“Didn’t know it bothers you so much": Daria Kasatkina hits back at social media troll

Russia’s tennis star Daria Kasatkina has hit back at a social media troll on the social media. A user on the social media platform X — previously known as Twitter — trolled the 27-year-old in a detailed post where it was claimed that the reigning world number nine has never done well in big events and, in fact, her only good performances came in WTA 500 events.

“The girl only performs at 500s, and let me tell you nobody cares about 500s consistency if you don't show up at big tournaments AS A TOP 10 PLAYER,” the user wrote in the post. In response to that, Kasatkina responded in an interesting manner by stating that: “Didn’t know it bothers you so much.”

Kasatkina had an impressive 2024 season where she won 40 out of her 63 matches and suffered just 23 defeats. She ended up lifting two titles in the calendar year and interestingly, both of them were the WTA 500 titles. She first lifted the Rothesay International Eastbourne after beating Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-4.

She then lifted the Ningbo Open after beating fellow countrywoman Mirra Andreeva in the final with a score of 6-0, 4-6, 6-4. Kasatkina, however, did not have a great record while playing in the Grand Slams in 2024. Despite playing in the main round of every mega-event, she failed to book her spot in the last-eight of any event. Her best outing came at Wimbledon where she was knocked out after losing in the third round to Spain’s Paula Badosa with a score of 7-6, 4-6, 6-4.