Daria Kasatkina hit the headlines earlier in the year for coming out as a lesbian. The tennis champion has been dating her girlfriend, Natalia Zabiiako, a former Olympic figure skater and they are more than happy to share their relationship on social media. Kasatkina’s girlfriend Zabiiako accompanied her to her first WTA Finals.

Daria and Natalia enjoyed a vacation in the Maldives like many other tennis players. They posted a series of pictures on social media.

Daria Kasatkina in 2022

Currently the world no.

8 (career-high), Darya played her last match on the 5^th of November when she surrendered to world no.4 Caroline Garcia 4-6 6-1 7-6(5) in the round robin in Fort Worth (draw).

At present, during this year the Russian has a 41-22 win-loss record. Darya has won 2 titles in 2022 in San Jose and Granby.