Daria Kasatkina Minces No Words in Slamming the Australian Open TV Schedule for Ignoring Women’s Tennis Once Again

In tennis, the battle between men’s tennis and women’s tennis is one for the ages. Recently, at the ongoing Australian Open, fans witnessed yet another example of the same. Daria Kasatkina, who made her way into the second round of the tournament went home to watch some of the finest stars like Emma Raducanu and Elina Rybakina in action. To her surprise, the broadcasting channels did not have those matches going on.

Reflecting on the same, the Russian international took to X (formerly Twitter) to share her disappointment. She however did not reveal the matches that were being played on the television but highlighted the disapproval with the broadcaster’s choice.

Daria Kasatkina talks about the unfairness of broadcasting women’s tennis on TV

In a recent revelation, Daria Kasatkina came ahead and suggested that she isn’t happy that women’s tennis isn’t being shown on TV and that too when prime-time matches were being played at the Rod Laver Arena. In a recent tweet, she expressed disappointment without directly saying which players were getting more attention. Her tweet coincided with matches featuring young stars like Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina.

Kasatkina’s message points out the unequal treatment between men’s and women’s tennis on TV. She’s questioning why top female players aren’t getting the same visibility as their male counterparts.

“No women’s tennis shown on TV. They are playing on Rod Laver, prime time and for what don’t wanna say who they actually showing now,” said Kasatkina in her tweet.

This highlights an ongoing issue in tennis where people are talking about the unfair differences in how the media cover men’s and women’s matches.

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While Kasatkina came ahead and spoke for a great cause, her fans joined her and suggested that she was standing up for the right cause.

Fans stand right beside Kasatkina as she stands up for the right cause

Fans joined her as she stood for the right cause. One fan joined her and said that she has been standing up for the right cause. “I love you for speaking your opinions we need more of this!” said the fan.

This fan also suggested the same thing and said that the tennis community needs more players like her who can say their words freely. “we need more players like you dasha, who are not afraid to raise her voice about these subjects,” said the fan.

Third, this fan came right in and said he was disappointed by the broadcasting rights that his country had. “Yes! As an Australian, I’m disgusted at my country’s broadcasting and switched off,” said the fan.

Last, but not least, this fan came up and said that suggested that he was happy that she spoke up for a genuine cause. “You’re so right. Thank you for speaking up,” said the fan.

Thus, fans came in support of the Russian star who suggested her disappointment from the fact that the matches weren’t shown on television. While she shared her disappointment, her fans agreed with the differences between men’s and women’s tennis.

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