Come what may, there is nothing left to change their decision. Danielle Collins will end her tennis career at the end of the season, even though she is only 30 and has just celebrated her greatest success. The American won the title at the WTA 1000 home game in Miami, where the unseeded local hero Elena Rybakina (Kaz) defeated 7:5, 6:3. The reward: $1.1 million gross and a rise in the world rankings from position 53 to 22.
“As a child, I begged my father to let me watch this tournament. He said, ‘You can go there if you play yourself.’ And now I’m standing here…” said Collins, who had already reached the final of the Australian Open in 2022. But she was denied a kiss for the trophy at the time.
Shortly before, the lady from Saint Petersburg in Florida had been a guest at the Upper Austria Ladies 2021 in Linz, where an injury stopped her in the semifinals. It wasn’t the first setback. In 2018, Collins received the devastating diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that caused constant joint pain and swelling. In 2021, she made it public that she was experiencing severe and prolonged pain during her menstrual period. After an operation to remove a cyst the size of a tennis ball in her uterus, she began to improve.
“Starting a Family”
So Collins could hang on for a few more years, but she doesn’t want to because tennis isn’t everything in life. “I’m having a good time on the court, but now there are other goals for me, especially starting a family,” she says.
The constant questioning about her resignation is now annoying for Collins: “I think that men don’t ask questions that often when they make a decision like that.”
Jannik Sinner is only 22 and still has a lot of tennis ahead of her. In Miami, the South Tyrolean impressively proved that he is the best player at the moment. His 6:3, 6:1 final victory over Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) was sweetened according to the equal pay principle with the same fee that Collins also received. “I’m very happy with my level,” said Sinner after his third title this calendar year. The new world number two, who won 24 of his most recent 25 games, had previously triumphed at the Australian Open and in Rotterdam.
Opening victory for Thiem
Dimitrow still returns to the top ten for the first time in around six years. Mind you, at 32. This strong comeback should be an incentive for the former US Open champion Dominic Thiem (ATP No. 91). The Lichtenwörther native is only 30 and has reported back to the ATP 250 tournament in Estoril after renewed wrist problems. With success. The 17-time tournament winner, who has a quarter-final to defend in Portugal, won against Maximilian Marterer (D/No. 97) 6:1, 6:7 (3), 6:4.
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