Overview
- Anastasia Potapova confirmed she lifted wording from Kasatkina’s nationality announcement, calling the original “perfect words.”
- The world No. 55 beat Suzan Lamens 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the first round in Melbourne and is scheduled to face Emma Raducanu next.
- Potapova argued “who cares about posts” and said the reaction stemmed from media amplification rather than any real issue.
- Kasatkina responded on X with a light jab, writing, “no, we are not from same agency.”
- Potapova switched allegiance from Russia to Austria in December after competing as a neutral since 2022, joining a wider pattern that includes Kasatkina, Elena Rybakina, Kamilla Rakhimova and Polina Kudermetova.