In the dying seconds of the Jazz-Bulls game on Wednesday, things got heated between John Collins and Bulls assistant coach Chris Fleming and Collins has called Fleming out. The Bulls were leading the game by one with 9.3 seconds left to play. Chicago guard DeMar DeRozan was fouled by Collin Sexton and was heading to…
Top seed Anhelina Kalinina reached the semi-finals of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas, on Friday, and will meet Wang Xiyu for a place in the final, but both Danielle Collins and Anastasija Sevastova had to retire with injuries in the middle of their quarter-final matches. I don’t really feel that I deserve it today….
Danielle Collins found her way past wild-card Katie Volynets into the quarter-finals of the ATX Open on a chilly Thursday in Austin, Texas, but 2nd-seeded Sloane Stephens fell to Anastasjia Sevastova, while Wang Xiyu, the No 8 seed, and Anna Karolina Schmiedlova also advanced to the Last 8. I knew today, when I woke up,…
With the finals of the Qatar TotalEngeries Open set for next Saturday, play got underway on Sunday in the 48-woman main draw following two earlier days of intense qualifying, all hosted by the Qatar Tennis Federation on the courts of the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. I haven’t been on tour that long, compared…
Elena Rybakina was close to losing the match against Danielle Collins at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open, but she then rallied spectacularly to win in three sets. Collins was always going to be a really tough matchup for Rybakina because she has a very heavy baseline-focused play, which can create problems. The Kazakhstani player is…
Heather Watson, a former British No 1, upset 9th seed Veronika Kudermetova in the 1st-round of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Tuesday, while Danielle Collins ousted former World No 1 Naomi Osaka, also in straight sets. I say some pretty harsh words about myself. I know the word, but if I say it, it…
Danielle Collins announced recently that she will retire after the 2024 season, and she stands by that decision. Collins’s career has been quite interesting as the American hit a very high level at times, even making the Australian Open final. She also dealt with many repeated injuries, which caused her to miss a lot of…
Elena Rybakina almost had to face Naomi Osaka in the second round of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open, but since Danielle Collins was better, she’ll face the American. Rybakina didn’t get the easiest draw at the WTA 500 event in Abu Dhabi. The event is pretty strong, with many great players, and while everyone hopes…
Naomi Osaka played at another tournament, the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open, but once again, it was a loss, as Danielle Collins bested her. The American is retiring this year, so she has an added motivation to do well, while for Osaka all of this is part of the process. She’s motivated, too, she said it…
Top seed Iga Swiatek found a way to fend off Danielle Collins in 3-set thriller that lasted over 3 hours to open play on the Rod Laver Arena on Thursday, but Jessica Pegula, the World No 5, was upset by Clara Burel to become the highest seed to crash out of the Australian Open in…
