WEBVTT - Daria Kasatkina on her first summer representing Australia (The Sit-Down)

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty twenty five was so big for you because of

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<v Speaker 1>your decision to represent Australia in March, and then we

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<v Speaker 1>also heard that you you got engaged in Italia as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So like some incredible milestones for you. How do you

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<v Speaker 1>reflect on those and what happened in twenty five?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, it's the year has been very intense. Let's say,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, end core, it wasn't I mean, also I

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<v Speaker 2>cannot complain it could be way way it worse, but

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<v Speaker 2>you know it could be better as well, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>didn't match my.

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<v Speaker 1>Expectations, let's say.

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<v Speaker 2>But outside of the court, it means been a wonderful year.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you're getting engaged, you know, a big I

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<v Speaker 2>think one of not getting engaged, which is also I

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<v Speaker 2>think second my big decision in my life. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think for the moment, the biggest decision in my life,

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<v Speaker 2>it's been to switch to Australia, one of the most

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<v Speaker 2>you know, difficult, not in terms that I wasn't sure

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<v Speaker 2>to do that, but you know, difficult to accept that

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<v Speaker 2>I have to go something through something like this to

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<v Speaker 2>to live a happy life. That was I mean it's

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<v Speaker 2>still difficult to accept that.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I couldn't just.

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<v Speaker 2>Be born somewhere where I can be myself and not

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<v Speaker 2>to worry about all those things. But I mean, that's

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<v Speaker 2>my that's my road route. This is the challenges I

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<v Speaker 2>had to face. And finally, yeah, in uh in March,

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<v Speaker 2>I unknowns that I'm going to represent Australia and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I'm super proud to represent the country which

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<v Speaker 2>accepted me quite if I can say quite easily, because

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<v Speaker 2>it's some think I'm not used to because during my

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<v Speaker 2>you know, years career in life, it's been you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's tough. It's been a tough and difficult way and

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I have to get used to a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit that.

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<v Speaker 1>I have to.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I can relax on in this way. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's been a tough year where I had to change

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<v Speaker 2>my way of thinking as well, you know, and let

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<v Speaker 2>myself relax a little bit because now I can. And sometimes,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you don't know which way it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>bring you. Sometimes these changes, you know, brings you up

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<v Speaker 2>straight away, sometimes brings you down, I mean in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of performance, because you never know how it's gonna affect

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<v Speaker 2>your performance. In my in my case, it was not

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<v Speaker 2>not the way I expected it because I thought that

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it will lift me up so much, where actually

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<v Speaker 2>I little bit settled down, which is also maybe good

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<v Speaker 2>for me because my nurse system was over stimulated for

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<v Speaker 2>the past four years, where probably my brain said, finally

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<v Speaker 2>we can breathe, finally we can relax a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>so maybe which I also needed because honestly, the last

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<v Speaker 2>four years been too intense and too demanding. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, finally I can say that it's a it's

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<v Speaker 2>a fresh start and ready to go, you know completely. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been working a lot, you know, with the with

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<v Speaker 2>the therapist, with the psychologist, you know, and I mean

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<v Speaker 2>it's been a full year trying to understand myself and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, get back on the right track and realize

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<v Speaker 2>like what I have to do now, because before it

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<v Speaker 2>was about about not sacrifices and.

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<v Speaker 1>Personally suffering.

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<v Speaker 2>If you'd like to hear the rest of our conversation

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<v Speaker 2>with Drek Casekena, make sure you head to the sit

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<v Speaker 2>the links in the show notes.