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Daria Kasatkina wasn’t pleased with an Australian TV community selecting to broadcast the Alexander Zverev and Dominik Koepfer match as an alternative of displaying stay the Elena Rybakina and Karolina Pliskova match, which was going stay on Rod Laver Enviornment.
On Tuesday, world No. 3 Rybakina and former world No. 1 Pliskova kicked off the night time session at Rod Laver Enviornment. On the similar time, Zverev and Koepfer began the night time session at Margaret Court docket Enviornment.
Kasatkina, who defeated Peyton Stearns earlier within the day, seemingly turned on the TV in her lodge room hoping to look at the Rybakina and Pliskova match. However when Kasatkina noticed that the Zverev and Koepfer match was being broadcast, she was left disenchanted.
On Monday, it was reported in Germany that Zverv would stand trial on Might thirty first after being accused by his ex-girlfriend of bodily abuse. Though Kasatkina did not point out Zverev by title, it was clear that she stumbled upon his and Koepfer’s match when she turned on her TV.
“No ladies’s tennis proven on TV. They’re taking part in on Rod Laver, prime time and for what. don’t wanna say who they really displaying now,” Kasatkina wrote on X.
No ladies’s tennis proven on TV. They’re taking part in on Rod Laver, prime time and for what😭 don’t wanna say who they really displaying now🙄
— Daria Kasatkina (@DKasatkina) January 16, 2024
Kasatkina not comfortable Zverev’s match was picked forward of Rybakina’s
In one other X put up, Kasatkina made it completely clear she hoped to take pleasure in Rybakina’s tennis on Tuesday night time: “Thanks however I used to be so excited to look at a few of Lena’s winners on television, in my mattress.”
Thanks however I used to be so excited to look at a few of Lena’s winners on television, in my mattress😭
— Daria Kasatkina (@DKasatkina) January 16, 2024
In the meantime, Kasatkina survived a three-setter in her opener at Melbourne Park. Kasatkina, seeded at No. 14, was made to work exhausting by Forty eighth-ranked Stearns earlier than sealing a 6-2 3-6 6-2 win.
Within the Australian Open second spherical, Kasatkina shall be going through one other American, Sloane Stephens. When Kasatkina and Stephens meet at Melbourne Park, it’s going to be their fifth assembly.
Going into the match, Stephens owns a 3-1 head-to-head in opposition to Kasatkina. Nonetheless, it needs to be talked about that Kasatkina gained their hard-court assembly in 2019 Indian Wells, whereas Stephens gained their three clay-court conferences.
