Raw and emotional, Danielle Collins announced last week that while enduring the hurricanes that destroyed her home state of Florida, she was also working through some issues relating to her endometriosis and other health challenges.

Ultimately, Collins has learned it will take some time before she is in the position to realise her dream of starting a family.

She has therefore decided to play in 2025, despite announcing at AO 2024 that she would be retiring at the end of this season.

Such honesty and authenticity has made her a popular role model, adored by many fans. This includes Australian tennis great Casey Dellacqua, who responded to the bittersweet news of Collins’ delayed retirement on the latest episode of The AO Show Weekly podcast.

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“I think from my perspective, one of the storylines throughout 2024 was around Danielle Collins,” Dellacqua said.

“She’s entered in the United Cup, so we’ll see her there with Team USA, and she’s going to go again. I’m excited to see her back on tour in 2025.”