Dolehide dispatches Collins at the end. Us Open exterior
Dolehide defeats Collins 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Reach the Virgin 2nd round at home slam
This could be Danielle Collins’ last season. World Taekwondo Federation The tour didn’t stop the Florida native from collecting valuable hardware. The 30-year-old is ranked #4 Elena Rybakina’s final World Taekwondo Federation 1000 He won the event in Miami and earned his final victory over the world #.11 Daria Kastakina on the soil World Taekwondo Federation 500 Events in Charleston.
Collins did not compete. direct currentCincinnati, or Montreal during the summer hard-court swing. Collins, who has only played one hard-court match since the Paris Olympics, had to be sharp against teammate Caroline Dolheide.
Dolheid, of Hinsdale, Ill., is five years younger. She achieved a career-high ranking of #.41 In October 2023 Current rank is #49She was competing in her fifth main draw and was looking to advance to the second round.
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Her most impressive result came in her last appearance last fall. World Taekwondo Federation 1000 This is an event held in Guadalajara (l. Sakkari). Three weeks ago, at the Citi Open. direct currentShe then defeated Kasatkina and Amanda Anisimova before losing in the semifinals to eventual champion Paula Badosa.
Collins took the lead in the head-to-head matchup. 5-1 Including retirement from Dolehide 2016. They last raced on dirt at Roland Garros last spring, with Collins winning in the straight.
Collins ranked and seeded the teams. 11th chose to serve after the coin. She caught it easily with three powerful forehands. 15 Dolehide faced a triple break point and threw serve, but 3/4 First sub.
Collins hit five winners but had two double faults, faced a deuce and three break points but managed to consolidate the break. Dolehide saved the break point with a fantastic inside-in forehand and got on the board when Collins mishit a crosscourt backhand.
Collins was down 0-30 before breaking point. 4-1 Dolehide made it happen with a monster serve and a sharply angled crosscourt forehand. 6/8 She served first but faced break point after a double fault. She saved her first serve but overcooked the forehand she could have made and dropped the serve. Collins was clinical as she won three consecutive forehands to secure the set. 6-1.
Dolehide served first in the second and started with a double fault, but 30 With a well-struck crosscourt forehand, Collins led the way. 30-0 In the first service game, he committed two unearned errors, including a double fault, and faced break point, losing his serve.
Dolehide presented three unforced errors, including his third double fault, and gave Collins the break when he hit a forehand crosscourt. 11th Seed seemed to be unraveling as her racquet began to unravel. Despite four more double faults, nine deuces, five break points and more than 16 minutes, she served two aces and finally tied the game. 2-2!
Dolehide, unsurprisingly, was a little dispirited, making four unforced errors, the last of which was a double fault, costing the match. But Collins failed to consolidate and returned the break with a forehand that slammed into the net. 2024 The Miami Open champion smashed his racket on the court as he chastised himself.
Dolehide started the seventh hole with two consecutive forehand winners and faced two deuces and a break point, but 4-3 When your opponent mistimes his backhand return.
Collins started the eighth with an ace from wide and her eighth double fault still stood. 15 With a great forehand down the line, Dolehide receives constant encouragement and instruction from his coach. 7/8 First serve and hold 5-4 When Collins scores a decent overhead.
Collins’ serve was still there when she started the 10th with a ninth double fault. She served to hold the set, but faced with triple set points, she showed unwavering faith and won three amazing victories, including two at the net, to level the game in the fifth.
I made a stone hide 3/6 First serve and hold 6-5 When Collins hit the backhand. 2022 The Australian Open finalist was serving a breaker, forcing two consecutive groundstroke errors and conceding twice more when she faced double set points.
After the second set, both players left the court. Dolehide served first in the deciding match and had an ace off the tee. 15 Collins did the same thing despite recording his 10th double fault.
I made a stone hide 4/6 Get and keep the first serve 30 For ~ 2-1 Collins won three consecutive backhands and held on to level at love. Dolehide made two forehand errors and faced two deuce points and a break point, but held on despite two consecutive mis-hit forehands from his opponent.
Made by Collins 3/5 Easy to catch the first serve 15 For ~ 3-3 While Dolhide was serving with his new ball, he fell in love. 4-3. Collins opened 8He won the point with an ace, but faced double break points with three more errors, including a double fault, and dropped serve. Collins melted down and couldn’t stop the bleeding.
Dolehide served for the matchup. 5-3. She reached double match point but missed the break after throwing another double fault. Collins picked up the pace and created two break point opportunities, converting them by ripping her forehand return inside-out.
The Louis Armstrong crowd was stunned and hoped the set would be decided by a 10-point tiebreak. Collins went to the line with the momentum in her favor, but it wasn’t. Four unforced errors cost her the game, the set, and the match.
She was friendly to her opponents but refused to participate in the on-court celebrations marking her illustrious career and final Grand Slam match. New YorkShe quickly grabbed her bag and left the court, giving Dolehide time to think.
Dolehide was patient and used her slice backhand to extract Collins’ mistakes. She advanced to the second round. Us It opened for the first time after 5 attempts.
She won the match, finishing with two aces and five double faults. 60The first % and 42% 2nd sub point. She saved 7/12 A breakpoint occurs during conversion. 5/18. She hit one less winner than unforced errors (18/19) She was efficient. Collins hit. 30 There are more winners but they donated 47 error!
It was an incredibly confident performance given the level Collins showed in the opening set. She stayed close, limited unforced errors and was bold at key moments.
