Danielle Collins has once again made it pretty clear that she has had enough of the “you are playing more freely because you are retiring” talk as the American tennis star blasted the conversation as “boring” and something that distracts from the actual fact that she has made improvements to her game.
Since nearly upsetting world No. 1 Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open and revealing in her post-match press conference that this was her last season, 30-year-old Collins has been playing the tennis of her career.
But Collins becoming a WTA 1000 champion in Miami, winning a WTA 500 tournament in Charleston and returning to the top-10 after two years also led to constant questions about whether she would change her mind and continue playing.
After recently also being a semifinalist in Rome and finishing as runner-up in Strasbourg last week, Collins also started her French Open run with a 6-3 6-4 win over Caroline Dolehide. With that win, the 30-year-old American improved to a 36-10 record in 2024.
“I feel like there’s been a lot of conversation around, ‘Oh, you announced your retirement, so perhaps you’re playing more free.’ I don’t really know what that means as a 30-year-old woman who has a lot of freedom in her life. I really am confused by that. But…
