Andy Roddick Justifies Danielle Collins and Andre Agassi Parallels With a Peculiar ‘Heart Rate Monitor’ Theory

There is no one Danielle Collins has not left in awe this year. With consecutive title victories at the Miami Open and Charleston Open, no one would believe the American is retiring after 2024. Even former tennis legend Andy Roddick is impressed, who had nothing but praise for Collins in a recent interview, even making an Andre Agassi comparison.

Collins has breezed by tournaments this year, earning the moniker ‘Danimal’ from her WTA peers. With a career-best 13-match win streak and two titles in a row, it would be hard to find fault with her performance right now.

Andy Roddick commends Danielle Collins’s swing with an Andre Agassi comparison

In a recent conversation with a panel of the Tennis Channel, Andy Roddick could not believe the Danielle Collins he had seen in the last couple of weeks. By slightly changing her swings, Collins has turned the game around for herself. “Do you remember a guy named Andre Agassi who would stand right up on the baseline? Take your time away, take big swings,” asked Roddick.

“That’s what Collins has been doing, the last couple of weeks, right? Not missing second serve return making first serves, the air count has come way down. It no longer looks like a heart rate monitor. It’s pretty level, really impressive stuff going from the hard to the clay.”

Andy Roddick’s compliment highlighted the improved strokes of Danielle Collins as she proceeded from the Miami Open court to the Charleston Open court positively and bagged both titles. Roddick has been closely following his compatriot’s journey this year. He previously mentioned how Collins left his family utterly impressed with her performance.

Andy Roddick mentions how Danielle Collins moved his family

Danielle Collins’s intense Miami Open finals made his family glued to the television. Roddick said, “My in-laws my kids Brooke um and they’re asking about you know that as much as we talk about tennis like they don’t they just don’t care as much as we do. Everyone was dialed in on the TV paying attention getting into it, cheering for her story, asking questions, wanting to know more. So I just feel like Danielle Collins kind of brought us all into what she was feeling.”

Defeating Elena Rybakina in a thrilling showdown, Collins is having one last laugh before she hangs up her racket for good. Andy Roddick’s compliment expresses that this tennis legend is beyond moved by Collins’s hard work and spirit!

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