31-Year-Old Danielle Collins Relates to Her Father in a Mature Admission About Her Fiery Attitude

American WTA Pro Danielle Collins recently revealed a surprising fact about her personality to the media. Collins made it to the Charleston Open tournament’s finals defeating Maria Sakkari. After announcing her retirement, Collins’s entry to the tournament’s finals marks her second remarkable feat this season. This 31-year-old professional tennis star also bagged the Miami Open tournament title fuelling her fans’ expectations about her performance.

Danielle Collins attracted a lot of limelight when she opened up about her challenges with endometriosis and arthritis during her professional tennis career. However, her recent performances are a testament to her indomitable spirit and resilience. On being asked about the source of her energy, Collins surprised her fans with an amazing response.

American professional tennis player Danielle Collins reveals being “similar” to her father while mentioning the source of her energy

After beating Maria Sakkari, Danielle Collins reached the finals of the Charleston Open, stunning the tennis world following her victory at the Miami Open. In an interview with the Tennis Channel, she discussed her life, family, and tennis career, where she was asked about the origins of her energy and spirit. She replied by saying- “Yeah. You know, I mean, I definitely feel like the older I get, the more, I look at myself and I’m like, wow, I’m really similar to my dad and so many ways the way that I get fired up, and, you know, the attitude and everything.”

Now Collins’s fans know that her father is Walter Collins, who introduced tennis to this American WTA pro. Collins’s father coached her till she was eight and admitted her to a nearby tennis club. This means that Walter Collins has a huge contribution to Danielle Collins’s life and her success in professional tennis. Now, Collins’s revelation expresses how close she is to her father.

However, this is not the first time, Danielle Collins mentioned her father. Previously also this American WTA star mentioned her father’s unconditional support in her life.

Danielle Collins mentioned her father helping her to achieve her “dream”

After Collins’s Miami Open quarterfinals victory, this professional tennis star delved about her father’s sacrifices and contribution to her professional tennis career. Collins commented– “I think about it a lot with my dad like 85 years old now he had me a lot later in life and my dad used to get up with me at like 5 in the morning and we would go and practice. Who does that? It’s like pretty amazing, especially at that age.”

Collins seemed pretty intense while speaking about her father. She further said- “You know, he could have he could be doing other things and like resting but he wanted to be out there and help me and let me live out my dream.”

Danielle Collins’s revelation about her father being her source of energy surely tells about their close personal bond. It also showcases that Danielle Collins is a daddy’s girl and she does not hesitate to express that in front of her fans.

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