Daria Kasatkina publicly joins fiancée Natalia in showing support for LGBTQ+ community

Day 1 - Berlin Tennis Open by Hylo - Source: Getty
Daria Kasatkina and Natalia Zabiiako - Source: Instagram

Daria Kasatkina was recently seen showing support for the LGBTQ+ community alongside her fianceé, Natalia Zabiiako, at the Barcelona Pride event. The World No. 18 women's singles player recently changed her Russian nationality to Australian, and is also representing the latter in tennis.

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Kasatkina was last seen competing at Wimbledon, where she fell in the third round to Liudmila Samsonova. Before starting her preparations for the 2025 US Open, Kasatkina was spotted supporting the LGBTQ+ community with her fianceé, Zabiiako, at the Barcelona Pride 2025 event.

She shared a few pictures of herself holding aloft the Pride community flag with her fianceé on Instagram on Sunday, July 20.

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The tennis player came out as gay in July 2022, sharing that she was in a relationship with Zabiiako, a Russian-Estonian competitive pair skater. After dating for almost three years, the couple announced their engagement last month.

Kasatkina gave up her Russian nationality in March 2025, after getting permanent residency in Australia. Kasatina revealed that she couldn't live a free and open life in Russia.

Daria Kasatkina opened up about her and Natalia Zabiiako's wedding plans

Daria Kasatkina proposed to Natalia Zabiiako during the former's 28th birthday celebration on May 7. One of her close friends, Russian-born Australian tennis player Daria Saville, gifted her a special metal ring, which sparked the idea of popping the question to Zabiiako.

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Amid the dinner, Kasatkina went down on one knee and asked her girlfriend the special question. Zabiiako said yes, and the couple announced their engagement on social media in June.

Shortly after this special day, in an interview with WTA, the Australian player opened up about her wedding plans with her fianceé.

"We're planning a wedding. It's pretty serious. There's no way back," Daria Kasatkina said. "Next to the sea, with the closest people. I think it's going to be, not a big wedding, quite small. But yeah, we're for sure going to have a great time with closest people, friends, and family."
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Expressing her anticipation for the special day, she added:

"I'm really waiting for this moment because it's going to be a very nice party."

On the tennis side, Daria Kasatkina opened her 2025 season by competing at the Brisbane International. She reached the fourth round at the Australian Open, her career-best finish at the opening Major of the season.

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Edited by Sumeet Kavthale
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