'Fully Australian' Kasatkina ready to embrace home expectations at Melbourne Park

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MELBOURNE, Jan 17 : Russian-born Daria Kasatkina said she is ready to embrace the "good pressure" of a home Grand Slam when she steps onto the Melbourne Park court as an Australian citizen for the first time. The 28-year-old played on the tour as a neutral athlete after Russian players were banned from competing under their own flag following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Having found herself thrust into the political spotlight, Kasatkina became one of the few Russian-born players to

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