Following Saturday's final - Collins' maiden Grand Slam final - she will now move inside the women's top 10 rankings, which marks a career high. En route to this year's championship, Collins upset 2020 French Open winner Iga Świątek in the semifinals. Get all the latest Australian Open Womens Singles live Tennis scores, results and fixture information from LiveScore, providers of fast tennis live score. Collins' breakthrough on the professional circuit came at the 2019 Australian Open where she reached the semifinals after upsetting World No. This crowd is one of the most fun I've ever played in front of and you guys brought me so much joy out here today."Ĭollins, 28, was a a two-time NCAA singles champion while at the University of Virginia. You guys today in the crowd have been nothing shy of exceptional. "As an Aussie, the most important part of this tournament is being able to share it with so many people. "This is just a dream come true for me and I'm so proud to be an Aussie," Barty said in her post-match interview. In the tiebreak, Barty won seven of nine points and struck a forehand passing shot winner for championship point.
Despite standing just 5-5, Barty is an excellent server and finished with 10 aces (compared to Collins' one ace in the match) and won 82 percent of her first serve points (compared to Collins' 63 percent). In Saturday's championship, Barty won the first set over the American Collins in just 32 minutes but fought her way back from a 1-5 second set deficit to win in a tiebreaker. It was a tough day to be an underdog at the 2022 Australian Open, as Day 3 saw a number of top seeds cruise to victory and upsets were scarce. #AusOpen /TwXQ9GACBS- #AusOpen January 29, 2022.Win a Grand Slam on home soil? Completed it mate 🇦🇺🏆 defeats Danielle Collins 6-3 7-6(2) to become the #AO2022 women’s singles champion.
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