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The Advertiser
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Dasha's pre-match trash talk nothing to do with tennis
The war of words has started before their big French Open last-16 match - but with new Australian recruit Daria Kasatkina and her young friend Mirra Andreeva, the trash talk has nothing to do with tennis. It's all about the pair's 'vlogging' talent with the two of them delighted to wind each other up over their respective skills behind the camera and on the mike when they're working on Kasatkina's popular YouTube channel "What the Vlog". Giving its viewers an entertaining inside peek at the tennis scene, Kasatkina, who set up the channel with her figure skater girlfriend Natalia Zabiiako, has given her fourth-round opponent Andreeva the chance to film the odd item for them too. And it led to the opponents previewing their Paris clash on Monday with some unflattering banter about their respective media skills. Asked what she thought of Kasatkina as an interviewer, Andreeva responded amid some laughter: "I think she can improve." On hearing this, Kasatkina who had already joked "I hate her" about the uber-talented 18-year-old world No.6, doubled down in mock horror: "I was right. I hate her! "Well, Mirra is not the one to talk about it because actually she had opportunity to interview players in our Rome vlog, so she took the camera, and went to talk with someone in the players' restaurant. It was terrible! "Also, the filming skills were not on point, so she needs to learn." Then, they were keen to point out that, actually, this knockabout stuff was just the way they communicate with each other. "You know, we're just giving little s--t to each other all the time, just joking around," said Kasatkina. "We are very good with each other. We were having ice bath together right now a couple of hours ago after our (third-round) matches." When it comes to tennis, though, Kasatkina admits there's not much she can teach this soar-away French-based phenom Andreeva. "The only thing I'm helping her, it's to get on the vlog," Kasatkina said. "Honestly, Mirra, she's a very nice girl and an amazing player. We've been quite good with each other. I can even say that I think we are kind of friends. "She's super young and super talented, so she will achieve a lot of things." The two Russian-born players have practised regularly but only played once last October in a final in Ningbo, China, won by Kasatkina in three sets. "A big drama match," says the Australian, perhaps recalling how she ended up consoling the youngster, who was in floods of tears after letting a 3-0 lead slip in the final set. So what will she have to do to beat Andreeva? "I have to run a lot," she said. "Going to be long rallies. Mirra, she's not giving anything for free. You know, to get every point, I'll have to die on court. I'm ready for that." The war of words has started before their big French Open last-16 match - but with new Australian recruit Daria Kasatkina and her young friend Mirra Andreeva, the trash talk has nothing to do with tennis. It's all about the pair's 'vlogging' talent with the two of them delighted to wind each other up over their respective skills behind the camera and on the mike when they're working on Kasatkina's popular YouTube channel "What the Vlog". Giving its viewers an entertaining inside peek at the tennis scene, Kasatkina, who set up the channel with her figure skater girlfriend Natalia Zabiiako, has given her fourth-round opponent Andreeva the chance to film the odd item for them too. And it led to the opponents previewing their Paris clash on Monday with some unflattering banter about their respective media skills. Asked what she thought of Kasatkina as an interviewer, Andreeva responded amid some laughter: "I think she can improve." On hearing this, Kasatkina who had already joked "I hate her" about the uber-talented 18-year-old world No.6, doubled down in mock horror: "I was right. I hate her! "Well, Mirra is not the one to talk about it because actually she had opportunity to interview players in our Rome vlog, so she took the camera, and went to talk with someone in the players' restaurant. It was terrible! "Also, the filming skills were not on point, so she needs to learn." Then, they were keen to point out that, actually, this knockabout stuff was just the way they communicate with each other. "You know, we're just giving little s--t to each other all the time, just joking around," said Kasatkina. "We are very good with each other. We were having ice bath together right now a couple of hours ago after our (third-round) matches." When it comes to tennis, though, Kasatkina admits there's not much she can teach this soar-away French-based phenom Andreeva. "The only thing I'm helping her, it's to get on the vlog," Kasatkina said. "Honestly, Mirra, she's a very nice girl and an amazing player. We've been quite good with each other. I can even say that I think we are kind of friends. "She's super young and super talented, so she will achieve a lot of things." The two Russian-born players have practised regularly but only played once last October in a final in Ningbo, China, won by Kasatkina in three sets. "A big drama match," says the Australian, perhaps recalling how she ended up consoling the youngster, who was in floods of tears after letting a 3-0 lead slip in the final set. So what will she have to do to beat Andreeva? "I have to run a lot," she said. "Going to be long rallies. Mirra, she's not giving anything for free. You know, to get every point, I'll have to die on court. I'm ready for that." The war of words has started before their big French Open last-16 match - but with new Australian recruit Daria Kasatkina and her young friend Mirra Andreeva, the trash talk has nothing to do with tennis. It's all about the pair's 'vlogging' talent with the two of them delighted to wind each other up over their respective skills behind the camera and on the mike when they're working on Kasatkina's popular YouTube channel "What the Vlog". Giving its viewers an entertaining inside peek at the tennis scene, Kasatkina, who set up the channel with her figure skater girlfriend Natalia Zabiiako, has given her fourth-round opponent Andreeva the chance to film the odd item for them too. And it led to the opponents previewing their Paris clash on Monday with some unflattering banter about their respective media skills. Asked what she thought of Kasatkina as an interviewer, Andreeva responded amid some laughter: "I think she can improve." On hearing this, Kasatkina who had already joked "I hate her" about the uber-talented 18-year-old world No.6, doubled down in mock horror: "I was right. I hate her! "Well, Mirra is not the one to talk about it because actually she had opportunity to interview players in our Rome vlog, so she took the camera, and went to talk with someone in the players' restaurant. It was terrible! "Also, the filming skills were not on point, so she needs to learn." Then, they were keen to point out that, actually, this knockabout stuff was just the way they communicate with each other. "You know, we're just giving little s--t to each other all the time, just joking around," said Kasatkina. "We are very good with each other. We were having ice bath together right now a couple of hours ago after our (third-round) matches." When it comes to tennis, though, Kasatkina admits there's not much she can teach this soar-away French-based phenom Andreeva. "The only thing I'm helping her, it's to get on the vlog," Kasatkina said. "Honestly, Mirra, she's a very nice girl and an amazing player. We've been quite good with each other. I can even say that I think we are kind of friends. "She's super young and super talented, so she will achieve a lot of things." The two Russian-born players have practised regularly but only played once last October in a final in Ningbo, China, won by Kasatkina in three sets. "A big drama match," says the Australian, perhaps recalling how she ended up consoling the youngster, who was in floods of tears after letting a 3-0 lead slip in the final set. So what will she have to do to beat Andreeva? "I have to run a lot," she said. "Going to be long rallies. Mirra, she's not giving anything for free. You know, to get every point, I'll have to die on court. I'm ready for that." The war of words has started before their big French Open last-16 match - but with new Australian recruit Daria Kasatkina and her young friend Mirra Andreeva, the trash talk has nothing to do with tennis. It's all about the pair's 'vlogging' talent with the two of them delighted to wind each other up over their respective skills behind the camera and on the mike when they're working on Kasatkina's popular YouTube channel "What the Vlog". Giving its viewers an entertaining inside peek at the tennis scene, Kasatkina, who set up the channel with her figure skater girlfriend Natalia Zabiiako, has given her fourth-round opponent Andreeva the chance to film the odd item for them too. And it led to the opponents previewing their Paris clash on Monday with some unflattering banter about their respective media skills. Asked what she thought of Kasatkina as an interviewer, Andreeva responded amid some laughter: "I think she can improve." On hearing this, Kasatkina who had already joked "I hate her" about the uber-talented 18-year-old world No.6, doubled down in mock horror: "I was right. I hate her! "Well, Mirra is not the one to talk about it because actually she had opportunity to interview players in our Rome vlog, so she took the camera, and went to talk with someone in the players' restaurant. It was terrible! "Also, the filming skills were not on point, so she needs to learn." Then, they were keen to point out that, actually, this knockabout stuff was just the way they communicate with each other. "You know, we're just giving little s--t to each other all the time, just joking around," said Kasatkina. "We are very good with each other. We were having ice bath together right now a couple of hours ago after our (third-round) matches." When it comes to tennis, though, Kasatkina admits there's not much she can teach this soar-away French-based phenom Andreeva. "The only thing I'm helping her, it's to get on the vlog," Kasatkina said. "Honestly, Mirra, she's a very nice girl and an amazing player. We've been quite good with each other. I can even say that I think we are kind of friends. "She's super young and super talented, so she will achieve a lot of things." The two Russian-born players have practised regularly but only played once last October in a final in Ningbo, China, won by Kasatkina in three sets. "A big drama match," says the Australian, perhaps recalling how she ended up consoling the youngster, who was in floods of tears after letting a 3-0 lead slip in the final set. So what will she have to do to beat Andreeva? "I have to run a lot," she said. "Going to be long rallies. Mirra, she's not giving anything for free. You know, to get every point, I'll have to die on court. I'm ready for that."
West Australian
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Dasha's pre-match trash talk nothing to do with tennis
The war of words has started before their big French Open last-16 match - but with new Australian recruit Daria Kasatkina and her young friend Mirra Andreeva, the trash talk has nothing to do with tennis. It's all about the pair's 'vlogging' talent with the two of them delighted to wind each other up over their respective skills behind the camera and on the mike when they're working on Kasatkina's popular YouTube channel "What the Vlog". Giving its viewers an entertaining inside peek at the tennis scene, Kasatkina, who set up the channel with her figure skater girlfriend Natalia Zabiiako, has given her fourth-round opponent Andreeva the chance to film the odd item for them too. And it led to the opponents previewing their Paris clash on Monday with some unflattering banter about their respective media skills. Asked what she thought of Kasatkina as an interviewer, Andreeva responded amid some laughter: "I think she can improve." On hearing this, Kasatkina who had already joked "I hate her" about the uber-talented 18-year-old world No.6, doubled down in mock horror: "I was right. I hate her! "Well, Mirra is not the one to talk about it because actually she had opportunity to interview players in our Rome vlog, so she took the camera, and went to talk with someone in the players' restaurant. It was terrible! "Also, the filming skills were not on point, so she needs to learn." Then, they were keen to point out that, actually, this knockabout stuff was just the way they communicate with each other. "You know, we're just giving little s--t to each other all the time, just joking around," said Kasatkina. "We are very good with each other. We were having ice bath together right now a couple of hours ago after our (third-round) matches." When it comes to tennis, though, Kasatkina admits there's not much she can teach this soar-away French-based phenom Andreeva. "The only thing I'm helping her, it's to get on the vlog," Kasatkina said. "Honestly, Mirra, she's a very nice girl and an amazing player. We've been quite good with each other. I can even say that I think we are kind of friends. "She's super young and super talented, so she will achieve a lot of things." The two Russian-born players have practised regularly but only played once last October in a final in Ningbo, China, won by Kasatkina in three sets. "A big drama match," says the Australian, perhaps recalling how she ended up consoling the youngster, who was in floods of tears after letting a 3-0 lead slip in the final set. So what will she have to do to beat Andreeva? "I have to run a lot," she said. "Going to be long rallies. Mirra, she's not giving anything for free. You know, to get every point, I'll have to die on court. I'm ready for that."
Perth Now
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Dasha's pre-match trash talk nothing to do with tennis
The war of words has started before their big French Open last-16 match - but with new Australian recruit Daria Kasatkina and her young friend Mirra Andreeva, the trash talk has nothing to do with tennis. It's all about the pair's 'vlogging' talent with the two of them delighted to wind each other up over their respective skills behind the camera and on the mike when they're working on Kasatkina's popular YouTube channel "What the Vlog". Giving its viewers an entertaining inside peek at the tennis scene, Kasatkina, who set up the channel with her figure skater girlfriend Natalia Zabiiako, has given her fourth-round opponent Andreeva the chance to film the odd item for them too. And it led to the opponents previewing their Paris clash on Monday with some unflattering banter about their respective media skills. Asked what she thought of Kasatkina as an interviewer, Andreeva responded amid some laughter: "I think she can improve." On hearing this, Kasatkina who had already joked "I hate her" about the uber-talented 18-year-old world No.6, doubled down in mock horror: "I was right. I hate her! "Well, Mirra is not the one to talk about it because actually she had opportunity to interview players in our Rome vlog, so she took the camera, and went to talk with someone in the players' restaurant. It was terrible! "Also, the filming skills were not on point, so she needs to learn." Then, they were keen to point out that, actually, this knockabout stuff was just the way they communicate with each other. "You know, we're just giving little s--t to each other all the time, just joking around," said Kasatkina. "We are very good with each other. We were having ice bath together right now a couple of hours ago after our (third-round) matches." When it comes to tennis, though, Kasatkina admits there's not much she can teach this soar-away French-based phenom Andreeva. "The only thing I'm helping her, it's to get on the vlog," Kasatkina said. "Honestly, Mirra, she's a very nice girl and an amazing player. We've been quite good with each other. I can even say that I think we are kind of friends. "She's super young and super talented, so she will achieve a lot of things." The two Russian-born players have practised regularly but only played once last October in a final in Ningbo, China, won by Kasatkina in three sets. "A big drama match," says the Australian, perhaps recalling how she ended up consoling the youngster, who was in floods of tears after letting a 3-0 lead slip in the final set. So what will she have to do to beat Andreeva? "I have to run a lot," she said. "Going to be long rallies. Mirra, she's not giving anything for free. You know, to get every point, I'll have to die on court. I'm ready for that."
7NEWS
a day ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Aussie title contender Daria Kasatkina makes emotional admission after French Open win
Daria Kasatkina has overcome the same feeling of burn-out that sank her fellow Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur at the French Open and now feels rejuvenated by reaching the fourth round at her 'spiritual' tennis home at Roland Garros. On the venue's famed Simonne Mathieu 'greenhouse court', Australia's newest tennis recruit Kasatkina was left thrilled how her stagnant game suddenly bloomed in humid conditions on Saturday at her favourite slam with a 6-1 7-5 defeat of former world No.2 Paula Badosa. Kasatkina's victory on the sunken court at Serres d'Auteuil botanical garden, surrounded by its glass hothouses, conjured up the rare but sweet smell of Paris success for her adopted home: for the first time in 37 years, there'll now be an Aussie in both the men's and women's last-16 draws in the same year. In 1988, Nicole Provis, who went on to reach the semis, and Pat Cash both made the second week. Now the onus is on Kasatkina and Alexei Popyrin, who plays his fourth-round match against Tommy Paul on Sunday. On Monday, Kasatkina will face the game's young whizzkid Mirra Andreeva, her 18-year-old French-based Russian friend who was trouncing Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva 6-3 6-1 on Court Suzanne Lenglen at the same time. The vlogging pals ended up sharing an ice bath after their early showcourt progress, and Kasatkina, in her first slam under the Australian flag, sounded as if a weight had been lifted from her following a tough spell when her form and motivation slumped. Echoing the lament of de Minaur, who said he was burnt out and mentally fatigued after his shock second-round loss, Kasatkina admitted it felt like a 'super important' win for her. 'It means a lot especially the last couple of weeks were a bit rough for me. I couldn't find myself on court, I felt a little bit flat, like with emotions and stuff,' said the 28-year-old, whose form hasn't been great since she gained permanent Australian residency two months ago. 'I felt little signs of burn-out or something like that. I'm really happy I got back on track here in Roland Garros, one of my favourite tournaments.' Of de Minaur's complaints about the overcrowded schedule, she added: 'I agree with Alex, because our schedule is pretty rough.' 'We have a completely packed schedule,' Kasatkina said. 'It's not normal, but it can happen that the person who is travelling all around the world all the time giving their best, living the life of tennis player, sometimes can feel he's tired, that sometimes you are just not super excited to go on court. 'I mean, this can happen. This is our job but I think everyone can relate that sometimes you don't want to wake up to go to your job. 'Yeah, we are super lucky at having this opportunity to do what we love and get paid for it and travel around the world. It's a nice life, but sometimes when you give everything to something, you feel tired and you need some rest.' But the 17th seed reckoned she felt much better on court, dominating the first set against an out-of-sorts world No.10 Badosa before having to dig deep when the Spaniard, with more firepower but little of Kasatkina's all-court guile and superb defence, dragged her into a 'tense' second-set scrap. This triumph, still greeted by a standing ovation from the largely pro-Badosa crowd, was comfortably Kasatkina's best since her allegiance switch as she powered out to win eight of the first nine games, then nullified Badosa's biggest weapons, frustrating her into many of her 41 'unforced' errors. Kasatkina smiled about how she gets transformed when returning to Roland Garros where she was a semi-finalist in 2022, quarter-finalist in 2018 and the girls' champion in 2014. 'The courts, amazing, super-good quality, the atmosphere. I won here as a junior. When this happens, it just stays forever in you and automatically the place becomes special. 'It's my 10th professional Roland Garros, every time I'm coming here, I feel comfortable. I know every corner of the stadium. I don't know how it works, honestly, on a spiritual level, but somehow this place, it's been always nice to me.'
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USA Today
a day ago
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 Roland Garros: Andreeva [6th] vs. Kasatkina [17th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview
2025 Roland Garros: Andreeva [6th] vs. Kasatkina [17th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview In the Roland Garros Round of 16 on Monday, we have a matchup of No. 17-ranked Daria Kasatkina versus No. 6 Mirra Andreeva. Andreeva is the favorite against Kasatkina in this match, with -450 odds compared to the underdog's +310 in the Round of 16. Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 2:36 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Mirra Andreeva vs. Daria Kasatkina matchup info Tournament: Roland Garros Roland Garros Round: Round of 16 Round of 16 Date: Monday, June 2 Monday, June 2 Court Surface: Clay Watch the Tennis Channel and more sports on Fubo! Andreeva vs. Kasatkina Prediction Based on the implied probility from the moneyline, Andreeva has an 81.8% to win. Andreeva vs. Kasatkina Betting Odds Andreeva's odds to win match: -450 -450 Kasatkina's odds to win match: +310 Andreeva vs. Kasatkina matchup performance & stats In three tournaments on clay so far this year, Andreeva has gone 7-3 and has not won a title. When playing on clay, Andreeva has a 74.7% winning percentage in service games and a 37.5% winning percentage in return games (71 service games won out of 95, and 36 return games won out of 96 on clay). On clay, Andreeva is 52nd in break point win percentage (61.0%) after going 36-for-59. Andreeva was eliminated by Coco Gauff short of the final (4-6, 6-7) on May 14 in the quarterfinals of her most recent tournament, the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. Kasatkina has played in five tournaments on clay this year, putting up a 5-4 record on that surface. On clay, Kasatkina has won 55.8% of her service games and 51.7% of her return games. On clay, Kasatkina has converted 45 of 94 break points (47.9%). On May 19, Kasatkina lost to No. 43-ranked Emma Raducanu, 1-6, 3-6, in the Round of 32 of her last tournament, the Internationaux de Strasbourg.
