Danielle Collins paid a very special tribute to Serena Williams and Venus Williams as the back-to-back WTA champion says she “resonated” with the Williams sisters and they made her believe she could also make it one day in tennis despite not being from the richest of family.
Collins, 30, continued her impressive farewell tour on Sunday as she demolished No. 4 seed Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-1 in the Charleston final. For Collins, it was her second consecutive WTA title as previously she won her first WTA 1000 title at the Miami Open.
Just as her career is about to end, Collins has started playing some of her best tennis and enjoying one of the biggest successes of her career. Now, Collins is on a 13-match winning streak – the longest of her career – and she has also returned to No. 15 in the world – just a few weeks ago, the American was the 56st-ranked player in the world.
After winning Charleston and getting to have a proper farewell in front of her home fans, Collins took a moment to show major respect and appreciation to her parents, who made all of this possible. When doing that, the 2022 Australian Open finalist also explained the role the Williams sisters had in her tennis journey.
