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Published By: Siddharth Sriram
Last Updated: March 28, 2024, 07:34 IST
United States of America (USA)
Danielle Collins in action (Credit: AFP)
Collins will face the winner of Wednesday’s quarter-final between compatriot Jessica Pegula and Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova, who beat world number one Iga Swiatek in the previous round.
American Danielle Collins reached the semi-finals of the WTA Miami Open with an emphatic 6-3, 6-2 win over France’s Caroline Garcia on Wednesday.
Garcia entered the match on the back of an upset win over third-seeded American Coco Gauff but was unable to gain a foothold against the Floridian.
Garcia appeared to be still bothered by a right shoulder injury and received some treatment early in the second set.
Collins broke to go 5-3 up in the first set and then held serve for the set, then in the second set she broke in the third game and never looked back as she wrapped up the win in one hour and 19 minutes .
Collins reached the semi-finals of Miami six years ago as a qualifier and at 53 the position is the lowest semi-final of the tournament.
The 30-year-old American now has a 4-0 record against Garcia and is yet to lose a set to the Frenchman but said the numbers don’t tell the truth.
“I think against someone like Caro, it forces me to be more focused. I know I don’t want to give her an inch or she can get in there,” Collins said.
Garcia said she has felt the speed of the back-to-back tournaments.
“It’s been a long two weeks for the body for me, between the back at the beginning and then the shoulder that came back,” he told reporters, adding that the shoulder issue was a recurrence of a previous injury.
“I think it’s nothing too serious but (shoulder) is always a bit of a problem for a tennis player,” he said, before adding that Collins played an “amazing game”.
Collins plans to retire at the end of the year but although she agreed she has a relaxed approach to her game, she rejected the idea that it was the result of her planned departure from the sport.
“I think I feel pretty relaxed, but that could be down to a number of things. I have a new hobby. I play more golf, run more, Pilates, all these different things,” he said.
“My dog is here. I feel relaxed because I get to be with him at night. I don’t know,” he said with a smile.
Collins will face the winner of Wednesday’s quarter-final between compatriot Jessica Pegula and Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova, who beat world number one Iga Swiatek in the previous round.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – AFP)
