Tennis fans have recently shared their reactions to the striking similarity between Russian-Australian star Daria Kasatkina’s earlier message regarding her permanent residency and Russian-Austrian star Anastasia Potapova’s recent Instagram post about her citizenship acceptance.
Kasatkina was last seen in action at the 2025 China Open, where she lost in the round of 64 to British star Sonay Kartal. Potapova, on the other hand, last played at the same tournament, losing in the round of 16 to Linda Nosková.
How Did Fans React to the Similarity Between Anastasia Potapova’s and Daria Kasatkina’s Citizenship Messages?
In March 2025, Daria Kasatkina shared a message on her Instagram stating that the Australian government had accepted her application for permanent residency, and she would be moving forward to represent her new homeland. Through her heartfelt message, she also expressed appreciation for her roots in Tolyatti, Russia, and shared that she is excited to begin her new journey.
She wrote, among other things, “I am delighted to let you all know that my application for permanent residency has been accepted by the Australian Government. Australia is a place I love, is incredibly welcoming and a place where I feel totally at home. I love being in Melbourne and look forward to making my home there. As part of this, I am proud to announce that I will be representing my new homeland, Australia, in my professional tennis career from this point onwards.”
Through her recent Instagram post, Potapova also shared a note regarding her citizenship application, which the Austrian government has accepted. She posted on Dec. 4, 2025, “I am delighted to let you all know that my application for citizenship has been accepted by the Austrian Government. Austria is a place I love, is incredibly welcoming and a place where I feel totally at home. I love being in Wien and look forward to making my second home there. As part of this I am proud to announce that starting from 2026 I will be representing my new homeland Austria in my professional tennis career from this point onwards…”
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The striking similarities of Potapova’s citizenship announcement message to Kasatkina’s post quickly garnered reactions from tennis fans, who noted the near-identical wording. One fan added, “copying is the greatest form of flattery as they say.”
copying is the greatest form of flattery as they say 😎 https://t.co/VN1xx9QdSg
— SgrA*🚮 (@zdzichudyrma) December 5, 2025
Another fan reflected on whether their agents are similar due to the message comparison, writing, “A literal word for word copy 💀 do they have the same agent or is she just weird.”
A literal word for word copy 💀 do they have the same agent or is she just weird https://t.co/mFEfFJF94X
— J 🃏 (@gerrydefaultme) December 5, 2025
Another fan shared his shocked reaction, “literally only erasing 2 letters. hello????”
literally only erasing 2 letters. hello???? 💀💀 https://t.co/SAUjSLw353
— Asher (@oneslamwonder) December 5, 2025
The next fan mentioned, “She didn’t even pretend to care.”
She didn’t even pretend to care 💀
— umbrellas (@umbrellas_ar) December 5, 2025
The current World No. 51, Potapova, has changed her nationality from Russia to Austria and will be competing under her new homeland from the 2026 season onwards. She also delivered impressive performances in her 2025 season, including the Linz Open and the Winners Open, where she reached the final round, and the French Open, where she advanced to the quarterfinal round in women’s doubles with Olga Danilović.
Potapova is the fourth Russian WTA player to change nationality in 2025. Kasatkina now competes for Australia, while Maria Timofeeva and Kamilla Rakhimova have both become citizens of Uzbekistan.
