Danielle Collins

Were you ever expecting her at that point, even in sort of your little instinct? Was there a voice in your head saying that she could win a major right at the beginning? She went through, I'm just looking at the results again, Ann Lee.

Gabi Russa, Danielle Collins, Elena Rabakina, Lina Svitolina, Igor Sviontek, and then Irina Savalenka.

I mean, that's just a crazy run.

Lost sets in five of those matches, including the last four.

He misses one backhand, he's upset.

You know, he one time was working with Danielle Collins.

She didn't really even know who he was.

You know, he's with USTA, and he's assigned as a coacher.

An Australian in Australia.

I m- I remember the Danielle Collins final against Ash Barty.

It was like Danielle Collins would play the most amazing point, there'd be like crickets.

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You know, it's just like, okay, no ... two people clapping and no other people in her box.

Oh no, Gino.

It's Danielle Collins.

It's the Danimal.

Look at the smile.

Yeah.

And in the, in the podcast, we had Danielle Collins who was saying that sometimes on court she gets mad or-

She has to pick up fights.

Sounds familiar.

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It was like-

Yeah, I look at Danielle Collins.

I'm like, "Uh, sh- we have similar personalities."

What's her name? Coco Gauff.

No. Danielle Collins.

No. Madison Case.

Jennifer Capriati.

The action on it, the arc on that shot, the net clearance she's able to generate, the way it rips through the court.

Like again, is this also, not is this, it's the last major for Serena Kerstae unless she pulls a Danielle Collins and says, "Actually, I'm playing too well to retire right now." Which by the way, she is playing too well to retire right now, but that's a story for a different time.

Um, and then last but not least, out of respect, Sonya Kenin versus Venus Williams.

Like if you were projecting back in 2020, you would have said, "Oh, Venus's last match in New York," and that she was still playing, I don't know if you would have projected that, is against world number one and Australian Open champion, Sonya Kenin.