Daria Kasatkina says she ‘can finally breathe’ as Australian citizen after defecting from Russia‎

MELBOURNE, Australia — Daria Kasatkina knows how to make an entrance. The day before the start of the Australian Open, and about 30 minutes before the start of her pretournament news conference, Kasatkina took to social media to post a picture of herself in front of the Australian flag, holding her certificate of citizenship. “Officially an Australian,” she wrote. “Happy, grateful and free.” Kasatkina, 27, defected from her native Russia in March in a decision she said was necessary to live a fu