Australian Open : Collins reaches career first Grand Slam final after emphatic win over Swiatek

Danielle Collins is through to her first Grand Slam final after defeating seventh seed Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-1 on Thursday at the Australian Open.

Collins, ranked 30, was playing in her second Grand Slam semi after also making the last four in Melbourne in 2019 and has returned to the top of the game following endometriosis surgery last spring.

The 28-year-old's brand of first-strike tennis was simply too much for Pole Swiatek, who won only three points on her second serve during the match.

Swiatek fought hard to come back after losing the first four games but Collins held on to take the opening set and kept her foot firmly to the floor in the second.

Reaction from Danielle Collins after she defeats Iga Swiatek to reach first Grand Slam final.
Danielle Collins is through to her first Grand Slam final after defeating seventh seed Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-1 on Thursday at the Australian Open.

Collins, ranked 30, was playing in her second Grand Slam semi after also making the last four in Melbourne in 2019 and has returned to the top of the game following endometriosis surgery last spring.

The 28-year-old's brand of first-strike tennis was simply too much for Pole Swiatek, who won only three points on her second serve during the match.

Swiatek fought hard to come back after losing the first four games but Collins held on to take the opening set and kept her foot firmly to the floor in the second.

Swiatek has "no regrets" after Australian Open semi-final defeat to Collins.
Iga Swiatek insisted she has "no regrets" despite her 6-4, 6-1 straight sets defeat to Danielle Collins in the Australian Open semi-finals on Thursday.

Collins strength and power was too much for Poland's seventh seed Swiatek, who managed only three points on her second serve during the match.