The American Danielle Collins Just starred in one of those miracles that graces the sport, generating incredible stories. Like the present. The North American was declared the WTA 1000 champion in Miami, defeating the Kazakh in the final Elena Rybakina24 years old and No. 4 in the world, 7-5 and 6-3 in 2h.02′.
At 30 years old, she is the oldest champion of a WTA 1000 tournament. At 53rd place, she is the lowest-ranked winner in the history of this event. And at home, in his native Florida.
The irony, and the merit, of conquest is that Danielle Collins announced that he will retire from tennis at the end of this season. And there is no going back, even after achieving the most important success of his career. “I’m dealing with a chronic inflammatory disease that affects my ability to conceive. It’s a personal situation. I want to do other things,” she explained this week, with many calling for her to reverse the idea that hang up his racket.
But Collins always opposed it. He ruled the NCAA, making the jump to the pros late because he preferred to spend his university time. He fought for glory in the final of the 2022 Australian Open, but the Australian Ashleigh Barty is the champion. And then he retired.
collins reported in January. He has no doubt that there will be no tennis in 2025. Not even after lifting his third trophy, in four finals, after being the best, in 2021, in San José and Palermo. He made it to the top-10, but his performance was limited by various physical problems and injuries.
First diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, in April 2021 he underwent surgery to find a solution to the unbearable pain caused by endometriosis.
Accustomed to the match, relieved of the tension after announcing that his life as a tennis player was over, he enjoyed reigning in Miami. A financial success rewarded with 1,100,000 dollars, approximately one million euros.
It is necessary collins a fourth match point in a dramatic resolution. She saved 10 of 11 break balls from Rybakina, a failed finalist for the second edition in a row. A stability exercise. Epic. He cried with emotion.
He is the sixth American to win in Miami. Collins joins a list with Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Venus and Serena Williams and the former, Sloane Stephens (2018).
“I begged my dad to take me to the tournament, and he told me you can go when you play it,” Collins explained of his childhood memories. He argued it out, and now he can claim to be the winner.
Source: La Verdad
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