Aussie tennis superstar reveals she was so nervous before her opening Wimbledon clash that she had an 'accident' right before stepping onto the court

Daria Kasatkina has revealed that she was just about to step onto Court 14 for her opening round match against Emiliana Arango when she became nervous and 'vomited' in front of multiple patrons. 

Despite that, the Australian tennis superstar, 28, managed to keep her composure and sealed a 7-5 7-3 victory against her Colombian opponent in sweltering hot conditions at Wimbledon.

It comes after Kasatkina has endured an indifferent run of form on grass. After reaching the round of 16 at the French Open, Kasatkina suffered three consecutive first-round exits at Queens, the Berlin Tennis Open and again at Eastbourne, before arriving at Wimbledon.

Reflecting on her recent vein of indifferent form, the No 16 seed, who has won eight singles titles on the WTA Tour during her career, revealed that she had endured a rocky start to the day.

'A lot of people saw it five metres from the court,' she said.

'I vomit, so just before entering the court, yes, the little accident happened, like, completely out of nerves.'

'Coming into the tournament after losing back-to-back matches is not easy. I’m happy with how I was able to manage those nerves because the start of the day was very, very tough for me.'

However, once the Russian-born Australian had crossed the tramlines on Court 14 those nerves quickly faded, with the 28-year-old getting off to a flying start, breaking her opponent in the first game.

Kasatkina also thankfully reassured that she was feeling fine after throwing up ahead of the match.

'There was nothing else wrong with me except this - not having enough confidence, losing a couple of matches, the first match of the day, this doesn’t help me to feel more calm,' she said.

'As soon as I stepped onto the court, it was much better. But before the match, I was so stressed, maybe too much.'

Kasatkina's highest finish at Wimbledon came in 2018 when she reached the quarter-finals. 

While things have been a tough on the court for Kasatkina over the past few months, she has had an exciting few months off it. In March the 28-year-old had a permanent residency visa application granted by the Australian government.

And in June, she got engaged to her long-term partner and Olympic skater Natalia Zabiiako.

Natalia was in attendance at Wimbledon today to support her fiancee on Tuesday, and the pair appeared to bump into Aussie Hollywood actress Cate Blanchett.

The trio shared a quick snap before Blanchett arrived at the Royal Box on Centre Court alongside fellow Aussie Rebel Wilson.

Kasatkina went on to deliver an honest outlook on the stresses that pro tennis players face on the WTA Tour.

'We’re humans, we work hard and we want to achieve big things,' Kasatikina said.

'When not everything is going our way, we get frustrated and nervous. There’s for sure nothing to be ashamed of. It’s something you cannot control.

'We cannot just always feel or think positively because it’s not always good. Sometimes you have to face the reality.

'And if you see that you've done something wrong outside of the court, you have to face this, accept it and try to fix it.'

Despite getting off to a flying start in the first set, Arango hit back at Kasatkina, holding her to 2-2 early on. 

Both players would go on the attack, forcing each other to save four break points apiece at 3-2 and 3-3 before Kasatkina stopped the set going to a tie break, with a break at 7-5. 

Despite losing serve first in the second set, her resilience shone through with Kasatkina taking a 4-2 lead before securing a berth in the second round of the Ladies Singles. 

She'll now take on world No 115 Irina-Camelia Bego of Romania.