Kasatkina cashes in on Grand Slams: "The women's matches were more interesting"

The Australian player believes that, this season, women's matches in Grand Slams offered more suspense and interest than those in the men's draw.

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Jules Hypolite

le 22/12/2025 à 14h36

2 min to read

Kasatkina Daria

In two weeks, Daria Kasatkina will make her first tour in Australia with her new nationality, having become Australian at the start of the 2025 season.

The 28-year-old player, who has fallen back to 37th in the world rankings, was the guest this Monday on the podcast The-Sit Down.

"Roland-Garros, as a whole, was not very captivating"

Comparing the men's and women's Grand Slams, she stated that the women's matches proved more interesting to follow this year than those of the men:

"The level is very, very high. I will certainly be heavily criticized for saying this, but I think the women's matches in the recent Grand Slams were much more interesting than the men's.

But, just because they play best-of-five sets, people remember them. For example, the Roland-Garros final was incredible, a fantastic match. But the tournament, as a whole, was not as captivating as that final."

"In men's tennis, after losing two sets in a row, there is still a chance"

"And in women's tennis, unfortunately, over the entire fortnight, we don't really remember the matches because the final was not as entertaining.

The key point is that the final is a very particular match: when you lose the first set in a best-of-three format and start trailing in the second, the match is, most of the time, practically over.

On the other hand, in men's tennis, with a best-of-five format, even after losing two sets in a row, there is still a chance. The third set then completely changes the complexion of the match, and we have seen a lot of spectacular comebacks in this context.

That's why, in my opinion, we cannot judge the women's circuit solely through the finals of Grand Slam tournaments."