Top 10 Tennis Player Daria Kasatkina on Tennis Pressures, Burnout & Finding Balance
In this episode of Tennis Insider Club, we sit down with Daria Kasatkina for a candid conversation about the mental challenges in professional tennis. Dasha opens up about the pressures of early success, comparing self-worth to rankings, and experiencing burnout. She shares how she regained joy through her partner, vlogging, and changing perspectives. This episode dives deep into the importance of mental health, balancing life on and off the court, and the transformative power of love and support. Don’t miss this heartfelt and insightful chat with an open and genuine tennis star.
02:42 Transition to Professional Tennis
03:34 The Mental Struggles of Professional Tennis
05:46 Balancing Life and Tennis
09:25 The Pressure of Rankings and Performance
16:08 Overcoming Burnout and Mental Health Challenges
21:05 Training and Practice Mindset
27:55 Playing Styles and Strategies
31:52 Emotional Control in Tennis
33:57 Balancing Tennis and Personal Life
36:14 The Challenges of Vlogging as a Tennis Player
45:36 Dealing with Online Criticism
52:11 Advice to Younger Self
55:49 The Power of Love and Positivity
57:26 Coffee Preferences and Podcast Guests
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42 Comments
Daria est une belle personne merci pour cet épisode et pour la traduction
An honest conversation between two tennis players who know well what they are talking about. Dasha is wonderful in her reasoning, a very mature person. It is a pity that the interview happened before the announcement of the change of sports citizenship. Good luck and new victories!
Such a nice person!❤
Спасибо за интервью с любимым игроком и человеком!
Is she LGBT ???
Is this a replay? You already interviewed her before right?
❤Dasha!
sick of these players switching nationality , she will never be Australian, I think Russia is lucky to get rid of her
Adorable ❤
yes this is why she play very weak and boring, not developing
She's an amazing role model and human being 🫶🏳️🌈 Ciao Cacao!!!
am i the only one who thinks she is cute
Imo the best role model among the top tennis players. Genuinely so easy to root for her.
Love Dasha! She and Natalia are the reason I went back to watching tennis and subscribing to the tennis channel after 25 years… Thank you for this interview!
She's the best women's Australian tennis pro in the world!
Dasha is absolutely EVERYTHING right about the WTA! I love her! thanks for interviewing her; great chemistry! also glad to see that Caro has now fully embraced her role as an engaging, lively interviewer!
Oh my gosh you finally have this up! I saw that you were interviewing Dasha on her blog months ago but figured there must have been technical difficulty or something because I never saw it up on your blog. So great it finally arrived! Thanks!
Love dasha and you two too❤so touched by your words
A really nice chat with Dasha shes such a beautiful soul💗. Could listen to her all day. Its also so great to see the tennis vloggers/podcasters join together for a while in this video😍. You are both doing great things for tennis thanks you🫶
please please please take it from me that the numbers on your video are being lowered by YouTube which is owned by Google
Garcia an def relate to the players. Is this her new direction?
Dasha is the best! Good job Caro&Borja!❤
Super episode, thank you guys! Could you also do a 1-on-1 with Elena Rybakina? ❤
Brava!!
Love what you do! Very cool to listen about players' life. Thank you!
Nice show-We want to hear Coco Gauff
Amazing ! Daria is a very interesting, smart and complete person.
Was looking forward to this for a month now. Thanks 🙏
🫡The one and only Daria S. Kasatkina💚🙌👊⛸🎾🙏💜💛
Daria’s very grounded and down to earth person 😊
Wonderful interview – well worth the wait. What the Vlog and Tennis Insider Club are both doing wonderful work bringing the human side of the players to the public. You touched on it in this interview – most people get their impressions of tennis players from press conferences and on-court interviews where players are going to naturally be guarded and/or just answering standard questions. Thank you Borja, Caro and Dasha (and Natasha!).
Kasatkina is a striking example of how the lack of discipline, the problem of garbage food can turn a talented tennis player into a mediocre player who will not compete in a large tournament. Even the first coach Kasatkina told me that she needed a good physio and she needs to get rid of addiction to food. She lost a lot when she came to fees with extra 8-10 kg. The entire training cycle was not affective thanks to this. And her physiotherapist, her brother, only shook his hands and said – "Yes, Dasha loves to eat, I can’t do anything about it." Kasatkina is still not quite old and there is still a chance to pull himself together and compete for a big tournament. And you can always remain in the memory of the fans, like – "The first Russian lesbian in the world of tennis"
Thank you Caro and Borja for interviewing my favorite tennis player 🎉🎉 Win or lose I love Dasha (and Natasha) and always look forward to their vlog. They are such kind people. 💚💛
Love Dasha! Such a wonderful, kind and warm human being! No matter if you win or loose you always stay most considerate and kind human with a beautiful soul and a big heart. Best of luck to you Dashenka!
Buena entrevista, felicitaciones
ATP and junior development coach here, your podcast is the most valuable thing I have ever seen for the truth life and perspective of a tennis players mindset, experiences, etc. This is better stuff than any sport psychologist could ever come up with. So real! So much truth! Thank you for doing this with so much heart and intensity.
For sure the work you are doing is hundred times better than anything we see in traditional media interviews. Truly refreshing and insightful!
Super cool interview with Dasha!
Love u more than anything, KASATIK💜🐬
Great interview, now I understand Dasha more. I could not compete as I was younger and playing tennis. I was also sort of let's keep the ball and play, always naturally willing to help an opponent. I think she will become a great couch!
Great insight into Kasatkina's journey and mental health awareness!
✨🤗🥰😍❤️✨