Daria Kasatkina and Ons Jabeur come out in support of trash talk inclusion in tennis to spice up the competition
Daria Kasatkina and Ons Jabeur are in an agreement for including trash talk in tennis
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Daria Kasatkina and Ons Jabeur (Images via Imago)
Trash Talk in sports is not a new thing. Many players around the world try to get under the skin of their opponents and make them nervy. They resort to trash talking, banter and even sometimes sledging.
However, tennis has always been known for its elegance and competitiveness. The Big Three — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic seldom resorted to trash talk to defeat their opponents. But slowly, trash talking is making its entry into the sport.
Jessica Pegula has recently shared her opinions on trash talking. She believes and wants trash talking to be included in the sport as according to her it makes the competition so much fun. When this question was tossed to Ons Jabeur, she too agreed with it.
Daria Kasatkina is also in the same boat as the American and the Tunisian when it comes to the inclusion of trash talk in tennis. The Tennis Letter shared an excerpt of her statement on social media.
“Daria Kasatkina on trash talk in tennis: “I agree with Ons Jabeur. Tennis is different. I know fighters, basketball, in the US it’s a popular thing. We aren’t from the US so we’re not used to it. I was always educated that tennis is an intelligent sport. So I will go with that“,”the caption read.
Daria Kasatkina reached the semi-final of the Charleston Open. Here, she will take on Ons Jabeur.
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Daria Kasatkina’s talks about how her stand on the Russia-Ukraine war got her into trouble
The current World No.8 is the highest ranked female Russian tennis professional on the WTA Tour. Hence, her opinions about the Russian-Ukraine war had to be heeded. Although she loves her country, but has consistently spoken against Russian war effort against Ukraine.
This was a courageous statement to make for Daria Kasatkina. She knew that many and some very important people in Russia will be miffed following her statements in this regard. But still she decided to make her views public on this sensitive issue.
However, many of her fans also appreciated her. With her views she has also got the support and earned respect from even the Ukrainian players on the tour.
“This topic is very sensitive, so I was ready for some negative reaction, but there was nothing like that. I’m very thankful because that makes me feel so good. Some of the players were coming to me, sometimes they’re still coming to me, to say ‘yeah, it’s cool’ or ‘congrats’ to me. That’s nice,” Daria Kasatkina had said in an interview with the British newspaper The Guardian.
Besides her, Andrey Rublev has consistently maintained a negative outlook towards war and has asked both sides to show restraint. He has also demanded for cessation of war and peace to be established in the Eastern European region.
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