Danielle Collins says she’s modified her thoughts about retiring from the WTA Tour on the finish of this 12 months and might be again in 2025.
The 30-year-old American stated on her Instagram account Thursday that after coping with hurricanes in her house state of Florida and seeing specialist docs about her well being points, she’s been “slightly MIA (lacking in motion) the previous few weeks”.
“Coping with endometriosis and fertility is a large problem for a lot of girls and one thing that I’m actively traversing, however I’m absolutely assured within the staff I’m working with. It’s simply going to take longer than I assumed,” she stated.
“So, the DANIMAL story has not reached its conclusion. I might be again on tour in 2025.”
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Collins’ social media submit got here solely hours after a United Cup media launch Friday in Australia listed her as one of many American entries, together with Coco Gauff, for the combined groups event in Perth and Sydney from 27 December to five January. It’s certainly one of a number of tune-up tournaments forward of the 2025 Australian Open, which begins on 12 January.
Collins, who misplaced to Ash Barty within the ultimate of the 2022 Australian Open for her finest Grand Slam singles consequence, stated at this 12 months’s Melbourne Park event that she deliberate to retire after the 2024 season.
Amongst different matches this 12 months, she had an damage retirement within the quarterfinals on the Paris Olympics in a fiery match with Iga Swiatek, and misplaced within the first spherical of the US Open. Collins is at present ranked ninth on the WTA Tour in singles.
“Whereas there are not any ensures in life, I hope to construct on my 2024 momentum and hold taking part in till there’s extra certainty round my private fertility journey,” she stated. “The one assure for now might be some extra epic matches.”
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