Miami Open: Danielle Collins’ Standout Trait That Sets Her Apart From Her Peers Unveiled by Former Pro

Former Puerto Rican tennis player Monica Puig dropped a great compliment for American WTA star, Danielle Collins. Collins caught a lot of attention when she announced her planned retirement from tennis. This was when she lost to Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open 2024. After that, this American WTA star dropped a great performance at the Miami Open. Nevertheless, Collins wishes to explore other sides of her life than tennis and remains solid on her decision. In this context, Puig revealed the brilliance of Danielle Collins to the fraternity.

Danielle Collins’s professional tennis journey has been challenging since she has endometriosis and arthritis. In this condition, her planned retirement might appear as her life’s best decision at the moment.

Monica Puig talks highly about Danielle Collins’s personality and charisma while attending the latter’s planned retirement-related discussion

In a recent podcast with the Tennis Channel, former Puerto Rican professional tennis player, Monica Puig delved deeper about interviewing Danielle Collins. Puig commented- “I had the opportunity to ensee the tournament in Abu Dhabi and saw her come to the qualifying, had the chance to interview her after one of her wins and she, this is like one of the first times when we actually see her approach an interview with a smile and I asked her just that, this retirement, what does it mean for you, what is going through your head and she’s pretty much just taking it as one day at a time. Everything here is a bonus and that’s the way it should be.”

Monica Puig further complimented Danielle Collins’s personality. Puig further said- “She has incredible fire, she has a personality and a charisma on the court that you don’t see from any players. It doesn’t matter what is going on, she is just all Danielle, all all the time.” 

Puig who met Collins on the court back in 2022 at the Australian Open expressed her great admiration for the American WTA star. Now that Collins reached the Miami Open’s finals, the fraternity is excited to witness a history before her retirement which might be a positive turning point for Collins in terms of health.

Danielle Collins’s decision to retire after this season might help her condition

This American WTA star revealed in an interview with The Atlantic that at the time of her surgery, her doctor advised her pregnancy as one of the methods to improve the symptoms of endometriosis. It is due to the hormonal changes during pregnancy and no periods, which might let her live a pain-free year. Collins previously spoke about how her surgery wasn’t very much of a help for her. Now with her retirement plans, Collins might get relief from the challenges of attending professional tournaments with endometriosis.

While Collins’s retirement-related news stormed the social media platforms, this American WTA star stole equal limelight with her incredible Miami Open performance. Collins defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova to enter the tournament’s finals. Since she is determined to retire after this season, her fans expect her to drop her aggressive and well-defined performance to bag the title.

Monica Puig’s revelation about Danielle Collins showcases the American WTA star’s indomitable spirit and resilience. It also expresses the support of the WTA community for Danielle Collins, who showed a brilliant tennis performance despite her physical challenges with Endometriosis and arthritis.

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