Daria Kasatkina has announced that her application for permanent residency in Australia has been accepted — and she'll be representing her "new homeland" from now on.
The 27-year-old out lesbian tennis star originally hails from Russia, and is currently ranked No. 12 in the world. She told reporters at the Charleston Open, via The Athletic, that the decision is "emotional for me," but that "being openly gay, if I want to be myself, I have to make this step, and I did it.”
Kasatkina first made the announcement that her application for permanent residency had been accepted by the Australian Government on Friday in a post to Instagram, thanking her fans for "all for your understanding and continued support.