Danielle Rose Collins had a rather intense 1st round match against Monica Niculescu as the talented Romanian tried everything she could to (legally) break the rhythm of the American player. Eventually, it was Collins to win the match, but one episode didn’t go unnoticed.
The underarm serve from Niculescu
Monica went from an underarm serve when she was trailing 0-3 in the 3rd set. However, that was very well detected from Danielle that hit a winner straightaway. The American ace couldn’t refrain from screaming a huge “come on” as loud as she could.
Some asked for the audio. #RG20 pic.twitter.com/padD2TFbGJ
— Tennis GIFs 🎾🎥 (@tennis_gifs) September 29, 2020
Is the underarm serve disrespectful?
There is a lot of debate about the underarm and if it’s disrespectful to or not. Indeed, this kind of serve is rather useful especially on clay and when the conditions are as slow as they are now in Paris. Rafael Nadal smoked an underarm serve when playing against Mackenzie Mcdonald and he later commented that this kind of serve is not disrespectful if used with the right intent.
Collins at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Currently the world no.57, Collins has a 7-5 win-loss record in 2020. Collins is now having a run at the French Open where she beat Monica Niculescu 2-6 6-2 6-1.
Danielle Rose Collins will play Tauson in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never played each other till now in top tournaments.
Monica Niculescu in 2020
Now ranked no.141, Monica played her last match on the 29th of September when she lost to Danielle Collins 2-6 6-2 6-1 in the 1st round of the French Open.
Danielle Rose Collins and Monica Niculescu played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Collins. When they played, Danielle Rose Collins won 2-6 6-2 6-1 in the 1st round in Paris (French Open) on the 29th of September 2020.
Nadal at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Currently ranked no.2, Nadal has a 17-4 win-loss record in 2020. Rafael is playing at the moment at the French Open where he conquered Egor Gerasimov 6-4 6-4 6-2 and Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-1 6-0 6-3.
Rafael Nadal will face Travaglia in the 3rd round. In the past, they have never competed against each other up to now in top tournaments.
The Spaniard conquered 1 title in 2020 in Acapulco.
The Spaniard won 85 titles in his career: 21 on hard courts, 59 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
