Danielle Collins‘s “no-brainer” has bamboozled everyone. Only three days back, she lost her Strasbourg Open crown to her old pal, Madison Keys. While the fraternity got curious about Danimal’s plans before her retirement, the American WTA star reveals why she “felt like that was going to be the best practice” for her.

In an interview with the Tennis Channel, 2024’s star Danielle Collins delved deeper into her French Open’s first round and the importance of her family inspiring her to conquer more tournaments. However, her reason for attending the Strasbourg Open right before her Roland Garros tour left her fans in amusement. “I just kind of felt like that was going to be the best practice for me. And Yeah. So it was like a no-brainer. I was like, all right. I thought about not going for a second. Then I was like, get into you’re gonna get bored, get into it. I got, I got to say too, I got to keep it real here. I got bills to pay, all right? I got bills to pay and practice weeks” -she said.

Collins, who already surprised her fans with her incredible victory in both the Miami and the Charleston Open this year, lost the Strasbourg Open final to her old friend Madison Keys by 6-1 and 6-2. Despite losing the title to Keys, Collins won her fans’ hearts with an adorable congratulatory message for her opponent. “What a special week too to play against one of my longtime friends, Maddy. We’ve known each other since we were 10 years old and we used to be pen pals, we used to write each other letters, some incredible memories,” – said Collins.

She further added, “I never like to lose in the finals but if I am going to lose to someone, I don’t mind losing to you ’cause… American buddies [laughing], Congratulations to Maddy and her team for all the hard work the last couple of weeks. She’s just getting better and better each week and really excited to see you play at the best level right now.”

Despite losing the Strasbourg Open, Collins began her French Open tour with a victory against Caroline Dolehide by 6-3 and 6-4. Now, she is gearing up to face off against Olga Danilovic. Despite losing the Strasbourg Open, fans feel it has worked for Collins as a motivation for the season’s second major tour.

Nevertheless, this world’s number 10 WTA star’s comments expose the practical thoughts of the athletes. Along with her happiness about winning titles, Collins’s comment showcases how stressful it is for athletes to participate in tours and maintain a hectic schedule for sustainability.

Danielle Collins thanked the sponsors of the Miami Open for supporting women’s tennis financially

After winning the Miami Open tour, Collins thanked the tournament sponsors for not differentiating between men’s and women’s tennis and helping female players financially for their professional dreams. “Thank you so much for supporting women’s tennis and letting me and all of the other women on tour live our dreams, We would not be able to get to do this without your support and it makes me emotional being able to see the prize money and the purse that we play for and also just the support that we get from you guys all week. Thank you so much for all you do for us” –  said Collins.

While the major tournaments of tennis offer equal prize money to the ATP and WTA players, some WTA 500 tours do not offer the same. However, according to the WTA’s guidelines, they will follow suit. Nevertheless, Collins’s speech represents how much happiness she felt after receiving the Miami Open tour’s grand prize.

In a nutshell, Danielle Collins’s reason to attend the Strasbourg Open tour just before the Roland Garros screams the struggles of the athletes to sustain. However, given Collins’s inspirational take from her Strasbourg Open final, fans believe she would do amazing on the French Open tour. What do you think about it?