Miami Open: Sassy Danielle Collins Answers Back to Hostile Fans With a Nonchalant Gesture

Danielle Collins is in her final Miami Open stint, as she will be hanging up the racket after the 2024 season. The American star is an iconic player and her recent match against Sorana Cirstea was proof of it. As she beat the Romanian player, her gesture to the Romanian fans showed why she will be remembered as an iconic star. 

As the 31-year-old star is on her way out of the sport, she has chosen an heir, an upcoming American youngster, for one of her peculiarities and showed one in her final Miami Open stint.

Danielle Collins bids adieu to Romanian fans in an iconic style

After winning the bout against Sorana Cirstea, Collins made sure to give Romanian fans a flying kiss. A video of the moment was shared by Tennis Letter with the caption. “Danielle Collins blew a kiss to the Romanian fans who were cheering against her in her match against Cirstea 😂 I don’t think we’ll ever see another Danielle. The woman is an icon.”

The American star faced Cirstea in the third round, but the match was initially delayed due to bad weather conditions. They eventually replayed their bout yesterday, which saw Collins take the win from the Romanian player. She won the match 6-2, 6-3, but found herself constantly listening to cheers for Cirstea.

Collins will now go on to play against Caroline Garcia in the fourth round and will hope to go deeper in the championship. As we saw her iconic behavior in one clash, she has chosen a successor for another aspect of her game.

“She’ll carry the torch” – Collins chooses American youngster as heir

Collins is renowned as the queen of ‘Come On’ because she frequently cries it after winning a point. When she leaves, someone else will have to take up the mantle. “I feel like Peyton Stearns. You know, Peyton Stearns is my little buddy and watching her compete and come out there ’cause she played for Texas is like, so much fun watching her. So, she’ll carry the torch.”

Stearns was glad she was chosen as the follower by the American star and wrote, “Hook ’em baby!!” as the response. Stearns also has a fiery scream like the 2022 Australian Open finalist and is hoping to elevate her career to the level where she can be a similar icon as Collins. Currently, she aims to bring her game up to the level of Collins, who is hoping to have her best Miami Open run.

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