With the cancellation of Netflix’s Break Point, tennis fans are keeping up with their favorite stars in other ways. One of the fun ways to learn what’s going on behind the scenes of the sport is with Daria Kasatkina and her partner Natalia Zabiiako’s YouTube channel, What the Vlog. Women’s Tennis Blog spoke with the tennis star and her Russian-Estonian figure skater girlfriend about what makes the project so special for fans and the players.
The pair have posted nearly 140 videos for their approximately 43k subscribers. Videos get up to 200k views and are mostly between 30 and 60 minutes long. Frequent guests on the program include Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, and Jelena Ostapenko. The Indian Wells edition featured an appearance from Coco Gauff when she and Kasatkina practiced together.
When the pair announced their relationship in 2022, Kasatkina was the first high-ranking singles player to come out since Amelie Mauresmo. At the first tournament they traveled to publicly, the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, many sports fans stopped Zabiiako for autographs and selfies because they were fans of her Olympic skating career. Two years later, fans of all ages and backgrounds stop for selfies and complement the videos.
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