Andy Murray’s Struggle Comes to Light After Danielle Collins’ Painful Revelation to Barrage of Retirement Questions

Responding to questions about her retirement, Danielle Collins has agitatedly said that being asked about the end of her tennis career repeatedly comes off as a misogynist remark. She pointed out how her decision to retire is personal and if she were a guy, she would not be asked to justify her decision multiple times. But according to a Briton, that might not be the case for everyone.

After the former Australian Open runner-up shut down the interviewers, Liam Broady made an interesting point around retirement questions. The British tennis player pointed out how Collins is not being asked this question because of being a woman by giving the example of Andy Murray.

Liam Broady presents Andy Murray’s example to address Danielle Collins’ retirement-related frustration

Danielle Collins has bowed out of the sport because of an inflammatory disease that affects the ability to get pregnant. Given that she is at the top of her game, interviewers have continued to pester her for a justification. The 30-year-old responded at a recent press event, “If I were a guy, I probably wouldn’t have to justify it that much.”

However, British tennis star Liam Broady brought in a counterargument to her statement. He said, “I’m not sure you’ve seen the treatment of Andy Murray”, owing to the fact that even Andy Murray, a man, was also pestered in a similar way. His response points to the fact that the questions around retirement have nothing to do with being a man or a woman, but because it’s more of a sudden issue.

The press has also been hounding Andy Murray about stepping away from the sport for good. Even though he has not confirmed his decision, there have been speculations from the media. In fact, he also expressed his frustration about being asked the question over and over again, “I get asked about it after every single match that I play. I am bored, to be honest.”

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Also, Liam Broady is not the only one who pointed out the flaw in Collins’ statement. Fans on social media also voiced their opinions about it.

Fans debate after Danielle Collins points at misogyny, “Where was she when everybody kept asking Federer”

Collins’s words did not sit right with the tennis community. One fan even cited the example of Roger Federer to present an argument, “Nope. Where was she when everybody kept asking Fed if he was really retiring, and why… Over and over.”

Fans also believe that the reason Collins is being asked this question is because of her stature and not gender. They stated, “I’m a big fan but gender has nothing to do with it. She’s a big name retiring, that’s why she gets asked.”

Social media users also commented how it was ‘bizarre’ for her to assume this to be a misogynist remark. “That was a bizarre answer to a common question,” the fan’s comment read.

Fans also exclaimed that being young is the only reason this question is being asked, “She’s a well-known player and relatively young to be retiring.”

For now, Collins has other things to focus on besides the retirement which includes her semifinal match against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the semifinals of the Miami Open. She still has a chance to win a major tournament before she finally hangs up her tennis racket for good.