American tennis player Danielle Collins disclosed a surprising revelation about her retirement. Collins lost to Iga Swsiatek at this year’s Australian Open, which was a significant setback for Collins. Collins revealed that she was quitting professional sports as a result of this setback. Many days later, during the ongoing Miami Open tournament, Collins was recognized by fans, returning like a queen.
Collins’s gender reveals raised concerns about her retirement and form. The endometriosis and arthritis that plagued the American tennis player affected her tennis career. When Collins is questioned about her retirement remark, the fraternity reaches a new turning point.
Collins addressed a wide range of topics about her love of tennis, her career in the professional game, and her retirement in a recent interview. She disclosed that her parents’ desire for grandchildren may have contributed to her decision to quit.
She expressed her thoughts about it in a recent interview and said: “You know, I find it so interesting because I kind of felt like when I was announcing my retirement, everyone has been so, like, congratulating me and so excited for me, but then on the other hand, I feel like I have had to justify my decision a lot. I feel like if I were a guy, I probably wouldn’t have to justify it that much. I don’t think you would. If you’re playing well, or if you’re a guy or a girl, if any guy is playing at the top of his game and rolling through tournaments the way you are, you would think, I don’t know, maybe there is more in me, and maybe I should stay. I don’t view it as a gender thing.”
She added: “No, but I think it’s really interesting how, in a lot of different situations, I have had to kind of justify the reasons behind retirement. I’m living with a chronic inflammatory disease that affects your ability to get pregnant, and so that’s a deeply personal situation. I’ve kind of explained that from time to time. Yeah, I think it’s a good question, but I think at the end of the day, my choice is, like, this is my personal choice. This is so much more to do than just tennis and my career. I’m enjoying my career. I’m having a lot of fun. I love coming out here and competing. But at the end of the day, this is a really big life decision, and yeah, I think that that should be pretty understandable.”
Danielle Collins says she wouldn’t have to justify her decision to retire as much if she were a guy
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Collins in Miami, ranking, and results in 2024
WWWWWWWWWW Ranked world no.53, the American owns a compiled 18-7 win-loss record in 2024. Collins is now competing in Miami where she defeated the world no.81 Bernarda Pera 3-6 6-1 6-1, the world no.29 Anastasia Potapova 6-2 6-2, the world no.65 Elina Avanesyan 6-1 6-2, the world no.24 Sorana Cirstea 6-3 6-2 and the world no.27 Caroline Garcia 6-3 6-2.
Danielle Collins will take on the world no.16 Ekaterina Alexandrova in the semifinal on Thursday at 8:30 pm on STADIUM. In the past, they have never played each other until now in top tournaments.
Collins will compete next in Charleston (Credit One Charleston Open). She will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 1st of April.
