A huge storm erupted last season during the Olympic match between Iga Świątek and Danielle Collins. The clearly outraged American accused the Pole of lying, and her subsequent statements were widely echoed in the media. The 31-year-old has repeatedly stuck pins into the Raszyn player, and she has become a topic of conversation again after her behavior during the United Cup.
Collins has reminded us of herself again. Another pin stuck in Iga Świątek
The atmosphere of the decisive clash between the USA and Poland was felt on many levels. Even before the start of the Świątek-Gauff match, during the greeting of both teams, a scene took place that stuck in the memory of the fans. Danielle Collins, while high-fiving our tennis player, did not look in the direction of the Raszyn player at all . A cold breeze blew again, unpleasant memories from Paris returned.
Social media quickly swarmed with negative comments about Collins, which seemed to be feeding off her. The 31-year-old changed her Instagram profile picture to the one from the incident, and in her story she posted a clip of herself shaking hands with the Pole without looking at her . As if that wasn’t enough, she posted an outrageous comment .
“I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but… new year, same me,” she wrote. Later, she added another entry, with a close-up of her face. “Sometimes I just laugh at myself,” she added, which the Raszyn native’s fans didn’t like.
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Americans Reveal Reasons for Collins’ Dislike of Świątek: ‘She No Longer Conceals Her Contempt’
Sport Illustrated journalists decided to look into the origins of Collins’ obvious hostility towards Świątek. They pointed out the reasons for the 2022 Australian Open finalist’s behavior.
One of the main reasons was the frustration caused by the unfavourable balance of head-to-head matches against the Pole. Świątek triumphed over Collins seven times, losing only once. Frustration was also said to be the frequent medical and toilet breaks that the WTA vice-leader takes. In addition, there is the issue of the doping incident, which somewhat divided the community.