Watch: Kasatkina is the Great Wall of Russia

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Whether you have mixed feelings or not about on-court coaching during WTA Tour events, you surely can get behind the concept of a Russian Wall, headed by a fierce and fabulous Daria Kasatkina.Watch as Kasatkina’s coach Philippe Dehaes, known for his spirited on-court coaching moments with his charge in 2018, convinces the Russian not to be the ball, but to BE THE WALL.
It worked. Kasatkina notched the three-set win over Alize Cornet on Wednesday and followed it up with a straight-sets takedown of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Thursday to reach the semis.