ROME — Iga Świątek’s struggles continue, at one of the last places anyone in tennis would have expected. Świątek, a master of clay-court tennis and defending champion at the Italian Open, lost to American Danielle Collins in the third round,

American Danielle Collins ends Iga Swiatek's defence of her Italian Open title with a 6-1 7-5 victory in the third round.

On bad days, Danielle Collins remembers 2008 Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva. It’s the Russian former player who inspired the The post Danielle Collins Credits Olympic Champion for Inspiring Her to Overcome Iga Swiatek in Rome appeared first on FirstSportz.