A vanquished Danielle Collins has revealed this season will be her last in professional tennis after falling short of pulling off another mighty Australian Open win over world No.1 Iga Swiatek.
Runner-up to Ash Barty at Melbourne Park in 2022, Collins looked like repeating her semi-final victory over Swiatek from two years ago when she raced to a 4-1 lead in the deciding set of their second-round showdown on Thursday.
But the top-seeded Pole dug deep to reel off the next five games and take the marathon match after three hours and 13 minutes at Rod Laver Arena.
