by Danielle Collins says she has changed her mind about retiring from the WTA Tour at the end of this year and will be back in 2025.
The 30-year-old American said on her Instagram account on Thursday that she was “missing a little” after battling hurricanes in her home state of Florida and seeing specialists for her health problems [missing in action] the last few weeks.”
“Dealing with endometriosis and fertility is a huge challenge for many women and something I am actively managing, but I have full confidence in the team I work with. It’s just going to take longer than I thought,” she said.
“So the DANIMAL story isn’t over yet. I will be back on tour in 2025.”
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Collins’ social media post came just hours after a United Cup media release in Australia on Friday named her, along with Coco Gauff, as one of the American participants for the mixed teams tournament in Perth and Sydney from Dec. 27 to Aug. 5 January was listed. It is one of several preparatory tournaments before the 2025 Australian Open, which begins on January 12th.
Collins, who lost her best Grand Slam singles result to Ash Barty in the 2022 Australian Open final, said at this year’s Melbourne Park tournament that she planned to retire after the 2024 season.
Among other things, she was eliminated this year due to injury in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games in Paris in a heated match with Iga Swiatek and lost in the first round of the US Open. Collins is currently ranked ninth on the WTA Tour in singles.
“While there are no guarantees in life, I hope to build on my momentum in 2024 and keep playing until there is more certainty about my personal fertility journey,” she said. “The only guarantee for now will be more epic games.”
