Kasatkina: "It's never easy having so many points to defend".
Already a finalist last year on the grass of Eastbourne, Daria Kasatkina is back at this stage of the competition this Saturday. She will face Leylah Fernandez in the final. Already a small victory for the world No. 14, who had to get out of a very complicated situation in the semi-finals.
Kasatkina had conceded the first set to recent French Open finalist Jasmine Paolini, and had to save two break points in a row at the start of the second set. She had to work very hard to turn the match around (3-6, 7-5, 6-3). Seeing the Russian in the final again a year later is therefore far from a foregone conclusion, as she explained after the match.
Daria Kasatkina: "It's never easy to arrive at a tournament where you have to defend a lot of points, but I'm really happy that I was able to play well and have fun on the court, always finding a way to get back into the match. I'm really proud of myself.
On grass, everything can change at any moment, so I tried to concentrate on every point and fight to the end... against a great player who's playing incredibly well this year."
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