Danielle Collins admits that the last couple of months not going as expected on her life plan contributed to her decision to continue playing because tennis is “a good distractor” from problems.
At the start of the year, the 30-year-old announced she was playing her last season on the WTA Tour and she kept repeating that message throughout the year. During the Sunshine Double in Indian Wells and Miami, the American candidly opened up to American reporters, sharing with them that she was retiring because she wanted to focus on battling endometriosis and hopefully accomplish her life dream of becoming a mother.
For context, endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition that negatively impacts fertility. While preparing for what were expected to be her last tournaments, Collins was also visiting specialists. Sadly, the news the news she seemingly received indicated that it would take more time for her to win her health battle. So the 2022 Australian Open runner-up figured out that continuing with her pro career might help.
“Yeah, definitely some mixed emotions. You know this past couple of weeks, going through all of those appointments and just trying to work through all of the information that you get during that process, it’s been hard at times. But while I was going…
