For Iga Świątek, the last meetings with Danielle Collins could not belong to the most pleasant. There is a conflict between them that began after the quarter -finals of the Paris Olympic Games. At that time, at 6: 1, 2: 6, 4: 1, the American crossed and said goodbye to dreams of a medal. However, the most talked about what it later happened at the net.
Cool relationships of Świątek and Collins. The saga stretches from the games …
When both tennis players came to thank each other for the game, there was a shocking scene. A slightly longer discussion has done between them. It was obvious that Collins had some grievances to his rival, which Świątek did not quite understand. I said Iga that he didn't have to be insincer. Iga pretends, she is false – she confessed after all the 31 -year -old. Świątek explained that she only wanted to congratulate the opponent of her whole career.
Since then, their relationships seemed quite cool, although they did not have too frequent contacts. The fans certainly remembered their greeting during this year's United Cup and the American face as soon as they nailed “five”. However, we did not watch direct confrontations on the court … until now.
Collins threw away Świątek out of the tournament in Rome. This was what their farewell looked like
On Saturday there was a great rematch. Świątek completely did not cope in the first set and lost him to one. In the second, she tried to resist, the game went on a draw for a long time, but ultimately in the decisive game she broke Collins and won 7: 5. Then they had the opportunity to face the net again.
This time, however, there were no major incidents. It was true that there was no sympathy between them, but there was no malice. Both mentioned short eyes, hugged their hands, quickly looked away and headed towards the judge's table. They didn't change a word with each other.
Until the fourth round, the American has unexpectedly advanced, which means that Świątek will not defend the title a year ago. Collins will face the winner of the clash of Jelina Switolina – Hailey Baptiste.