“Of course now I hate everything, super disappointed, I don’t want to do anything" - Daria Kasatkina on crashing out of WTA finals
Daria Kasatkina's WTA Finals journey came to an end after she lost 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(5) to Caroline Garcia in a nail-biting thriller on Saturday.
Both players were looking to join Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, and Maria Sakkari in the semifinals of the year-end championships. But it was Garcia who came out on top in 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Speaking in her post-match interview, Kasatkina stated that she was disappointed with the outcome but that she had to look at things objectively since 2022 had been her "best year on the WTA tour."
“Of course, now I hate everything. Super disappointed, I don’t want to do anything. Of course, I have to be objective and I have to say this season was the best in my career. Honestly, at the beginning of the season, if you tell me that I’m going to be here now sitting, I would probably not trust you,” said Kasatkina.
Kasatkina went on to point out that there was a difference of just a point or two between her and Garcia throughout the tiebreak, which ended up deciding the outcome of the encounter.
“One or two points, obviously, in the tiebreak,” she said. “I think level was pretty close. Third set, wasn’t a big difference between us. When you don’t want to lose, you squeeze everything you have, everything that’s left in your tank, so this is what I was doing. Now, I feel absolutely empty."
"I had a crisis of panic, I think I lose my mind a little bit" - Caroline Garcia on her match against Daria Kasatkina
Speaking about her win in the post-match presser, Caroline Garcia stated that she had a mental crisis during the contest and that Daria Kasatkina was putting a lot of balls back into play.
"I had a crisis of panic, I think I lose my mind a little bit. Obviously, she was bringing back a lot of balls and I went for too much. Second set was very good. Third set was a battle," she said.
Garcia further mentioned that it was a great achievement for her and that at the start of the season she didn't believe she could get this far.
"It’s definitely a great achievement. I was already really proud to be in the Top 8. I don’t really know if I realize that this is the semifinal tomorrow. It proves that this year was definitely a good year. I started very far from the Top 10, the Top 8, and I make my way to it. Today, it’s one more thing that proves my game style is working and I have to keep going that way," Caroline Garcia said.