The spring of Iga Swiatek’s discontent continued Saturday when was she was ousted by Danielle Collins within the third spherical of the Italian Open in Rome.
Collins’ 6-1, 7-5 upset win over the World No. 2 participant appeared inconceivable on paper. Collins had misplaced to Swiatek in seven of their previous eight matches. And Swiatek, of Poland, had gained 21 of her previous 22 matches on the clay courtroom in Rome, taking residence the title in three of the previous 4 years.
However this is not the identical Swiatek. She hasn’t gained a event since she triumphed on the French Open in Roland Garros final June, successful her fourth Paris grand slam. When the brand new rankings come out Monday, she’s going to tumble from No. 2 to No. 4 on the highest.
Swiatek has held the No. 1 or No. 2 rating since March 20, 2022. Her 9 losses this season equal the quantity she had in all the 2024 season, when she completed 64-9.
After the match, Collins stated she drew on her expertise gained in lots of matches with Swiatek.
“Clearly, I performed towards Iga so many instances,” Collins stated. “If you play that many shut matches and likewise play your greatest tennis and lose — you study lots.”
Collins completed with 32 winners and 15 unforced errors, in contrast with 15 and 22, respectively, for Swiatek. Collins additionally cashed in on six of her eight break probabilities, whereas Swiatek took benefit of solely two of 10.
It was the primary Prime 10 win for Collins in additional than a yr and her third victory in 16 makes an attempt towards a World No. 2 (Angelique Kerber, 2019, and Ashleigh Barty, 2021).
–Subject Degree Media