US Open in doubt for Danielle Collins, suffers return of abdominal injury with previous four month recovery time

Danielle Collins will not play the Cincinnati Open over the next week and the rest of her US hard court swing is in doubt. Collins who is in the final year of her career has really been a stand-out during 2024.

Collins suffered heat stroke during her loss to Iga Swiatek at the Olympic Games with further complications. One of those being an abdominal injury. One that she previously had and didn't recover from for four months.

But in this case, time is firmly of the essence. Of course she will end her career at the end of the year and wanting to achieve her goals, she will seemingly rush back. But despite that, her Flushing Meadows has to be in doubt.

That is if she doesn't play Monterrey in particular which is her next goal and she is signed up to. It takes place the week prior to the US Open after Cincinnati. She was one of many to also not play Toronto this week but that was due to injury over post Olympic Games fatigue.

"Little update for all who have been reaching out and checking in on me since my injury at the Olympics. After having a heat stroke in Paris, I strained my rectus abdominis. I had a similar injury to this area almost four years ago that kept me from competing for over four months. Obviously I don’t want to have a repeat of that," she wrote on Instagram.

"As I am approaching the end of my career, it has been important to try and rest and recover so that this can heal as quickly as possible. I was really bummed to have to pull out of Toronto and Cincinnati. My hope is to return to competition in Monterrey. I’m hoping to continue with my season after US Open and continue to try and go after the goals I set out for this year. Thank you to everyone who has reached out over the last few weeks and all the love and support as always."