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flag Daria Kasatkina, now an Australian citizen, plays her first Australian Open as a home player, while Emma Raducanu struggles with scheduling and recovery ahead of her late-night match.

flag Daria Kasatkina, now an Australian citizen, is competing in her first Australian Open as a home player, expressing pride and gratitude for her new country after leaving Russia in 2022 over her LGBTQ identity and opposition to the war in Ukraine. flag She says her mental health has improved in Australia, where she feels supported, though she still faces online abuse. flag Meanwhile, Emma Raducanu, the British No. flag 1 and 2021 US Open champion, is concerned about her late-night opening match against Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew, arriving in Melbourne just days before the game after a brief recovery from a foot injury and limited preparation. flag Raducanu, ranked 29th and playing her first seeded Grand Slam in three years, criticized the scheduling, noting the challenges of playing late after a long men’s match and the difficulty of adapting with minimal practice time.

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