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MATCH REPORT | 2024 Australian Open: Danielle COLLINS prevails over Angelique KERBER in three-sets battle
WTATuesday, 16 January 2024 at 05:47
Danielle Collins (No. 62) overcame the challenge of former world No. 1 Angelique Kerber (No. 655) with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory, advancing to the second round of the Australian Open, where she will face the current No. 1, Iga Swiatek. Kerber, the 2016 champion, suffered her third consecutive defeat in her Melbourne debut, just as in 2021 and 2022.
The German made her comeback to a Grand Slam after 18 months as a mother. In her preparation, she participated in the 2024 United Cup in early January, though she did not perform well in singles, securing four losses and only one victory in the semifinals against Alja Tomljanovic (No. 291).
Collins began the season at the Brisbane International but fell to the 15th seed Zhu Lin (61, 3-6, 6-7) in the second round. The following week, she traveled to Auckland for the ASB Classic, where she was defeated in the first round by the first seed Elise Mertens with a decisive 2-6, 3-6.
In the first set, Collins took the initial break to lead 2-0 but lost her subsequent service game, allowing Kerber to equalize 2-2 with her service. Doubts crept in for Kerber from the sixth game, conceding her service, allowing Collins to lead 4-2, and then losing three consecutive games. The American won the first set 6-2.
In the second set, both players secured an early break, maintaining equality with their serves until 3-3. Collins gave Kerber a break opportunity, which the German did not waste. Similar to her rival in the first set, Kerber won three consecutive games after the sixth game, including two breaks, taking the set 6-3 to level the match.
In a tense third set, Kerber saved two break points and held her service to start 1-0. From there, Collins was full of confidence, aggressively seeking points and capitalizing on Kerber appearing fatigued in the exchanges.
Collins won six consecutive games, overwhelming Kerber, and concluded the match with a score of 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in one hour and 54 minutes of play. In the second round, she will face the formidable challenge of the world No. 1, Iga Swiatek, who overcame a tough challenge against Sofia Kenin (No. 41) with a 7-6(2), 6-2 victory.
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