ! You need to receives a commission lots lower than you do now!! How about that??” Kafelnikov wrote on X.

Kasatkina shuts down Kafelnikov’s shot at Swiatek

Kafelnikov’s response to Swiatek did not sit nicely with nearly all of followers, who completely slammed his take. And a kind of was world No. 12 Kasatkina, who advised that Kafelnikov might be mad about incomes $23 million in event prize cash throughout his 11-year professional profession whereas Swiatek already has bagged $31 million.

“Now I see why you’re so pissed,” Kasatkina wrote.

It stays to be seen if Swiatek will make any responses to Kafelnikov.