Danielle Collins has postponed her retirement from tennis.
The American former Australian Open finalist had meant to name it a day on the finish of 2024 with plans to start out a household, however admitted fertility issues linked to endometriosis have prompted a rethink.
Collins, who was identified with the situation in 2021, revealed in January that she needed this to be her closing season on tour, and she or he caught to her weapons regardless of an excellent first half of the 12 months that noticed her win back-to-back titles in Miami and Charleston.
Presently ranked ninth on the earth, Collins has been absent from the tour just lately amid well being issues however eyebrows had been raised when her title appeared within the US staff for the United Cup in Australia, the opening occasion of the 2025 season.
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Highlights of the Internationaux De Strasbourg match between Collins and Anhelina Kalinina
The 30-year-old wrote on Instagram: “Whereas I used to be very excited and wanting to wrap up my tennis profession on a excessive word this 12 months and leap head first into my subsequent chapter of life, issues haven’t gone as deliberate.
“Along with managing some lingering well being challenges the previous few months, I’ve just lately been seeing a handful of specialists to raised perceive what my greatest path ahead is to realize my final dream, beginning a household.
“Coping with endometriosis and fertility is a large problem for a lot of ladies and one thing that I’m actively traversing, however I’m totally assured within the staff I’m working with. It’s simply going to take longer than I believed.
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Highlights from the match between Collins and Caroline Garcia on the Italian Open
“So, the DANIMAL (her nickname) story has not reached its conclusion. I will be back on tour in 2025.
“Whereas there aren’t any ensures in life, I hope to construct on my 2024 momentum and maintain taking part in till there may be extra certainty round my private fertility journey. The one assure for now might be some extra epic matches.”
What’s coming up on Sky Sports Tennis this month?
- Almaty Open, Kazakhstan – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- Stockholm Open, Sweden – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- European Open, Antwerp – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- Japan Open, Osaka – WTA 250 (October 14-20)
- Ningbo Open, China – WTA 500 (October 14-20)
- Erste Bank Open, Vienna – ATP 500 (October 21-27)
- Swiss Indoors, Basel – ATP 500 (October 21-27)
- Guangzhou Open, China – WTA 250 (October 21-27)
- Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis, Tokyo – WTA 500 (October 21-27)
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